Exremely Low FPS, High End Computer

hedbanga · Jul 12, 2014

I have recently encountered a massive drop in FPS when playing games like League of Legends, Dota 2, and Guild Wars 2. A week ago I had no problems but now I drop as low as 5-15. Adjusting the in game graphics does not speed it up either. I have tried all of the following

Keep your video drivers up to date
Change in-game settings
Reset your graphics card software
Repair corrupt game files
Clean your system registry
Defragment your hard drive

I'm running windows 7
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10Ghz (4 CPUs)
4096MB Ram
DirectX 11
GeForce GTX 460

If anyone has any suggestions please help

Calnin · Jul 12, 2014

What is your psu?

hedbanga · Jul 12, 2014

Calnin :

antec 520

Gman450 · Jul 12, 2014

Check your temperatures on both video card and CPU. Use this to monitor the temps on both idle and fully load.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

James Mason · Jul 12, 2014

Uhh, a 460 is not a high end card. Neither is only 4gbs of ram, and your CPU isn't really that high end anymore anyways, and probably loses to the i3-4130 in gaming applications: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-2400-vs-Intel-Core-i3-4130

But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to play those games on lower settings at least.

Could be a heat issue.

Gman450 · Jul 12, 2014

I agree with the above member. That rig isn't all that high end anymore. It might have been, 3 years ago, but now, no.

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

Gman450 :

thanks for your input, very helpful

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

James Mason :

I'm not all that concerned with the technicalities of having a high end computer
I'd much rather enjoy a solution

Gman450 · Jul 13, 2014

hedbanga :

James Mason :

I'm not all that concerned with the technicalities of having a high end computer
I'd much rather enjoy a solution

So, did you check the temperatures?

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

Gman450 :

Thank you for being the only one with a solution
What temperatures should i be looking for on my video card and CPU on idle and full load?

Gman450 · Jul 13, 2014

Yeah, check both, at idle and full load.

Also, James pointed out on the fact that it's probably a heat issue too.

abhisekzok · Jul 13, 2014

gtx460 is decent for medium gaming so i dont think that might be a problem. Maybe ur temps are off the charts during gaming and due u this u may experience overall lag of the system. check ur cpu temps during gaming sessions and if its above 80 then it might be a problem.

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

abhisekzok :

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=695643137138537&set=a.314435525259302.64726.100000785704089&type=1&relevant_count=1

this was the only way i could share the photo for some reason but thats all the stuff without running any games

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

Gman450 :

I posted a picture of it just running chrome in the comment above
It seems to be a heat issue
Does this mean that a fan is broken or clogged? Because it ran fine a week ago

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

Gman450 :

abhisekzok :

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/10469319_695648993804618_5856459925842150150_n.jpg

this is while running league

Gman450 · Jul 13, 2014

Yeah it could be broken.

Because looking at that, your CPU is hitting 90C+ when gaming and in the 70-80C range when at idle. GPU temps look okay.

This definitely is the reason for your slowdowns while gaming. Get it fixed as soon as you can! You may be risking permanent damage to the CPU hardware if you keep using your PC.

hedbanga · Jul 13, 2014

Gman450 :

alright thanks for all your help!

abhisekzok · Jul 14, 2014

check ur heatsink for clogged dust and clean ur fan. Apply a new layer of thermal paste and fix the heatsink properly so that it does not wobble. If ur overclocking, better buy a new cooler like a liquid cooler or a new heatsink like cooler master hyper 212x.

Gman450 · Jul 14, 2014

abhisekzok :

^Definitely do that as soon as you can, OP.

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