PC Gaming Performance After Start Up

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

ASUS Z97 - A Mobo
i5 - 4690k @ 3.5GHz
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked
Rosewill 1000w PSU
8 GB RAM
@1080p

Basically I will start up my PC, load up a game, and it will run at like 10 or 20 fps. Then I restart my computer and if I'm lucky I will get a smooth 60 fps or maybe it will be around 40 fps. I sometimes have to restart 3 or 4 times to get the performance that I SHOULD be getting. I really don't know where the problem is though, I checked my GPU clock speed when my game was running poorly and when it was running well, it was 1366Mhz for both and the temperature stayed less than 60 C for the time I was playing. So doing this I've ruled out the GPU as the problem. I've updated my BIOS, my GPU and CPU drivers are up to date.

It's more noticeable on graphically intense games, but the performance of most 3D is less than what it should be. I've turned off my Anti-Virus to see if it had an effect, it did not, so that not the problem. I checked my CPU usage and when the game was running poorly, the highest I saw it go was 77%, it was at about 30% when not much was going on in-game.

I didn't have this problem when I first built my PC, it occurred a few months after. So something must have changed, I just don't know what.

IamTimTech · Jun 22, 2015

What games are you playing?

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

IamTimTech :

I'm playing GTA 5, Batman Arkham Games, Witcher, Payday 2, and indie games like Binding of Isaac.

It isn't as noticeable on smaller indie game, but depending on how graphically demanding the game is, I will immediately notice the difference whether the game is running well or not. If it's not, I have to restart multiple times for better FPS.

IamTimTech · Jun 22, 2015

I'm thinking hard about this one but I'm not too sure.

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

IamTimTech :

Any suggestion you have can help, don't worry too much about it. I have asked this question multiple times on different forums and haven't gotten much help. Take your time and thanks for the effort.

Iamsoda · Jun 22, 2015

HuskyTwitter :

ASUS Z97 - A Mobo
i5 - 4690k @ 3.5GHz
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked
Rosewill 1000w PSU
8 GB RAM
@1080p

Basically I will start up my PC, load up a game, and it will run at like 10 or 20 fps. Then I restart my computer and if I'm lucky I will get a smooth 60 fps or maybe it will be around 40 fps. I sometimes have to restart 3 or 4 times to get the performance that I SHOULD be getting. I really don't know where the problem is though, I checked my GPU clock speed when my game was running poorly and when it was running well, it was 1366Mhz for both and the temperature stayed less than 60 C for the time I was playing. So doing this I've ruled out the GPU as the problem. I've updated my BIOS, my GPU and CPU drivers are up to date.

It's more noticeable on graphically intense games, but the performance of most 3D is less than what it should be. I've turned off my Anti-Virus to see if it had an effect, it did not, so that not the problem. I checked my CPU usage and when the game was running poorly, the highest I saw it go was 77%, it was at about 30% when not much was going on in-game.

I didn't have this problem when I first built my PC, it occurred a few months after. So something must have changed, I just don't know what.

What exact PSu model?

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

Iamsoda :

HuskyTwitter :

What exact PSu model?

Rosewill ATX 12V 1000W SLI 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply CAPSTONE-1000-M

Iamsoda · Jun 22, 2015

HuskyTwitter :

Iamsoda :

Rosewill ATX 12V 1000W SLI 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply CAPSTONE-1000-M

What power settings are you running at? Performance hopefully?

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

Iamsoda :

HuskyTwitter :

What power settings are you running at? Performance hopefully?

Yep, I set to "adjust to best performance". Right now I just did a benchmark test in GTA 5, it was running around 60 fps, dipping down to 50 sometimes, but that's fine. Right after this, I shutdown my PC, turned it back on and started GTA 5. It was running between 10 - 20 fps.

Iamsoda · Jun 22, 2015

What are the CPU/GPU usages?

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

Iamsoda :

When it's running at 60 fps, the GPU load was at 99% pretty much, and CPU usage about 75%.

I'm using GPU Z to check the GPU usage, do you think a screenshot of it will help?

I'm going to see what the usage is when running at lower fps.

Iamsoda · Jun 22, 2015

HuskyTwitter :

You can do a screen shot if you want, but I would like to know the usage during low fps.

IamTimTech · Jun 22, 2015

HuskyTwitter :

These numbers are too high. I think there is something affecting your CPU load aside from gaming. What hard drive do you have?

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

Iamsoda :

Well this is weird, I might have fixed it. I was seeing if tweaking my cpu little bit would help, I increased my CPU voltage to 1.200 and CPU ratio to 36. I've restarted my computer 5 times now and have got a solid 60 fps every time. So...I guess I can't show you the usage on low fps. Let me test it out a few more times and we'll see if this is resolved

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

IamTimTech :

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

It does seem awfully high, but I might have resolved it by increasing my CPU Ratio to 36 and CPU Voltage to 1.200. I'm gonna do a few more tests to see if this actaully fixed the problem.

IamTimTech · Jun 22, 2015

HuskyTwitter :

IamTimTech :

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

It does seem awfully high, but I might have resolved it by increasing my CPU Ratio to 36 and CPU Voltage to 1.200. I'm gonna do a few more tests to see if this actaully fixed the problem.

Wait a minute are you overclocking? If so go into your bios and revert everything to stock. Also run Western Digital Diagnostics tool and test your hard drive. What do you have for malware protection?

HuskyTwitter · Jun 22, 2015

IamTimTech :

HuskyTwitter :

Wait a minute are you overclocking? If so go into your bios and revert everything to stock. Also run Western Digital Diagnostics tool and test your hard drive. What do you have for malware protection?

I apologize, I accidentally chose this post as the solution.

No, I was not overclocking. My CPU and GPU were all at default settings, but I tried this and it might have worked. I have Malwarebytes for malware protection.

IamTimTech · Jun 22, 2015

Test your hard drive and report back

HuskyTwitter · Jun 23, 2015

IamTimTech :

Alright, I used Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostics to do an extended test and got a pass on SMART status, everything seems to check out

IamTimTech · Jun 23, 2015

Ok, that's one step. Now do a malware scan with Hitman Pro: http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/intro

It isn't going to remove any malware but it will tell you if it finds any and then we can go from there, we are going to troubleshoot this from top to bottom.

RobCrezz · Jun 23, 2015

Ive seen this problem before - update your bios to the latest version.

IamTimTech · Jun 23, 2015

RobCrezz :

I hope you're right, that would be useful knowledge to have for the future.

RobCrezz · Jun 23, 2015

IamTimTech :

Worth a try. Might be a different issue, but this solved it previously.

HuskyTwitter · Jun 23, 2015

IamTimTech :

Alright, it found 1 malware called optimizer.pro, I activated a 30 day trial so it let me remove it and any traces there were. I also reset my CPU to it's default settings. I tested out some games and it's doing it again, the fps was 25-30. At least we got rid of some malware.

HuskyTwitter · Jun 23, 2015

RobCrezz :

I've updated my ASUS Z97-A BIOS to version 2401. The latest version is 4.00.01, but I don't know how to update to that version, there is no .CAP file that I can find.

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