Something wrong with gaming PC?

Avery_1

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It seems like, with my hardware, I should be able to run most game very nicely... but I can barely run games like arma 2 at 60 fps... anyone see anything wrong?

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If that temp is at idle, you're likely thermally throttling in games. You may want to check the temps in game and see what you have. I see the RAM is running in single channel, too. If you have 2 sticks, make sure they are in the correct slots.
If that temp is at idle, you're likely thermally throttling in games. You may want to check the temps in game and see what you have. I see the RAM is running in single channel, too. If you have 2 sticks, make sure they are in the correct slots.
 
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Avery_1

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Could it really be effecting my gameplay that bad?
 

Mantilized

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Games like ArmA you won't get good frames with at all (except smaller servers and singleplayer) , TRUST ME, I own ArmA 2 and ArmA 3 and have 400+ hours
ArmA 2 and 3 are poorly optimized, the games will use less than half of your CPU and only up to 3gb's of ram (Because they run on 32bit) AMD processor have more cores but they risk less performance per core, meanwhile Intel Risks less cores (Unless you have an I7), but they have more performance per core. So if you have an intel processor, you are probably going to get better frames, this is because since the game is using less cores, it is using more powerful cores instead of weak, but it wont be much of a difference considering the game is optimized like shit anyways, seriously, People with I7 super computers cant even achieve more than 30fps. Other factors like AMD has Multithreading and Intel has Hyperthreading tie in, but I don't want to get into that shit because I don't know to much about it.
If you really want to know how well you perform in games, play titles that allow usage of all 6 Cores of your processor, allow you to use your 16gb's of ram, and have Directx12 or 11 implemented in it (Go for 12). Aim for newer titles with multi-threading support. Try out a game like Battlefield 4 or Battlefield One, any popular games from 2014 and above you are probably going to get good frames in.
 

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With the frames, I have an i5 4690K with an R9 280X and 16GB of RAM and my ArmA 2 runs at 45 fps max but ArmA 3 can run at 60+ on higher settings. The problem is definitely your CPU. IF you want help choosing a new one, get back to me and I can help choose for your budget.
 

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Is this singleplayer or multiplayer. It is easy to reach high frames single but multi can be a different situation. Just keep in mind that bad frames usually come from bad server optimization and other factors. Intel CPU's will perform better in ArmA and most other titles. Something just hit me however, these people are right, you CPU (FX 6300) is really putting a high bottleneck on your Graphics card. And that can be a bit of a problem if you want higher frames rates in other titles.
 

Steppy 20

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Yeah, the disadvantages of AMD processors can often outweigh the advantages. Go with what everyone is suggesting and upgrade to intel, it doesn't even have to be a high end i7 or something like that. Good luck.
 

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If he doesn't have the money, his only other options would be to live with it or upgrade to the highest end cpu AMD provides on his motherboard.