So about 6-8 months ago, i built a new gaming desktop. It has a Z170A Gaming M5 Motherboard, a 3.5 Ghz Intel i5 CPU (not OCed), a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 Ti GPU, 2 sticks of 8 GB RAM (16GB total), a SanDisk 120GB SSD (for OS), and a Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD (for games). It's also running Windows 10 Home 64-bit. It's liquid cooled, and the CPU generally runs between 21-26c.
Suddenly, within the past 2-3 days, it has been having problems when gaming. Load times have increased in many of my games, such as Skyrim and Ark: Survival Evolved, and the FPS has dropped as well. Quick saving in Skyrim used to take me a quarter second, and it now takes me 3-5 seconds. The loading screens have increased in time drastically as well, and the FPS dips at times. Loading up Ark: Survival Evolved has gone from a 1 min process, to taking about 5+ minutes. My FPS in Ark also dropped from a consistent 65-70 FPS, down to 10-20 FPS, while occasionally going back up to 65-70 FPS for a minute or so before dropping back down.
Everything else other than gaming runs the same though, the computer itself boots up just as fast as before, and the internet still has the same speed and plays videos on YouTube the same.
I have ran numerous virus/malware scans (which found nothing), as well as have taken my computer apart, cleaned it of dust and put it back together, making sure the connections are secure, and none of this has fixed the problems that i've been experiencing the past few days. I've tried trouble shooting the problem, and have been unable to conclude what exactly is causing it. I'm not sure if it's the CPU, the GPU, the RAM or the SSDs. Samsung Magician says the 1TB SSD is still in Good health though. What do you guys think the problem could be?
Suddenly, within the past 2-3 days, it has been having problems when gaming. Load times have increased in many of my games, such as Skyrim and Ark: Survival Evolved, and the FPS has dropped as well. Quick saving in Skyrim used to take me a quarter second, and it now takes me 3-5 seconds. The loading screens have increased in time drastically as well, and the FPS dips at times. Loading up Ark: Survival Evolved has gone from a 1 min process, to taking about 5+ minutes. My FPS in Ark also dropped from a consistent 65-70 FPS, down to 10-20 FPS, while occasionally going back up to 65-70 FPS for a minute or so before dropping back down.
Everything else other than gaming runs the same though, the computer itself boots up just as fast as before, and the internet still has the same speed and plays videos on YouTube the same.
I have ran numerous virus/malware scans (which found nothing), as well as have taken my computer apart, cleaned it of dust and put it back together, making sure the connections are secure, and none of this has fixed the problems that i've been experiencing the past few days. I've tried trouble shooting the problem, and have been unable to conclude what exactly is causing it. I'm not sure if it's the CPU, the GPU, the RAM or the SSDs. Samsung Magician says the 1TB SSD is still in Good health though. What do you guys think the problem could be?
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