Upgraded from i5 to i7-8700k and then frames dropped??

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

I recently upgraded to an Asus z370-A prime along with an i7-8700k. i was getting 140-200 FPS in most games (primarily fortnite) until i got these new parts installed. Now im getting 70-80 if im lucky .. Whats happening?!
Specs-
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
16GB DDR4-2133 RAM
1TB HDD + 250GB SSD

volkgren · Jun 4, 2018

Did you perform a clean install of Windows and all drivers?

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

i did a clean install of my graphics driver. Nothing else though!

galeener · Jun 4, 2018

You should always do a clean install if you change mother boards. This might be you problem.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

volkgren :

is doing a clean install of windows easy? ive never done it, and i have no idea how to do it.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

Do one of you have a guide that has a good step by step guide for the position that i am in?

volkgren · Jun 4, 2018

If you have Windows 10 here's a Tom's Guide on 'How To Do A Clean Installation Of Windows 10' - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-do-clean-installation-windows-10,36160.html

Another post on the subject - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3337143/install-windows-change-motherboard.html

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

so by doing this i wont lose all my files/set ups i have on my SSD where windows is installed right now will i? Because im pretty sure its telling me to delete everything off my drive...
"This is the step where you remove any previous Windows installations and all existing partitions on the drive so that there can be no future conflicts regarding the Windows boot partition information. We recommend selecting, one at a time, and deleting, all existing partitions on the primary drive until no partitions remain and there is only unallocated space."

volkgren · Jun 4, 2018

Yes it will delete all files on the drive containting Windows. Backup any files you do not want to lose.

DSzymborski · Jun 4, 2018

Note that you should also be backing up any files you want to not lose anyway. Hard drives are temporary.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

Okay I don’t have anything important I want to save. But this is getting absolutely ridiculous. I was installing windows 10 on my USB and when I came back the computer was still on but my monitor was black and catching no signal. I’m so lost and confused and I’m about to go crazy.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

I can boot from the USB and it brings me to the purple install screen but it’s not finding the driver. Probably because I couldn’t complete the previous step due to me not being able to see the menu (monitor losing signal)

volkgren · Jun 4, 2018

It's possible you interrupted the installation, or it encountered a hang up. I would start over and restart the installation process. With your SSD it shouldn't take terribly long. I would sit with it throughout the install to make sure you see what is going on.

Be sure you are formatting the drive before reinstalling Windows. I also format and delete all partitions (Windows creates a few small ones) and then let Windows recreate the partitions for the clean install.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 4, 2018

I looked online and several other people are having this problem as well. I also have no idea what you’re meaning by format the drive before reinstalling windows. What drive? How? This is the most frustrating thing I’ve dealt with in awhile.

volkgren · Jun 5, 2018

The first part of this short video shows you how to boot from CD, but you are booting from USB. I think you have that part down. Now, follow the rest of the video to see how to format and clean install Windows 10.

Be sure to only format the drive in which you intend to install Windows on. If you have multiple drives (hard drives/solid state drives) they will show up in this section of the Windows install. For instance, Drive 0 might be your SSD and have several partitions. Drive 1 might be your larger HDD. Only format and delete Drive 0.

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E49IjCMKU4g"][/video]

mattsoccer63 · Jun 5, 2018

Looks like it’s working now. I thought about what you said and I set my display to never go to sleep. I also sat there and watched it haha. I guess if you let the monitor go to sleep it messes things up. Thanks for your help. I might be back for more help hahaha.

volkgren · Jun 5, 2018

Alright, glad to hear it.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 5, 2018

Okay we have a problem. I deleted all the files before I read this (WHY DIDNT THEY PUT THIS FIRST?!?!?!) (Do not delete any partitions showing that are on the USB flash drive you are using to install windows from, if it shows up in the list of partition information. All others may be deleted unless you still have other drives connected.) so now I’m stuck on the purple screen on boot up with nothing on the USB. I’m stuck....

volkgren · Jun 5, 2018

mattsoccer63 :

So you don't have any other OS installation media to use that has Windows 10 or maybe Linux on it?

mattsoccer63 · Jun 5, 2018

Uhhh I have a windows 10 CD that came with the computer. So I took out the USB put in the windows 10 disk and restarted. And apparently it worked... but I still have the same custom screensaver I had before the wipe but nothing else... weird?

volkgren · Jun 5, 2018

If you already reinstalled and used your Microsoft account during installation that may why you see your old screensaver. It will keep backgrounds and some other personalization settings.

mattsoccer63 · Jun 6, 2018

Everything works great after clean windows install. I gotta thank you again for all the help!

DSzymborski · Jun 6, 2018

mattsoccer63 :

I bet you always do fresh installs for now on when upgrading!

Glad to hear that everything's working for you now.

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