My computer as a whole is under performing. I built it yesterday (After many difficulties)

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/4098307

SPECS
Processor- I5-7500 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZZJ1P0/?tag=bm070f-20
Cooler- http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-t4/
Video Card- Gtx 1060 6gb https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814125879
Motherboard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCWF5M4/?tag=bm070f-20
Ram- http://www.microcenter.com/product/464702/16GB_8_x_2GB_DDR4-2400_PC4-19200_Desktop_Memory_Kit
Hard Drive- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/?tag=bm070f-20
Case- https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Tower-Computer-White-CA-S340W-W1/dp/B00NGMIBXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1498393438&sr=1-1&keywords=nzxt+s340

The difficulties I encountered were frying a mother board (Same one). I plugged a floppy drive cable into a system fan port on the motherboard. After building with a new motherboard I made the same mistake (not knowing what originally caused the problem). My motherboard is still working now. I was wondering if it could be that or some settings in my bios. Could it also be that I did not install my drivers correctly? Another idea I had was that I did not apply the cooler perfectly. Any help is much appreciated as I am new to this whole process.

CooLWoLF · Jun 25, 2017

Why are you installing an internal floppy drive in 2017?

envy14tpe · Jun 25, 2017

In what way is it under-performing? According to your hardware, you have a good build. Did you install all the Gigabyte drivers from their website? What temps are you getting on the CPU? I use Core Temp and MSI Afterburner to check cpu n gpu temps respectively.

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

CooLWoLF :

It was the end of the cable to the case fans form the power supply. I didn't look anything up and it fit fine. I just assumed that my case fans would plug into the motherboards under a system fan port? Sorry if you do not understand.

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

envy14tpe :

I will install MSI afterburner and core temp to check the temps. I had help from nvidia support to clean install drivers for that but I am not sure I downloaded all of the gigabyte drivers that were necessary. If you could tell me which ones to download that would help a lot.Will msi afterburner work even tho I have a gigabyte mobo?
Note: While on the main menu of PUBG my cpu percentage usage was fluctuating between 30% and 80% about.,

I was running PUBG at very low settings and still lagging.

little_me · Jun 25, 2017

all that aside, according to benchmark, your processor is running only at 800Mhz (0.8Ghz) which could be the reason.

Possible reasons:
Motherboard doesn't get the extra 12V (ATX 8 pins, 4+4)plug it needs, thus CPU is underpowered and cannot clock as it should.
Motherboard is broken (you did plug that floppy power connector to fan output after all.)

Edit: If the PSU is old enough to still have floppy power connectors, it might be old enough to not HAVE said +12V connectors for Motherboard. new PSU might be needed?

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

little_me :

Is there somewhere on my computer that my processor is beuing limited to 800mhz?

gdmaclew · Jun 25, 2017

From what you told us, I believe you damaged your motherboard.
By connecting that floppy power cable to your fan header on the motherboard, you were effectively connecting a power output to another power output with mismatched terminals.
Look at the following pin out diagrams and cringe.

http://pinouts.ru/Power/SmallPower_pinout.shtml

http://pinoutguide.com/Motherboard/mb_pwm_fan_pinout.shtml

CooLWoLF · Jun 25, 2017

Gratincheese :

As little_me said, check the CPU power cable on the motherboard.

Also, try resetting the bios to factory defaults.

gdmaclew · Jun 25, 2017

little_me :

The age of the PSU is not an issue.
Corsair's new RMi 750 has the floppy connector.

envy14tpe · Jun 25, 2017

Gratincheese :

MSI Afterburner is software controls for any GPU. You can use it with your Gigabyte GPU, and the software doesn't care about the brand of Mobo. Use the software to watch temps and overclock. I also use it for on screen monitoring and plotting important numbers that I like to see...such as fps, core clock....

Go to Gigabyte and download needed drivers: http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-B250-HD3-rev-10#support-dl

I play PUBG too and it is normal to see CPU fluctuations. However, you should see your GPU running at near 100% whereas the CPU will fluctuate..I believe mine does from 30-60%, and I have a i7. The game is not really optimized yet. I turn down some settings. Don't let PUBG be the only reason you think your system under performs. Try other games.

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

gdmaclew :

Well I purchased from micro center recently, do you think they would still take it? It is running.

gdmaclew · Jun 25, 2017

Gratincheese :

gdmaclew :

Well I purchased from micro center recently, do you think they would still take it? It is running.

You mean would they take back a motherboard that you possibly damaged?

CooLWoLF · Jun 25, 2017

Gratincheese :

If they won't take it, there is always the manufacturer's warranty. But Microcenter will likely take it back.

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

gdmaclew :

Gratincheese :

You mean would they take back a motherboard that you possibly damaged?

Well i mean possibly but I have no idea how to test if that is the problem or not. I do not want to end up shotgunning all my parts.

Gratincheese · Jun 25, 2017

envy14tpe :

CooLWoLF :

What is considered the needed drivers.

envy14tpe · Jun 25, 2017

Needed drivers? Hard to say..but download most of what they offer.

I am showing you my PUBG system stats after 20min game play. I used MSI Afterburner to track some important info as I played PUBG:
1. You see my GPU is being used to the fullest with the CPU around 35% usage.
2. FPS is not great. Around 50-70fps is typical. But in other games, like BF1, I get around 75-95fps.

hang-the-9 · Jun 27, 2017

You should get someone that has build a few computers before check over your system, does not sound like you are sure about what you did with the system if you are asking about drivers and if you installed the cooler properly. If you managed to hook up wrong connectors to the system it means you did not look over the manuals very carefully, which could easily mean there are a bunch of things wrong that can cause issues to all of your components. Last thing you need is a damaged video card or CPU along with a dead motherboard.

CooLWoLF · Jun 27, 2017

envy14tpe :

What resolution were you playing PUBG at?

My computer as a whole is under performing. I built it yesterday (After many difficulties)

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