- Aug 12, 2014
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Greetings everyone,
I'm writing this post because I'm at the end of my rope.
Since a while back (about 2-3 months) my desktop has been acting strange when playing games.
A few minutes into a game I start having FPS drops lasting around 10 seconds out of nowhere. These then disappear for around 25-30 seconds and then return consistently with the aforementioned intervals.
I've been browsing the forums and the rest of the web and seeing similar problems I tried various solutions that sadly enough were unsuccesful.
My specs are as follows:
AMD Athlon X2 2800+ Dual core.
Nvidia Geforce 440GT
4 Gig Ram.
Windows 7 64 bit.
The games I am experiencing problems with:
League of Legends
The Elder Scrolls Online
Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn.
Sidenote: I know my computer does not have amazing specs but something like League of Legends should run fine.
Various info:
-The drops occur no matter what settings. League of Legends for example runs uncapped at 90 FPS and then drops down to 5-10.
- There's no difference as to wether a lot is happening on screen or not.
- I suspected CPU throttling due to higher GPU temperatures and it seemed that was the problem for a while. After installing new fans my GPU now runs at 45 degrees and the problem still occurs.
- I've downloaded the Nvidia control panel addon to increase GPU fan speed to 100%. This solved the problem for a short time but then it came back again.
- I've reinstalled Windows and ran Malwarebytes/Combofix in safemode with no problems found.
- I've updated all drivers.
- I've tried various settings like running windowed borderless mode and turning Vsync off.
- I've Uninstalled Pando media booster (League of Legends specific).
- I've checked for Packet loss/changed ethernet cables.
- I've cleaned out all fans in the PC and reapplied new thermal paste (including GPU).
- Disabled Cool 'n Quiet and changed Windows Power Settings to run at max performance.
- No Overclocks, checked RAM Timers and voltages.
- Reset CMOS by removing Motherboard battery and purging current.
- Checked mobo for blown condensers etc.
The things I do know:
- The problem started after replacing my PSU after a power surge.
- The problem only seems to affect online games. (Sims 3 runs stable. If you can call Sims 3 stable
)
- Temperature naturally rises during games but never exceeds throttling benchmark.
I either missed some crucial thing but I just don't know anymore and I'm really hoping you guys can help me with your expertise.
If there is any information missing please let me know. This is the first time I'm posting something like this.
Thanks in advance and apologies for the wall of text,
-Aru.
I'm writing this post because I'm at the end of my rope.
Since a while back (about 2-3 months) my desktop has been acting strange when playing games.
A few minutes into a game I start having FPS drops lasting around 10 seconds out of nowhere. These then disappear for around 25-30 seconds and then return consistently with the aforementioned intervals.
I've been browsing the forums and the rest of the web and seeing similar problems I tried various solutions that sadly enough were unsuccesful.
My specs are as follows:
AMD Athlon X2 2800+ Dual core.
Nvidia Geforce 440GT
4 Gig Ram.
Windows 7 64 bit.
The games I am experiencing problems with:
League of Legends
The Elder Scrolls Online
Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn.
Sidenote: I know my computer does not have amazing specs but something like League of Legends should run fine.
Various info:
-The drops occur no matter what settings. League of Legends for example runs uncapped at 90 FPS and then drops down to 5-10.
- There's no difference as to wether a lot is happening on screen or not.
- I suspected CPU throttling due to higher GPU temperatures and it seemed that was the problem for a while. After installing new fans my GPU now runs at 45 degrees and the problem still occurs.
- I've downloaded the Nvidia control panel addon to increase GPU fan speed to 100%. This solved the problem for a short time but then it came back again.
- I've reinstalled Windows and ran Malwarebytes/Combofix in safemode with no problems found.
- I've updated all drivers.
- I've tried various settings like running windowed borderless mode and turning Vsync off.
- I've Uninstalled Pando media booster (League of Legends specific).
- I've checked for Packet loss/changed ethernet cables.
- I've cleaned out all fans in the PC and reapplied new thermal paste (including GPU).
- Disabled Cool 'n Quiet and changed Windows Power Settings to run at max performance.
- No Overclocks, checked RAM Timers and voltages.
- Reset CMOS by removing Motherboard battery and purging current.
- Checked mobo for blown condensers etc.
The things I do know:
- The problem started after replacing my PSU after a power surge.
- The problem only seems to affect online games. (Sims 3 runs stable. If you can call Sims 3 stable
)- Temperature naturally rises during games but never exceeds throttling benchmark.
I either missed some crucial thing but I just don't know anymore and I'm really hoping you guys can help me with your expertise.
If there is any information missing please let me know. This is the first time I'm posting something like this.
Thanks in advance and apologies for the wall of text,
-Aru.
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