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Really good gaming pc but still gets high fps drops. Can you help?

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September 14, 2014 5:12:49 AM

Hello,

I reasently built this pc from scratch to do pc gaming on. I have not been getting the results for the money I spent on parts. I get alot of fps (Frame per second ) drops, In nearly all games I play. It's got to the point where I need support in working out what the problem is with my pc.

I have tried many things. Like cleaning my pc. Defragging. Disk clean ups. etc... But nothing seems to work.

I will post the pc specs below so you can have a look at what I have.

Operating System
Windows 8 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 27 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (CPUSocket) 29 °C
Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 31 °C
Hard Drives
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 (SATA) 33 °C
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW810
Audio
Sound Blaster Z


I look forward to some reply's as this whole pc has took alot of my hard earned money. To not perform in pc games.

and when I say pc games I mean every game does not have good fps. I'm not talking about flash games on browsers I am talking about games for example you would get off steam.

Thanks I really hope I can get some help with my problem.

-Tom

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a c 280 4 Gaming
September 14, 2014 7:21:18 AM

Which PSU are you using?
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September 14, 2014 7:30:46 AM

Thanks for the reply!

I am using the CX750M as my power supply unit.
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a c 280 4 Gaming
September 14, 2014 7:33:31 AM

Do you have the latest drivers for your 760?
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September 14, 2014 7:50:09 AM

Yes I have all the latest drivers for my pc.
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September 14, 2014 9:53:18 AM

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September 14, 2014 1:49:10 PM

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September 15, 2014 1:48:43 AM

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a b 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 2:01:44 AM

I don't really have the expertise to help you, but does the RAM timings seem a touch slow to you? (11-11-11-28) Any experienced forum members lurking that might teach me a thing or two about it and if it might be an issue?

What games are you playing, btw? (Sorry I'm not too helpful, here)
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September 15, 2014 2:16:50 AM

I am not sure about RAM timings. From what my friends have told me it does not really affect the gaming experience. I play various games. Ranging from Minecraft to arma 3 and dayz which my pc should be able to run at high settings. However I still get low fps on low settings.
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September 15, 2014 2:17:34 AM

UPDATE:

It's not FPS drops. It is just constant low FPS.
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a b 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 2:34:18 AM

I THINK those games are more cpu dependent, are you getting an accurate heat reading on your CPU (try HWMonitor) and I'm not sure if it will help any but I think a prime95 stress test would show any errors with the processing cores. If it is your CPU and you are already having issues I'm not sure you want to be running a stress test, so I'd check into that before you do.
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September 15, 2014 2:41:33 AM

I will check this when I get home tonight. I am useing corsiar water cooling atm. However I will get back to you when I get home and get you some results.
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September 15, 2014 3:01:19 AM

Another quick question. Do you think that my PSU CX750M can support my enitre build. If not then this may affect my fps. Also from what I see my cpu is a bit out of date Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 27 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology I also have water cooling so that also takes more power. What do you think is it my power supply do I need an upgrade on that and my cpu may need an upgrade too.


ps I'm also thinking about giving my pc a reformatting as I changed my motherboard.
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a b 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 3:09:09 AM

Shouldn't be an issue, either way. You aren't on Intel's current mainstream socket which can affect pricing, but your CPU should still be delivering.

The power supply, while not great, is ranked tier 3. While you could do better, it should still be sufficient for what you have, unless it is defective.

If your motherboard is different, are you sure drivers are all proper? Is it an issue that has always existed or since the new motherboard?
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September 15, 2014 4:02:49 AM

Yes I think that I need to reformat as when I changed my motherboard. It gave me my old data back so I just went with it. So doing a reinstall may give me some better fps. As i've seen other posts when I was setting up my motherboard that you may need to reformat even if you do get your data back. What do you think?

I can reformat as soon as I get home.
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September 15, 2014 4:04:15 AM

Also does this Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 31 °C

mean that it is using my motherboard's onboard GPU. This also seems a bit fishy.
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a b 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 5:29:49 AM

iTom said:
Yes I think that I need to reformat as when I changed my motherboard. It gave me my old data back so I just went with it. So doing a reinstall may give me some better fps. As i've seen other posts when I was setting up my motherboard that you may need to reformat even if you do get your data back. What do you think?

I can reformat as soon as I get home.

I'm sorry, I don't know enough to give you an answer either way on that, I hope it works.

iTom said:
Also does this Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 31 °C

mean that it is using my motherboard's onboard GPU. This also seems a bit fishy.


That's what I was wondering too, where did you call up the specs for that? Might be worth looking into which is being used,
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September 15, 2014 5:41:29 AM

I used Speccy. To pull up the specs for that. https://www.piriform.com/speccy

It was recommended by friends as they had used it before.

I know that my hdmi cable is plugged into my GTX 760 though. However it could be using both. I have no idea how to stop that.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 6:42:41 AM

Alright let's go over a few things. The i7 you have will be good for years to some. It will easily max all games with a good GPU.

Your GPU will NOT max all current AAA games. It is not powerful enough but it should play them at high.

What are your CPU and GPU temps AT LOAD?

Your monitor is connected to the GPU, NOT the motherboard right? If it is connected to the GPU, it is NOT using the onboard graphics. This is NOT the problem.
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September 15, 2014 6:53:20 AM

I will be able to get you the temps when I get back from collage. that will be in around 2 hours.

Ps should I reformat after a motherboard change. As I have not done this yet.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 6:55:26 AM

I would not change boards yet. IF you are changing to the same exact motherboard, not it should go fine. You will need to reactivate Windows though.
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September 15, 2014 6:58:44 AM

Ah I've already installed it a 2 week ago. It came back with all the data I had on the computer. Would I need to reformat it?
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 7:01:12 AM

No, if it works, no need to reinstall Windows.
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September 15, 2014 7:02:18 AM

Okay. I will get the temps in a bit.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 7:04:03 AM

Good deal.
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September 15, 2014 9:19:28 AM

CPU
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 25 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology


26 °C
Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 30 °C
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a c 280 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:22:05 AM

Those look like idle temps to me, try checking the temps again while running a game.
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September 15, 2014 9:23:37 AM

How long do I run the game for? and what sort of game.
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September 15, 2014 9:29:26 AM

CPU
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 27 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (CPUSocket) 29 °C
Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 34 °C

After loading game up.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:31:19 AM

No. You need to run a very stressful game for like 15 mins and view the MAX temps during gameplay.
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a c 280 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:31:36 AM

Try running a benchmark program called FurMark and post back the temps. It measures your GPU temperatures under a high stress test.
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September 15, 2014 9:33:23 AM

U
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 28 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (CPUSocket) 30 °C
Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 44 °C

That is after playing Dayz standalone for a bit
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September 15, 2014 9:34:37 AM

Okay I'm going to download furmark
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:35:28 AM

Those temps are not accurate. They are too low. It looks like you tabbed out and then dropped and then you recorded them.
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a c 280 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:35:32 AM

iTom said:
U
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 28 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (CPUSocket) 30 °C
Graphics
SMS24B750V (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 44 °C

That is after playing Dayz standalone for a bit


Run Furmark since you're not getting accurate numbers. Under load temps should be somewhere around 70c for your GPU.
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September 15, 2014 9:36:07 AM

So do I have a game running in the back ground while using furmark
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a c 280 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:36:49 AM

iTom said:
So do I have a game running in the back ground while using furmark


No, FurMark is a program designed to stress your GPU to its limit.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:38:00 AM

Make sure you have a program to monitor temps open while running the benchmark.
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September 15, 2014 9:39:07 AM

Okay which benchmark should I use?
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 9:40:31 AM

FurMark. The one we have been discussing...
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September 15, 2014 9:42:03 AM

Yes but but there is many different options on the program. What option do I use. Burn in test etc?
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September 15, 2014 9:59:40 AM

I've chose Burn in test and it is using 1280x720. I'll run it for 15 mins
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September 15, 2014 10:02:56 AM

After 7 mins it's at 83 C
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 10:07:31 AM

What is at 83 CPU or gpu?
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September 15, 2014 10:08:20 AM

gpu
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September 15, 2014 10:12:52 AM

okay so after the full 15 mins it's max was 83C
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a c 466 4 Gaming
September 15, 2014 10:12:56 AM

Alright I would stop the test. The gpu seems fine. I would now run prime95 to stress the CPU and check it's temp. Run for like 8 mins and look at the temp.
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September 15, 2014 10:14:55 AM

Could you send me a link There is a few prime95 test's out there
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September 15, 2014 10:24:04 AM

Okay I have no clue how to use this software
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