I built a pc in February (right around when ESO beta tests were coming out) with the follow specs below:
Now initially after building the pc, everything ran like a dream. The FPS games were smooth (TF2, Far Cry 3), I was even able to download Skyrim mods and play them on ultra and everything was sleek, no lag. A few weeks after building my computer, I downloaded and played the ESO beta test for a weekend, and my computer got pretty hot. I might not have had perfect ventilation as I got aftermarket fans after that weekend, and thought my computer might have overheated (I know, rookie mistake).
After that weekend, I noticed that although my computer was doing ordinary tasks fine (heavy Netflix use, internet, Microsoft office), that my FPS games started skipping frames at a regular rate (maybe every 1-2 secs) and it got to a point where it was distracting and I could no longer play games without being distracted by the skipping. This was in March.
Now, I work and had other things going on so I didn't have a chance to troubleshoot why the lag was happening right away (since it didn't affect my video streaming capabilities and I was still able to use my computer). However, I just got a new video card (MSI Twin Frozr Gaming Geforce GTX 760) this month, and tried it out today, and I'm STILL having the issue where every 1-2 secs there's a slight delay/hiccup.
So my question is - if I can insert a new video card into my computer and still have the issues with video games frame rate hiccuping, what other components could be causing this issue?
Could it be my Xeon bottlenecking the video cards and that glorious initial month of no hiccups have just been beginner's luck - or could the Xeon have had heat damage from when I thought I overheated my computer? How can I tell? Or could the problem be something else - and maybe something I'm just over looking?
CPU - Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3Hz Quad-Core Processor
MOBO - ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 MOBO
Memory - G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage - A-Data XPG SX900 256GB 2.5'' SSD
Storage - External 1TB WD HDD
Video Card - Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card
PSU - Corsair Builder 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Now initially after building the pc, everything ran like a dream. The FPS games were smooth (TF2, Far Cry 3), I was even able to download Skyrim mods and play them on ultra and everything was sleek, no lag. A few weeks after building my computer, I downloaded and played the ESO beta test for a weekend, and my computer got pretty hot. I might not have had perfect ventilation as I got aftermarket fans after that weekend, and thought my computer might have overheated (I know, rookie mistake).
After that weekend, I noticed that although my computer was doing ordinary tasks fine (heavy Netflix use, internet, Microsoft office), that my FPS games started skipping frames at a regular rate (maybe every 1-2 secs) and it got to a point where it was distracting and I could no longer play games without being distracted by the skipping. This was in March.
Now, I work and had other things going on so I didn't have a chance to troubleshoot why the lag was happening right away (since it didn't affect my video streaming capabilities and I was still able to use my computer). However, I just got a new video card (MSI Twin Frozr Gaming Geforce GTX 760) this month, and tried it out today, and I'm STILL having the issue where every 1-2 secs there's a slight delay/hiccup.
So my question is - if I can insert a new video card into my computer and still have the issues with video games frame rate hiccuping, what other components could be causing this issue?
Could it be my Xeon bottlenecking the video cards and that glorious initial month of no hiccups have just been beginner's luck - or could the Xeon have had heat damage from when I thought I overheated my computer? How can I tell? Or could the problem be something else - and maybe something I'm just over looking?
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