Getting 10 - 40 fps on all games I play.

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

Specs:
Intel i7-4790k 4.00 GHz
16 GB DDR3 RAM
1000W PSU
Radeon R9 270x 4G memory
z97 Gaming 7 MSI motherboard

mangodrinker · Sep 19, 2014

Have you updated to the latest drivers? Here it is: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

I will re install them but yes I do.

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

Did you plug your HD/DVI cable in the card and NOT the motherboard?

mangodrinker · Sep 19, 2014

What sort of games are you playing? Have you checked to make sure the card is functioning okay?

The Original Agrajag · Sep 19, 2014

Must be drivers.

How old is the pc?

That's a very high end CPU for such a low to mid range GPU so unlikely your getting a bottleneck there. If your running windows 8+ you may have 100s of their bloatware apps clogging your system?

The Original Agrajag · Sep 19, 2014

Lol.

I hope its not what MasterDell suggested...

The Original Agrajag · Sep 19, 2014

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

Alright I know my way around a compt ok enough to know that I have the right video cables plugged in and the pc is a month old, I built it myself, and the CPU is high end? I am getting 40% usage sometimes with only one program open, mostly chrome. and yes I am using windows 8.1 but going to be going back to windows 7 soon.

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

Also how do I check if the card is functioning properly?

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

Haha no kidding OG... Be sure that your options are on balanced and not power saver. Also make sure that on the back of your PSU is on "on" and not ECO or something.

mangodrinker · Sep 19, 2014

Are the temperatures okay? No errors or crashes so far? If you are on a BETA driver that could also be the culprit. Also, certain games are not optimized well enough that there are performance issues for users. What games are you playing?

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

My PSU doesnt have any button other then the power switch. and alright here is what confuses me. my old compt, a lenovo prebuilt had a intel i5-somthing 3.30GHz and a amd 6700 series. It ran league of legends at 130 fps and any other game at around 60 to 70. The games I play on this one are LoL, Dayz, Archeage and that is it so far.

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

And no I did not download the BETA drivers, to risky I think.

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

and temps are at 38 to 40.

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

Go to control panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options..

It must be on Balanced.

The Original Agrajag · Sep 19, 2014

lol, sorry Omalike. I meant no offence. Just my sense of humour.

By low end I meant that its at the lower end of the performance based GPU's available today. Lets be fair its no r9 295x or 780ti.

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

None taken Original, kinda thought I was being offensive XD but yes the power options are on high preform.. Guys I have tried alot of stuff, even the virtual RAM thing. This is my last resort, I need some like really crazy genius stuff to pull me out.

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

I want you to run this program: http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.70-setup-en.exe

Tell us the clock speed you will see.. And also tell us the memory frequency and the CAS# Latency (CL)

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

Core Speed? 800.10 MHz
DRAM? 800 MHz
CAS# 11 clocks

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

And that is your problem! The Core speed should DEFINITELY not be 800.1 MHZ for a 4790k does it say Core #0?

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

Yes it does, oh man if you can fix this for me, I would be so greatful..

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

... Dang dude I have no idea what to say.. It does say that the CPU is a 4790k right?

omalike · Sep 19, 2014

Yeah, well atleast we found the problem, now more countless hours of searching.

MasterDell · Sep 19, 2014

http://thepcenthusiast.com/intel-core-i7-4790k-cpu-z-screenshot-revealed/

Okay so this is what it should look like:
http://thepcenthusiast.com/intel-core-i7-4790k-cpu-z-screenshot-revealed/

That is with the turbo boost on. Without the turbo boost it should be 4000MHz. Honestly right now I say call intel.

Intel warranty center: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/warranty

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