Need desperate help with APU game lag.

Chad Anderson

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Jan 19, 2015
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My apu is running half clock. I looked and i am supposed to be able to run the forest on recommended specs says "Canirunit". But i get in the game and i lag on it on low? I looked in overdrive and the gpu and the apu is half of the target speed? 300mhz. Well my specs are below.
Windows 8.1
AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core
Biostar A58MD Ver. 6.x Micro ATX FM2+
G.Skill Value Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333
Western Digital RE2 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Logisys 480W ATX12V
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
DIYPC M88-BK MicroATX Mini Tower

Well im lost on what to do. Post solutions. ALSO! i installed some drivers and my mhz went up to like 3600 on the gpu?? But the forest seemed to not improve. I also set the power settings to %100
I would like to know which drivers i need also, i may have had the wrong one. Also i after restarting windows the gpu is back down to 300mhz but the computer seems fast scrolling through the internet.
 

bignastyid

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The biggest thing hurting you performance is you bought ddr3 1333. With an APU you want to get the fastest ram the motherboard support as it will increase the performance of the APU's gpu. Your PSU is also very low end and you should look at getting a higher quality one. When you check the clock speeds you need to do it under load, when idle or under low load it will not be running at full speed. What game are you trying to run? http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-in-A10-7850K.112875.0.html
 

Chad Anderson

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Jan 19, 2015
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Big nasty thank you so much, i was trying "the forest" on low the forest lagged bad. i maxed out garrys mod, with 60-70 fps, but i was expecting more from the apu. NOW! i do have 8gb of 1600 ram. Should that help? My mother board does support it.