Hello
Recently I've been noticing that my framerate has been declining on games that, on a usual day, give 80+ FPS on Optimal Settings (as per NVIDIA Experience). A good Example would be AC4, although terribly optimized, managed to get 75 Fps average, and has declined to below 60.
I'm thinking of three possible Issues.
A) Temperature
From what I've heard, a CPU with Temps below 60C is healthy and a GPU below 80C. Recently, BF3 has pushed my GPU to 85C, which has raised my concerns. I'm not sure what part of my cooling is failing. For my rig, I have 4 Intake fans, 1 of which is 200mm and 3 of which are 120mm directed at my GPU. For exhaust, I have 1 200m at the top and 1 120mm at the back. All of them are set on Automatic.
B) Dust
It's been a while since I cleaned out dust, a slow poison for computers, as I've heard. It could be caused by having more intake fans than exhaust.
C) Bottleneck
I'm not sure if my processor (Intel 17 3820k 3.6 Ghz) is a bottleneck for my GPU (NVIDIA GTX 690).
SPECS:
Processor: Mentioned
GPU: Mentioned (using most recent drivers)
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengerance 8x2
PSU: Corsair 850w
Suggestions Appreciated
Recently I've been noticing that my framerate has been declining on games that, on a usual day, give 80+ FPS on Optimal Settings (as per NVIDIA Experience). A good Example would be AC4, although terribly optimized, managed to get 75 Fps average, and has declined to below 60.
I'm thinking of three possible Issues.
A) Temperature
From what I've heard, a CPU with Temps below 60C is healthy and a GPU below 80C. Recently, BF3 has pushed my GPU to 85C, which has raised my concerns. I'm not sure what part of my cooling is failing. For my rig, I have 4 Intake fans, 1 of which is 200mm and 3 of which are 120mm directed at my GPU. For exhaust, I have 1 200m at the top and 1 120mm at the back. All of them are set on Automatic.
B) Dust
It's been a while since I cleaned out dust, a slow poison for computers, as I've heard. It could be caused by having more intake fans than exhaust.
C) Bottleneck
I'm not sure if my processor (Intel 17 3820k 3.6 Ghz) is a bottleneck for my GPU (NVIDIA GTX 690).
SPECS:
Processor: Mentioned
GPU: Mentioned (using most recent drivers)
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
RAM: Corsair Vengerance 8x2
PSU: Corsair 850w
Suggestions Appreciated
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