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Hey everybody, I purchased a sapphire r9 270x earlier in march to replace my gtx 670 which had been giving me nothing but issues through 3 rma's. Now I'm starting to have issues with my r9 270x. While it doesn't crash my computer like my 670 did, it seems to randomly drop to ridiculously low fps. For example, I've gone down to 15 fps on warframe with ultra settings and down to 20 on league of legends with ultra settings. I also suffered an overall drop from 200 fps to 100 fps in league of legends when I switched to the r9 270x. This wasn't really a big deal but I thought the newer card would smoke the 670. So now my card has been starting to act up. I've crashed twice in the past week on warframe and its starting to concern me. Everything seems to be fine with the card (temperatures, clock, etc) but my system is getting slower by the day, or so it seems. Could there possibly be a bottleneck somewhere on my system or should I just start looking into building an entirely new computer? I know its a bit drastic, and I'd prefer to avoid it but I'm at the end of my rope here. Let me know if there is any other information you need. Thanks.

Specs:
Cpu - AMD FX-8150 (clocked at 4.5Ghz)
RAM - 8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
Mobo - ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
Gpu - Sapphire R9-270x (stock settings)
SSD - 120Gb Kingston SH103S3120G
 
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9 times out of 10, these momentary lag spikes are caused your GPU temporarily downclocking itself due to either:
a)Overheating.
or
b)Insufficient power.

2 questions:
What temperatures are you getting during gameplay?
What PSU are you using?
 
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My Cpu runs just under 60° under load and 35° idle. And just to clear things up, they aren't momentary. The lag will persist until I restart the game or my computer.
I'm using a Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W psu.
 
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Lag spikes caused by the previously stated reasons actually do persist on a normal basis, as your GPU downclocks to preserve itself, and usually won't re-set until the problem is resolved, or until you restart. However this doesn't seem to be the problem at all, seeing as your temps are stable, and your PSU is more than powerful to reliably power your system. Have you tossed around the possbility that another component could be causing the problem? I'd first check the clock and temps of your CPU as well. (If you already haven't that is.)

 
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It could very well be an issue with another component. I had to move 2 months after I built my rig and the employees would not let me package it properly (forced me to use crumpled paper packaging versus my request of foam pellets). When I received it my CPU was pretty much completely destroyed (half the pins were bent flat against the bottom of it), my GPU was cracked, hard drive corrupted, and one of the clamps on my RAM slots was crushed so I had to switch channels. Since then I've replaced everything but my CD drive, my RAM, and my mobo (hoping to not have to replace that since moneys a bit tight right now). Anyways, I initially misread your post and gave you my CPU temps. Here are the GPU ones:

Program | Idle | Load
Speccy | 50° | 60°
AISuite | 30° | 45°
HwInfo | 50° | 60°

My CPU clock shouldn't be an issue as I was able stably clock it at 5Ghz and not have its load temps exceed 60°. Right now its clocked at 4.5Ghz and runs around 50-55° during load times. Thanks again.
 
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