CPU or Motherboard issue

joecap

Commendable
Nov 23, 2016
75
0
1,660
I have a Intel Core i5-6600K, ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Intel Z170 Motherboard, and an EVGA 1080. My frames went from consistent 120+ to 10 to 15 FPS while playing Hitman. It was working fine, then just started dogging in the middle of the game. I put my old 970 back in thinking my card went bad, but it's doing the same thing. Ran PassMark and 3DMArk and getting horrible results... Would you think this is a CPU problem or a MB problem? I reloaded WIN10 using a new SSD, so it shouldn't be an OS issue... I hope. Also, I'm inclined to go for a new MB. What would you guys recommend for my current CPU? I want to be able to upgrade to I7 next year...
 

joecap

Commendable
Nov 23, 2016
75
0
1,660
Yes, this one has me stumped. RMA is not an option as the MB and CPU are over a year old. I'm going to assume it's the MB first since it's the least expensive component to replace. Thanks for your assistance!