Crysis 3 HUGE performance problems with GTX 1070, I7 7700K, 8GB of RAM

Villari · Mar 3, 2017

Hi, my specs are as follows:
GPU: GTX 1070 Gaming X (8GB)
CPU: I7 7700K (4.2 GHz)
Memory: 8GB
Motherboard: b150m pro-vd (ms-7996)
HDD: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive (wdc wd10ezex 21wn4a0, to be percise)
PSU: Cooler Master Elite 500w
Also, I don't have an SSD.

With specs like that I struggle to maintain 60fps in Crysis 3 (Deluxe Edition), which is insane, seeing how people with the same GPU and an older CPU can run it at stable 80/90 fps. At certain rare points it would hit 70/80 fps, but it immediately drops to 50/60, and sometimes even at 30.
Does anyone have an idea what's going on?

Supahos · Mar 3, 2017

First question is have you ever updated the BIOS on the motherboard?

What are your temps (CPU and GPU while playing)

Villari · Mar 3, 2017

Supahos :

No, because I bought the PC two weeks ago I haven't been messing with BIOS at all.
The GPU temperature stays in the high 50s while gaming, while the CPU can, in some cases, jump to 80, but doesn't stay there for long.

Supahos · Mar 3, 2017

The b150 boards don't natively support your CPU. A bios update may help.

Check CPU and GPU usage in MSI afterburner as well

Villari · Mar 3, 2017

Supahos :

As far as I can see, the CPU is compatible with the motherboard I don't quite get what you mean - http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/B150M_PRO-VD.html
I tried updating BIOS and it seems that it is up to date, like all the other drivers.
As far as CPU and GPU usage is concerned. The GPU usage goes anywhere from 50 to 99 in some cases (but it is between 50 and 70% most of the time), while the CPU doesn't even come close to a 100%
P.S. Thank you for your fast responses!

Supahos · Mar 3, 2017

7996v1A is the version you'd need to effectively use your processor

7996v10 is the version it likely shipped with (originally if it's a newer manufactured board they eventually have the newer bios)

The kaby lake processors didn't exist when that board was first made. They needed a bios update to support them fully. The chipsets for kabylake are b250/h270/z270

It should work fine and I'm guessing if it's working at all it has the newer bios but it was worth looking at.

Use task manager to monitor your CPU frequency during the fps drops and MSI afterburner to monitor gpu frequency. See if either are bogging down.

If none of that shows anything promising... Your power supply is a garbage one. And could be causing all of the issues to begin with. Let's try free options first but there is a real possibility that power supply isn't supplying clean enough power to let everything run correctly

Awesome-tech · May 23, 2017

Hi, I also own the same system as you (*MoBo:Z270) and It runs Crisis 3 in a stable 97 fps, with some rare dips in the high 80'.

Your real problem isn't a bios update or the motherboard, It's the PSU because Cooler Master makes alot of nice computer products. Their power supplies are not however. The are considered quite poor.

Your system consumes at the high end about 450W. The problem is when your supply fails it may take out some of those nice components.

I would suggest your to buy a 600W PSU from a trusted company like Corsair or EVGA.

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