Not getting expected performance in current games

Wreckoniing · May 25, 2015

i5 4690k @ stock
EVGA SC GTX 980
Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4GB
Seasonic 650w 80+ gold
250GB SSD Samsung 840 EVO
2 TB seagate Barracuda

In newer titles like GTA V/Witcher 3/Dragon Age Inquisition im getting 10-20FPS lower than others using the same setup as mine, Benched and Stressed with expected results ... what am i doing wrong here? If its just my Gear what do you guys recommend i buy?

MarkW · May 25, 2015

10-20 FPS lower than what? What are your FPS numbers, and what are you comparing them to?

dextermat · May 25, 2015

What fps do yu have in the games ?

astrogames · May 25, 2015

Some things to consider:
- Well ,make sure your BIOS is up to date
- Are there firmware/vbios updates for your GPU ?
- Is the GTX980 in a a PCIe 3.0 slot ?
- Do you have correct memory settings ? ( use the XMP profile in BIOS )

mr91 · May 25, 2015

Wreckoniing :

The I5 could be a factor...

James Mason · May 25, 2015

Are you sure you're using the EXACT, and i mean exact, same settings?
Even one change can result in lower FPS like that.

MarkW · May 25, 2015

mr91 :

Not likely. We recommend that chip as being the best for the money for gaming.

mr91 · May 25, 2015

MarkW :

The chip is the best for the money however some new games benefit from an I7...
Especially chips like the 4790k that also have higher clocks...

mr91 · May 25, 2015

Best for the money doesn't make it the best however I agree it's the best value...

mr91 · May 25, 2015

GTX 970 might be better value than the 980 however the 980 is still faster...

barto · May 25, 2015

Can you post links to the benchmarks of the "same/similar" builds?

What FPS are you getting?

More info is required.

MarkW · May 25, 2015

We have like 15-20 posts, and the original poster hasn't said a word since the original post. LOL

Wreckoniing · May 26, 2015

Sorry guys, Australians need sleep too! ill run the benches again and post the results when i have time, im comparing the results to an identical system running the exact same ingame settings (me and my brother have identical PC's) so he is getting a solid 60fps in witcher 3 with ultra preset with shadows turned to high and foliage to high, hairworks off, SSAO instead of HBAO+ and im barely getting 40fps same settings in white orchid which is the beginning zone and 15-20 fps in novigrad with background npcs turned down to high.

In GTA5 i was using geforce experience optimal settings then tweaking the settings by turning settings down like grass quality, shadows, turning off high quality shadows and extended draw distance, pop variety and im barely getting 45 frames when im walking around.

Like i said ive already benched unigine valley & heaven /3DMark and it appears to be getting to same results as comparative systems with same clocks.

Bios is current, not so sure about the gpu though.

980 in the closest PCIE slot to the cpu im assuming its 16x/3.0 at least thats what it displays in gpu-z

will check if im using the XMP profile.

Also im not worried about the cost of the system im gladly upgrade any component that you guys think is hindering my performance.

thanks for your help guys.

Vice93 · May 26, 2015

Did you download the latest drivers?

Did you make sure your 980 runs at max performance? You can check this with sensors in gpu-z. Check what "clock" & "Memory" speed it runs at when you play. Post a screen if possible.

Wreckoniing · May 26, 2015

http://imgur.com/RluGNmC <-- Witcher 3 windowed with gpuz open, i can copy the sensor logs if needed

Wreckoniing · May 26, 2015

Vice93 :

and yes i have up to date drivers

Vice93 · May 26, 2015

What resolution are you running it at?

Wreckoniing · May 26, 2015

Vice93 :

1080p

astrogames · May 26, 2015

You can sleep while Witcher 3 does not run properly

??? Amazing!!!
Some more things for your consideration (maybe some redundant/obvious stuff ):
- Do you run the same OS ? Have you installed all the updates ?
- Have you turned on Intel Turbo Boost in your BIOS ?
- the onboard GPU ( a hd4600 ) reserves RAM, maybe turn it off ?
- On my mainboard I can set the PCIe protocol manually on version 2.0 or 3.0 ; maybe yours is on 2.0 ??
- Have you compared the CPU-Z readout with your brothers PC ?
- Are you both using the same fully updated version of the witcher 3 ?
- Have you checked the 3d settings in the nvidia driver ? Your brother for example might be running with the texture setting on "performance" and you on the other hand "quality" ?

ALSO: if your brother has the exact same hardware you can swap(after labeling to prevent fights

) the GPU and see if that is the problem; no point in replacing the CPU with an i7 if your GPU is faulty.

Wreckoniing · May 26, 2015

astrogames :

same OS
Same Clock BLCK and ratio/Power settings the same.
Same Nvidia Control Panel Settings
Witcher 3 Ver 1.04
Isnt Onboard Gpu disabled when discrete is enabled?
Turbo Boost on
All windows updates updated (ha)
Pcie Running 16x at 3.0 (heard 2.0 wouldnt bottleneck the card anyway)

Cheers.

Wreckoniing · May 26, 2015

astrogames :

same OS
Same Clock BLCK and ratio/Power settings the same.
Same Nvidia Control Panel Settings
Witcher 3 Ver 1.04
Isnt Onboard Gpu disabled when discrete is enabled?
Turbo Boost on
All windows updates updated (ha)
Pcie Running 16x at 3.0 (heard 2.0 wouldnt bottleneck the card anyway)

Cheers.

astrogames · May 27, 2015

I'm running out of ideas here

but:
Are your RAM sticks in the correct slots for dual channel mode ? ( im guessing yes haha )
I would still try swapping the GPU's.

mr91 · May 27, 2015

What are the 3d Mark fire strike scores?

James Mason · May 27, 2015

It's possible you have a bad GPU, or bad GPU memory.
It looks like you're only using half of the GPUs Vram, and at nowhere near the speed it should be:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487068

Your memory clock should be like 5000-7000mhz, not 1700.

Wreckoniing · May 27, 2015

mr91 :

Ill run 3Dmark tonight and post the results, currently at work!

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