Good PC, Bad Performance in Origin Games (Battlefield)

ShadyOrb09

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First I'll start off with Specs then tell you what's going on.

[Specs]
GPU - R9 280x Vapor-X
CPU - FX-8350
RAM - 10GB
PSU - 650W

So basically my issue is when I first got my PC I could play BF3 and BF4 at 65-100FPS
at Ultra settings in both games. However now I've been having issues with these games.
In Battlefield 3 today and when playing the Armored Kill DLC on a 64 Player sever I noticed bad performance, I had bad performance before but I just kinda sucked it up until today.
I was getting 45-53FPS when playing, to me that's way too unacceptable so now I'm here.

I know going to list the fixes I've already done.

1. Cleaned out dust.
2. Clean installed AMDs newest drivers.
3. Reapplied thermal paste in early September of this year. (Which isn't really that long ago).

So if you guys have anymore possible fixes I'd absolutely love to here them.

I might try defragmenting my HDD later. I don't think I should have to because I just bought this new drive a month ago, but whatever. I haven't defraged my main drive with Windows on it in about a year, but I don't think it'd effect my game would it? My games are on a separate drive.
 

Nibla

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Watch your GPU and CPU usages after gameplay with MSI afterburner.
 

ShadyOrb09

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I'll give it a shot
 

ShadyOrb09

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GPU max was 60, average was 40. CPU Max 60 Average 40