AMD athlon x4 860k and Asus NVIDIA GTX 950 not working well together in gaming? What could be the problem?

Coathien · Jul 5, 2017

So I have built this first PC of mine almost a year ago, however it has pretty much always been dropping fps on every game. Mostly in crowded places. Thing is the lag is the same on Ultra settings and Low settings. The only game that has constant 60 or higher fps is League Of Legends. I'm pretty sure that this build should be running most games at solid 60 fps, on at least medium settings.
Please help!

Specs:
AMD athlon x4 860k black edition
Asus NVIDIA GTX 950
8 GB kingston ram
ASRock motherboard (not sure which one, and I don't think the motherboard is the problem)

RobCrezz · Jul 5, 2017

Yeah that system should run League of legends max settings no problem.

It sounds like the CPU is the cause of the problem as changing graphics settings doesnt affect it. Check your CPU temps, could be overheating and throttling.

Coathien · Jul 5, 2017

RobCrezz :

It seems that CPU overheating is the problem indeed. Any solution to this? I'm pretty sure that my CPU cooler should be working properly...

RobCrezz · Jul 5, 2017

Coathien :

The stock coolers are usually sufficent. Might just be a case of re applying new thermal paste (cleaning off the old) and making sure to re mount the cooler properly.

Better yet would be to get a upgraded cooler like the 212 evo, which would bring down the temps a lot and allow some overclocking for more cpu performance.

Coathien · Jul 5, 2017

RobCrezz :

Coathien :

The stock coolers are usually sufficent. Might just be a case of re applying new thermal paste (cleaning off the old) and making sure to re mount the cooler properly.

Better yet would be to get a upgraded cooler like the 212 evo, which would bring down the temps a lot and allow some overclocking for more cpu performance.

See I was thinking of re-applying the thermal paste, however since this has been happening ever since I built this PC I thought that wasn't the problem. Will update after I've done it. Thanks for the help

Coathien · Jul 17, 2017

RobCrezz :

Coathien :

The stock coolers are usually sufficent. Might just be a case of re applying new thermal paste (cleaning off the old) and making sure to re mount the cooler properly.

Better yet would be to get a upgraded cooler like the 212 evo, which would bring down the temps a lot and allow some overclocking for more cpu performance.

I've put the new thermal paste and cleaned the cooler exhaust/fan. HWMonitor shows that it's still at around 70-80 Celsius while gaming, and the same kind of spikes are happening.

RobCrezz · Jul 18, 2017

Is the fan spinning ok? Have you checked its mounted ok? Made sure that theres no plastic or anything stuck between the cpu and the heatsink?

Coathien · Jul 18, 2017

RobCrezz :

Everything is in place and mounted right. However, I have noticed something strange. In bios my CPU temps seem alright now (around 40 C), but HWMonitor still shows temps of around 70-80 while gaming. Could this be some kind of software problem? Also, in certain CPU monitor programs my temps don't show.

RobCrezz · Jul 18, 2017

try AMD overdrive, that should show the true thermal margin.

Supahos · Jul 18, 2017

No that's to be expected. The temps in bios would be a lot lower than while gaming. If your temps are that high gaming you need to buy a better cooler you'll still have fps drops in most games in heavy spots as that CPU isn't very strong, but getting rid of overheating will certainly help it out some.

Coathien · Jul 19, 2017

RobCrezz :

AMD OverDrive shows temps of maximum 50 C. Games are still lagging. Starting to think overheating might not be a problem? HWMonitor still shows temps for up to 90 so I'm really confused.

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