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Mobo: Asrock 970 Extreme4
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4Ghz (Coolermaster Hyper 212)
GPU: EVGA GTX 760
RAM: G.skill 2x4GB
PSU: Antec 80+ Bronze 750W
HDD: 1TB and 2TB
OS: Win 7 Home OEM
All settings are stock, as far as I know. If it was overclocked right out of the box, I have not messed with it. Best way I can describe this issue when gaming is that the FPS drops tremendously (120 to 30, or 60 to 20) for maybe a few seconds, then pops right back up. Usually occurs when particle effects happen, like dirt being shot up from an explosion (Bad Company 2), or when there are a high volume of objects being loaded or moving (Witcher 3, Warband, Total War). I cannot recall having this issue with my previous Phenom II X4 955. If there was a framerate drop it would persist from the onset, not drop and rise, again and again.
I realize for games which are high performance like Witcher 3 this might be expected. However, I played and beat the game before without this issue on my Phenom, and games like Mount and Blade: Warband or Bad Company 2, I'm pretty damn sure this should not be happening at all, unless I am retard and seriously bottlenecking with the GPU or CPU.
I am beginning to suspect it may either be my motherboard, CPU, or both. I have upgraded and replaced all the components listed above except for the motherboard and the PSU, which I've had since I built my PC in 2011. The FX8350 I have had since 2014, though it has seen less than a year in service (I was lazy to install), and the motherboard BIOS had to be updated as it would not recognize it at first.
Hear are some screenshots with MSI Afterburner when playing.
Witcher 3
Bad Company 2
Warband
Typing a word document (no downloads in background, not sure if normal)
The huge drops for the CPU and GPU in the Witcher 3 and BC2 was when I alt-tabbed to get a screenshot, and I see that my GPU is hitting the ceiling when in Novigrad. But my CPU is also hitting the ceiling, even though officially it is a recommended CPU spec for the Witcher?
And a couple of videos showing the effect:
Witcher 3
Bad Company 2
As you can hopefully see, the frames get real choppy then returns to normal. Is my motherboard just not compatible with the CPU? Is my VRM getting too hot? Any help is appreciated.
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4Ghz (Coolermaster Hyper 212)
GPU: EVGA GTX 760
RAM: G.skill 2x4GB
PSU: Antec 80+ Bronze 750W
HDD: 1TB and 2TB
OS: Win 7 Home OEM
All settings are stock, as far as I know. If it was overclocked right out of the box, I have not messed with it. Best way I can describe this issue when gaming is that the FPS drops tremendously (120 to 30, or 60 to 20) for maybe a few seconds, then pops right back up. Usually occurs when particle effects happen, like dirt being shot up from an explosion (Bad Company 2), or when there are a high volume of objects being loaded or moving (Witcher 3, Warband, Total War). I cannot recall having this issue with my previous Phenom II X4 955. If there was a framerate drop it would persist from the onset, not drop and rise, again and again.
I realize for games which are high performance like Witcher 3 this might be expected. However, I played and beat the game before without this issue on my Phenom, and games like Mount and Blade: Warband or Bad Company 2, I'm pretty damn sure this should not be happening at all, unless I am retard and seriously bottlenecking with the GPU or CPU.
I am beginning to suspect it may either be my motherboard, CPU, or both. I have upgraded and replaced all the components listed above except for the motherboard and the PSU, which I've had since I built my PC in 2011. The FX8350 I have had since 2014, though it has seen less than a year in service (I was lazy to install), and the motherboard BIOS had to be updated as it would not recognize it at first.
Hear are some screenshots with MSI Afterburner when playing.
Witcher 3
Bad Company 2
Warband
Typing a word document (no downloads in background, not sure if normal)
The huge drops for the CPU and GPU in the Witcher 3 and BC2 was when I alt-tabbed to get a screenshot, and I see that my GPU is hitting the ceiling when in Novigrad. But my CPU is also hitting the ceiling, even though officially it is a recommended CPU spec for the Witcher?
And a couple of videos showing the effect:
Witcher 3
Bad Company 2
As you can hopefully see, the frames get real choppy then returns to normal. Is my motherboard just not compatible with the CPU? Is my VRM getting too hot? Any help is appreciated.
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