Hi all, I recently built a new system and had a question regarding the graphics performance. I am playing Rift currently (mmorpg) and the game looks beautiful on Ultra settings. I get 40-50 fps in crowded areas like the main city and 60-70 or higher in other areas of the game.
However, after playing for a few hours, it seems that my fps decreases. I go down to high 20's-30's in the crowded areas and 30's-40's in other areas. After I noticed this, I rebooted my system and I was back up to the great framerates I mentioned above.
Is this due to high CPU/GPU temperatures under load for so long? (I don't have a system monitor to tell me the temps, but I can get one if there is something recommended. But hope my question can be answered generically.) Or is it possible that Rift has a memory leak or something (I heard this term related to other games I've played, but never quite understood what it mean, so just throwing it out there).
Below are my system specs. Note that I am currently using the stock CPU cooler. When I get brave enough to try OC'ing I will upgrade to something better.
Cooler Master HAF X Case
EVGA Superclocked GTX 570
i5-2500k (stock cooler)
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
G.Skill Ribjaw X Series DDR3 1600 (CL8)
Corsair CMPSU-850HX
However, after playing for a few hours, it seems that my fps decreases. I go down to high 20's-30's in the crowded areas and 30's-40's in other areas. After I noticed this, I rebooted my system and I was back up to the great framerates I mentioned above.
Is this due to high CPU/GPU temperatures under load for so long? (I don't have a system monitor to tell me the temps, but I can get one if there is something recommended. But hope my question can be answered generically.) Or is it possible that Rift has a memory leak or something (I heard this term related to other games I've played, but never quite understood what it mean, so just throwing it out there).
Below are my system specs. Note that I am currently using the stock CPU cooler. When I get brave enough to try OC'ing I will upgrade to something better.
Cooler Master HAF X Case
EVGA Superclocked GTX 570
i5-2500k (stock cooler)
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
G.Skill Ribjaw X Series DDR3 1600 (CL8)
Corsair CMPSU-850HX