Low fps on decent pc.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

Hi everyone.
So I just got my pc back and it works well. Had 70fps + in almost every game and so on but one day the fps drop to 10-20. I restarted the pc and it fixed and thought that it work but the day after I got the same problem. I have updated my gpu drivers but that didn't work. What do I do?

(Sorry for my english)
Specs:

i5-4590
GTX 580 1.5 GB.
16 GB ram.
MSI Z97-G43 motherboard.
850 watt power supply.

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

I don't see any obvious bottlenecks. What resolution are you gaming at, and what games are you playing?

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

I'm playing at 1680x1050.
I test gta 5, csgo, call of duty and some more games.
(I pressed on something by accident and made your answer the best solution)

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

Robin_68 :

Then I'll do my best to make your accident mean something.

What are your temps under load?

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

Robin_68 :

Then I'll do my best to make your accident mean something.

What are your temps under load?

At idle 35 - 45 and under load 50-60.

Corwin65 · Dec 2, 2016

Isn't that GPU ready for an upgrade?

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

I thought the same thing, but not if he's playing below 1080p. Also, he was getting good fps until they randomly dropped. The temps look good, the resolution isn't demanding, and the processor's fine. I'm thoroughly confused on this one.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

Corwin65 :

I think so but I just used my money on a new CPU and motherboard because I messed up a overclock and broke my old parts

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

You said a restart fixed it, which makes me think software. What programs do you have running in the background when you're gaming?

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

Steam, Spotify, Discord, MSI afterburner, Skype and Razer Synapse.

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

None of which should be causing an issue, except perhaps MSI Afterburner. Close it and let us know if anything changes.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

Didn't change anything :/

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

Hm. Is your gpu overclocked at all?

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

No, haven't touch it

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

Alright, damn. Do you remember changing ANYTHING the day of/before the massive fps drop? ANY windows, game, or bios settings.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

I got the computer 3 days ago, so haven't change anything. Not in the games, programs and expecially not in the bios.

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

Alright, we're getting somewhere. You said you had 70+ fps in games. Was that before or after you got the computer back?

bloodroses · Dec 2, 2016

One thing you can check is do a CTRL+Shift+Esc to bring up the task manager, click the tab for CPU usage on processes, start the game, and tab out when it lags to view the manager. If you have a 2nd monitor it'd be even better since you wouldn't need to tab out. There's a chance another process could be conflicting when games are ran.

I had a issue happen at work with Matlab and some Symantec security software that I didn't even know was on the machine and updated itself. It would cause a thread lock as a result every time. Luckily our IT department eventually figured the issue out and issued a rollback. Something similar could be going on with your PC.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

After I got the computer back.

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

Yeah, I'm suspecting a software issue since he said it fixed it for a while after he restarted.

Definitely check the Task Manager as bloodroses suggests. This is utterly confusing but fascinating at the same time.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

bloodroses :

EchohcE :

I don't see any other process' that shouldn't be there so that wouldn't work

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

Did you perhaps change graphics settings inside the games?

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

EchohcE :

So I don't know what happened but I get the normal fps now.... I'm so confused right know....

EchohcE · Dec 2, 2016

So are we, man. So are we.

Robin_68 · Dec 2, 2016

So I got another question but this time about GPU upgrading. What would be a good upgrade from what I have now and something that wouldn't bottleneck my cpu? And it should be cheap. I'm thinking about a 1050 ti or 1060. What do you guys think?

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