What Can I Do To Gain More FPS?

WlLL · Aug 1, 2014

Hello, I'm new here wanting to see if anyone here can help me.

I am looking to see if there is any way I can get more FPS while gaming. A few months ago I felt like my PC was running fine, then all of a sudden I've noticed a drop in FPS while playing some games. Here are my specs:

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Processor 3.30 GHz
16.0 GB Ram
AMD Radeon HD 6900
Windows 8

I do not know much about PCs so I am not sure if there is anything I can do to boost my settings a bit to get more FPS while playing games. I wasn't sure if I there was something I could do to my current setup without having to spend more money on this PC.

Thanks for the help!

k1114 · Aug 2, 2014

It could just be dust build up and it's getting too hot. When's the last time you cleaned it out? What are your temps?

WlLL · Aug 2, 2014

Might be temp. Running very high it seems. CPU is 66C or 150F. Mainboard is 42C or 107F. Not sure what I can do to make it run cooler...

I should clean it too since it's been a few months.

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

Cleaned everything and still getting a very low amount of FPS. Games are still playable but just not in the fashion they used to be. Any other suggestions? Since I don't know much about PCs, I might just take to my local TigerDirect store and see what they can do for me.

Beezy · Aug 3, 2014

WlLL :

is windows still recognizing the same amount of RAM as it was before?

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

Forgive me for asking but, where would I see this? I went to my BIOS and it seemed to say that I had 16gb running but I am not sure if it's telling me how much is installed or how much is currently working.

Beezy · Aug 3, 2014

WlLL :

start button/ right click computer / properties/ its listed in the system info.

also Ctrl+shift+esc will bring up task manager, check the performance tab.

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

Thank you. Yes, it says 16.0 GB or 2.1 GB in use and 13.7 available.

Beezy · Aug 3, 2014

WlLL :

check the control panel/hardware/power options to make sure you arent in low power mode, it has advanced settings too i would look through.

VerminsCulprit · Aug 3, 2014

What game is lagging and don't say all just give me a name that you play.

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

@Beezy - I am in the "High Performance" power plan.

@VerminsCulprit - The two games I have notice this in are CS:Go and League of Legends. League mostly since it shows the FPS at the top right. Previously during game play I was at 150+ FPS now during game play it is around 40 or less which is realistically playable I just don't know why the sudden drop off and what I can do, if anything, to fix this issue.

k1114 · Aug 3, 2014

Temps after cleaning?

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

Took the side door off and lightly sprayed and cleaned everything. Temps seem to be the same:
http://gyazo.com/d048aced3712db7325082d3455af803c

k1114 · Aug 3, 2014

55 for cpu and 74 for gpu. Warm but not the issue. Those are when gaming right? Any background processes running amok?

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

No, I thought it maybe it was when I ran Spotify or something but I stopped running everything and anything...still the same result. Maybe it's just time to upgrade. People have been telling me to maybe run an i7 for better performance...not sure though.

Edit: To answer your question...yes, those are the results while playing.

WlLL · Aug 3, 2014

I lied. I started to play a different game that I thought would be more labor intensive and my FPS took a tumble and my computer's temp skyrocketed up. I believe it's time for me to get a new PC.

k1114 · Aug 4, 2014

Tim probably just dried up. $5 fix...

WlLL · Aug 5, 2014

I'll check it out and see what happens. Thank you for your help.

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