Game performance not improving with upgraded GPU, CPU spiking.

TimmyDee · Apr 4, 2017

Recently I purchased a new Nvidia GTX1060 3GB, an upgrade from my previous GTX 760, but I'm finding it is not performing that well in games and, really, my computer seems to be slowing down since. I believe the issue lies with my CPU as it randomly spikes. Even as im sitting idle, it will spike all the way up to 20% and if i start interacting with the screen, that number increases. The program(s) that spikes is seemingly random aswell, with no clear offender. Also,after downloading Core Temp, I found that my Intel 4670K was sitting at a steady 99 degrees celcius.
Am i looking at some form of software problem, or do i need a cpu upgrade or simply better CPU cooling.

I don't know if im missing some obvious problem/solution but any suggestions are welcome, I'm keen to play Playerunknowns Battlegrounds!

Thanks

genthug · Apr 4, 2017

If your CPU is sitting steady at 99C, easy way to check if it actually is would be to monitor your CPU clock. If your clock is never boosting up to its base/turbo frequency then you're definitely throttling, and might just need to reseat the cooler that is on your CPU.

burtman88 · Apr 4, 2017

Temps are very high, makes sense if it's throttling. Definitely installed the heat sink incorrectly. Are you using stock one

burtman88 · Apr 4, 2017

Of course when you cleaned it you added new thermal paste i am guessing lol. Anyways yes i would upgrade from stock right away, but still those seem way to high for also. Just pick yourself up a nice new heat sink drop at least 60 on it

genthug · Apr 4, 2017

Don't need to drop $60 on it, could easily get away with either a 212 Evo or H7 at 1/3 to 1/2 of that cost and have it be more than sufficient.

burtman88 · Apr 4, 2017

My bad i haven't used air cooling since 2005 lol and i was using Zalman back then i bought from FRYS. Use to be 60 back then, nice to see they're cheaper now

genthug · Apr 4, 2017

The lower end ones are much much cheaper, if the low end ones used to retail around $60 (I'm a lowly 19 y/o so I have no recollection of 2005 computers). At around $60 these days you get into low end AIOs and the upper echelons of air cooling, the big boy air coolers (V8 GTS, NHD14/15 etc) come in between the $75-100 bracket. Thankfully there are some lower budget ones that will still provide more than enough cooling

mdd1963 · Apr 4, 2017

Noctua NH-D15 gives 61-64C temps under AIDA64 after 30 minutes of 'stress cpu/FPU/cache' options...

TimmyDee · Apr 4, 2017

burtman88 :

mdd1963 :

Thanks for the help guys, as it turns out one of the feet on my heat sink broke as i was putting it back on, so it wasn't applied properly. Im going to pick up a new one today as well as new paste. But I'm also wondering, could I possibly have permanently damaged my CPU?

genthug · Apr 5, 2017

Unless you attempted to compensate very enthusiastically tightening down the other sides, I'd say you're likely okay. Especially given that your machine still runs.

kol12 · Apr 5, 2017

What cooler does the OP have? Can't see it mentioned...

TimmyDee · Apr 5, 2017

Okay, so ive installed a new heat sink along with new paste, but according to Core Temp, my CPU is still reaching pretty high temperatures of around 90+. Will it just take a while to equalize to a lower temperature or could it be a sign of something else?

kol12 · Apr 5, 2017

TimmyDee :

That doesn't sound good unfortunately. What is the heatsink/cooler you installed? Can you post any system pics, Core temp screenshots?

TimmyDee · Apr 5, 2017

Actually, it would seem that my temps are lowering and I ran prime95 for a few hours and nothing came up, so i think im all G. My initial problem was the heatsink so thanks to you guys who helped!

kol12 · Apr 5, 2017

What is the new cooler you installed? What are current temps now?

TimmyDee · Apr 6, 2017

I bought a ID-COOLING Sweden Series SE-903 CPU Cooler, and my current temps sit around low 80's. Everything seems to be running fine but that's still fairly high. Any thoughts kol12?

kol12 · Apr 6, 2017

The current temps around low 80's, is that the idle temperature or under a stress test like Prime 95? What is the current idle temperature?

Did you clean the old thermal paste off of the CPU before installing the new cooler? Did you apply new thermal paste and how much?

TimmyDee · Apr 6, 2017

Well that's mostly the idle temp, though that was just what it was when I looked, I've seeen it go down to low 70's. when I used prime95 they immediately jump up to 97~100.
I did clean off the paste with isopropyl alcohol and q tips. My heat sink actually came with thermal paste already applied to the bottom so it was applied as i attached it to the motherboard, so I can't really say how much

kol12 · Apr 7, 2017

So the idle temp is 70-80C? That's very high idle temp, not normal, and would indicate that the cooler still has an issue. Are you sure you seated the cooler and fastened the pins correctly? Can you post a screenshot of core temp or similar while the computer is idling?

TimmyDee · Apr 7, 2017

I definitely seated it on correctly, I was sure of it this time. And thats my screenshot from CoreTemp

http://imgur.com/c3N3XCL

kol12 · Apr 7, 2017

Core temp does not look good, that is an extremely high idle temperature. I suggest you double check the installation of the cooler as that's all I can think of for the moment.

kol12 · Apr 7, 2017

Also what is your power plan set to? Press start, type control panel, open control panel and go to power options it will either be Balance or Performance.

TimmyDee · Apr 7, 2017

My power plan is just set to balanced, should I change it?
Also, im pretty certain my fan is connected properly

kol12 · Apr 7, 2017

No, leave it on balanced. Balanced is a power saving feature. Can you download a program called HWiNFO: https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

and then post a screenshot of it, similar to mine below:

TimmyDee · Apr 7, 2017

Here is a screenshot

http://imgur.com/TriNp5l

Game performance not improving with upgraded GPU, CPU spiking.

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