Built a new system, having slight performance issues. Help!

JacksonAK92 · Apr 2, 2014

I just built my first PC two weeks ago and for the most part its been running great but I'd like to know how to get a bit better performance out of i'd like to know what parts could be causing performance issues.

Parts:
CPU: 4670k
CPU fan: Coolmaster Hyper Evo 212
GPU: EVGA GTX 780 superclocked
RAM: Gskill Ares 1600mhz 8 gb
Mobo: MSI Z87 Gaming
PSU: Corsair RM 650 Gold
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
Case: NZXT Phantom 530

I'm playing FFXIV on maximum settings at 1920x1080 144hz. I almost always get over 100 fps but i've been getting lag spikes in a few of the most crowded areas of the game. My technical knowledge is pretty limited so I'm not really sure whats causing these spikes, but I've been monitoring my GPU and CPU temps and both have been below 60 degrees at all times and i don't even think they've reached maximum useage according to my software so I'm assuming they aren't the issue. That said I haven't OCed my 4670k at all yet so I guess that could be the problem? I was told a suboptimal power supply could also cause performance issues, is 650w enough for this system? Also could the ram be the issue? I'm probably just going to upgrade to 16 gb since its not that expensive.

Jake Lloyd · Apr 2, 2014

If your GPU isn't reaching max then your CPU is bottlenecking. Going into a town is going to use a lot more CPU then GPU as it has to locate and place everyone else in the game.

i7Baby · Apr 2, 2014

As Jake said - look for whether your GPU or CPU is at 100% usage. But realise that anything over say 60 fps is just for bragging.

JacksonAK92 · Apr 2, 2014

Well my monitor runs at 144hz so that means it does matter if I understand correctly?

I'll take a loot at my CPU useage in town when I'm playing tomorrow and see where its at.

Jake Lloyd · Apr 2, 2014

Look at your GPU as well. In MOST cases a GPU will run 99% in a game with decent graphics, all the time. If you're playing FF and your GPU is at say 80% then that means you're CPU is maxed out. You also can't go totally with the CPU monitor all the time. Maybe your game is maxing out the one or two cores it can use, but the other two cores aren't so your CPU may not be at 100%. (this is under assumption from what I've read, never actually experienced it).

Like I said, in the parts of the game where you say your FPS is dropping seems to be the CPU intensive parts.

As far as "max" FPS goes, 30 FPS is pretty much the norm (that's what you see in consoles) when it comes to how it looks. In a FPS I can tell a difference between say 60 and 45 if I've been playing a lot. Keep in mind that pro FPS players don't want 60 or 120 FPS because they can play better, they want a CONSTANT FPS or as close as you can get. In a fire fight in say BF4 for a pro player, playing a match at 60 FPS then dropping to 30 during a intense firefight isn't good. But playing at 60 FPS and dropping to 50 for a few seconds isn't really noticeable. It's not having a constant 60 FPS you really want... it's a constant 50-60 or 25-30 or 100-120 you're looking for.

Edit: After a read over of my post.. just realized that first person shooter and frames per second has the same acronym...

i7Baby · Apr 2, 2014

144Hz or 60 doesn't matter that much. I watch a 200Hz TV and the movies only run at 25fps. But Jake makes a good point about variability.

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