550Ti doesn't "boost" up to 970MHz while under load, but stays at an idle clockspeed of 405MHz

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Hello,
I have recently noticed an issue with my GPU, which is that it's not boosting up to the 970MHz which provides good performance, but it stays at 405MHz in CS:GO. This is a real issue, as my fps is now 40-60 in game at a lower resolution (1280x1024) as opposed to 100 or so in game at 1920x1080, or 130+ (from memory) at 1280x1024. I know that it's not boosting up because CAM Overlay in-game says that the card is at 405MHz, temperatures are basically idle temps (30-35 degrees) and when alt-tabbed, MSi Afterburner doesn't show any increase in clock speeds anywhere on the chart.

Again, this has only happened recently. The only changes I've done recently (from memory) are a fix (in Powershell) for me not being able to right-click taskbar icons and some Windows updates (4 forced updates in 4 days) and changing the "active hours" or something like that so that it wouldn't do it in the middle of working. I have also changed some power settings to save some electricity when I'm not using the system.

Full system specs:
Case: Antec GX300 Windowed
PSU: Antec Edge 750w 80+ Gold Fully Modular
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H170 Performance
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.2GHz
GPU: Gigabyte Windforce 550Ti 2-Fan
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws-V 2133MHz (4GBx2)
Monitor: 24" 2ms Samsung S24D300HS 1920x1080 @75Hz via HDMI
Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX RGB - Cherry MX Blue
Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Controller: DualShock 4 Playstation 4 Controller (Black)
Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma
OS: Windows 10 x64
CPU Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx 300
Case fans: Intakes: 2x CoolerMaster XFAN120 (Red LED)
Exhaust:1x Coolermaster BladeMaster Xtraflow120 (Red LED)
LEDs: Some random 30cm cheapo red LED strip I found on eBay for like $2
Mousepad: Logitech G440 Hard Mousepad
DVD Drive: ASUS DRW-24D3ST Black 24x DVD-RW Writer (OEM)

Any help is appreciated.
 
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