Unexplainable FPS drop

TranspoLord

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Jun 29, 2014
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Usually, my computer is completely fine with running Minecraft and other games. I am able to run Resonant Rise 3 (256 mods) at a stable 70 Fps and higher. Same with Overwatch, it caps at 70 with full settings and never goes below 60. Being that I play Overwatch a LOT, it's really noticeable when there's an FPS drop, as a few frames can decide life or death. Anyway, yesterday, my computer was perfectly fine with running anything, now, it has a tough time getting to 30 FPS in Minecraft with low settings, and it has a tough time getting to 60 FPS in Overwatch.
Specs:
CPU: i7 - 4790K Quad w/ Hyper thread 4.0 Ghz
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
RAM: 2X8=16GB DDR3 1800
OS: Windows 7 64 bit on 250GB SSD
1 TB HDD, 2 TB HDD, 500GB SSD

I run Overwatch off of my SSD, and MC off of the 1 TB HDD.
CPU has good cooling, as it never goes about 50C even when stress tested.
 

Carnaxus

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Apr 18, 2017
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You're the second person now to be having issues on a computer that has an i7-4790K. I looked that up for the other guy and that CPU is about to be marked as end of life by Intel on July 14th of this year. That could be the cause of your issue.

Just in case that's not it, how hot does your GPU get?