getting low frames in all games

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

hi, i have done tests and all my parts seem to be scoring as they should but i have been experiencing fps problems in far cry 3 metro last light and battlefield 4 where i am getting 40 fps at time on low with no aaa.

i think my problem could be my psu as it is a no-name brand that came with lots of broken pins and may not be giving the right amount of power but no-one seems to have an answer

my build
gigabyte windforce r9 280x oc
fx 6300
8gb ram
really bad psu

20salmon · Dec 5, 2014

Have you tried getting the newest drivers for your GPU?

holyrage · Dec 5, 2014

well first did u try updating your gpu drivers ? second u should get that PSU replaced if it is a no name crappy psu

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

yes i have updated my gpu drivers to 14.9

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

to edit on low with no aaa i was getting 70 fps usually 50 sometimes and occasionally dropping to 40 in default ultra i was getting the same performance except usually getting 60fps and dropping to 30 fps

20salmon · Dec 5, 2014

Isn't a faulty PSU more likely to cause a freeze or a computer reset rather than just messing up the frame rates? Perhaps it is your CPU that prevents your GPU from reaching its full potential

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

i have seen benchmarks with fx 6300 performing better than this

Slavegamer · Dec 5, 2014

New psu dude . Get a good quality 700 watt . Also google unpark cores and try that it helps with fps rates

20salmon · Dec 5, 2014

mcle :

Assuming you haven't messed around with undervolting the CPU or anything like that? Do you have a lot of processes running while you game? Have you got any other PSU's to test with?

Might be worth a shot to download HW Monitor and see how your temperatures behave when you play demanding games.

I think it would be worthwhile to upgrade the PSU regardless of whether that is what's causing the problems or not, I wouldn't trust it around valuable components.

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

i can't find the download could you give me the link please. i have tried playing with no background operations and there is no difference i have no other psu's to try but am buying a new one soon and haven't tried under volting my cpu.

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

i found it and with bf4 running i am getting 43 degrees Celsius 108 Fahrenheit for my cpu

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

playing a more intensive map and on medium i was getting 25 fps at bad points and 30-40 fps at other points

20salmon · Dec 5, 2014

mcle :

43 degrees is fine, what about the GPU (during fps drop)?

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

my current max gpu temp is 60 Celsius which is 140 fahrenheit but for the second time tonight after downloading the new drivers i got this warning

directX function "getdeviceremovedreason" failed with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG ("the device is hung which typically caused by issues in the graphics drivers or alternatively the application"). GPU: "AMD Radeon R9 200 series", Driver 14.9
(14.301.1001-140915a-176154C

do you know what i should do?

20salmon · Dec 5, 2014

mcle :

Completely uninstall all software from ATI from your computer, delete all ATI related folders after uninstalling, try again with a different driver (ensure you originally installed the correct one, if it was then try the second newest driver instead.

Might also be worth while to make a new forum post focused on that error message if the driver reinstall doesn't do the trick.

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

i couldn't find ATI in the control panel uninstall so where do i go to?

20salmon · Dec 5, 2014

mcle :

Do you see AMD catalyst?

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

yes amd catarlyst install manager, so i uninstall that?

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

ok i am in catarlyst install manager and will delete the latest drivers

mcle · Dec 5, 2014

i am trying to install 14.4 driver but i can only find 14.9

getting low frames in all games

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