Low FPS on a pretty High-End machine.

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EpicAbcdude

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So I just built my PC yesterday, specs:

-AMD FX-8350 4.0GHZ 8-core
-Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+
-G.Skill ARES 8GB
-Toshiba 3TB HDD 7200RPM
-EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX
-Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower
-Corsair 600W ATX12V
-Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1

After installing the newest GeForce drivers and my games, I'm just really annoyed that games like Borderlands 2, Tomb Raider and Batman: Arkham City are getting frame drops on a GTX 970.

They all drop to 40fps sometimes, and it's just really depressing when i've seen other people getting 140fps+ from all three games. If it's helpful, i'm also using the stock CPU cooler. If an aftermarket one will help me get better FPS in games, that'd be great.
Can anyone tell me any tips to get my games running smoother?
 
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Alfrodo
What resolution (e.g., 1920x1080) and settings (i.e., ultra, medium, etc.) are you running the games?

Stock AMD heatsink/fan assemblies are notoriously poor. Get an aftermarket one such as the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo. It's a nuisance to install but it will keep your core temps much cooler.

And while some games are better optimized for intel CPUs, not all are. Borderlands 2 and Tomb Raider, in particular should be running just as well as intel:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8227/devils-canyon-review-intel-core-i7-4790k-and-i5-4690k/5

You have to keep in mind that most of the intel chips performing much better cost significantly more. As games become more GPU driven, especially at higher resolutions, the difference between an 8350...
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What resolution (e.g., 1920x1080) and settings (i.e., ultra, medium, etc.) are you running the games?

Stock AMD heatsink/fan assemblies are notoriously poor. Get an aftermarket one such as the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo. It's a nuisance to install but it will keep your core temps much cooler.

And while some games are better optimized for intel CPUs, not all are. Borderlands 2 and Tomb Raider, in particular should be running just as well as intel:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8227/devils-canyon-review-intel-core-i7-4790k-and-i5-4690k/5

You have to keep in mind that most of the intel chips performing much better cost significantly more. As games become more GPU driven, especially at higher resolutions, the difference between an 8350 and high-end intel cpus will become less and less:
http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/58/core-i7-4770k-vs-amd-fx-8350-with-gtx-980-vs-gtx-780-sli-at-4k/index.html
 
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