Radeon 6850 running sloww in games

[Baggysmurf]

I recently installed a Radeon 6850 and now i'm finding my games lag.

Here are my specs:

AMD FX 4100 (Bulldozer) Processor @ 3.6Ghz
8Gb DDR3 Ram
MSI G31M3-L V2 Dual Channel Motherboard
AMD Radeon HD 6850

I have enough in my system to run games but I'm getting a lot of lag since installing this card.
Anyone have any ideas?

 

[netops07]

What card did you have before? Did you completely uninstall the prvious video drivers with drive sweeper? Did you get the latest video card drivers from the ATI website?

 

[Baggysmurf]

What card did you have before? Did you completely uninstall the prvious video drivers with drive sweeper? Did you get the latest video card drivers from the ATI website?

When I changed cards I was cleaning up my system and decided to reformat my drive and re-install Windows 7. I installed the latest catalyst drivers for the Radeon card.

 

[kajabla]

How are the temperatures under load?

 

[Baggysmurf]

Core temps are 38 idle and 61 under load

 

[simon12]

Your motherboard is socket 775 and your CPU is AM3+?

 

[Baggysmurf]

You know...I wondered about that but the computer store who sold me this stuff told me it would match up.

 

[trogdor796]

Power supply? Need the brand, wattage, and amps on the 12v rails if possible, this can all be found on the label, which is located on the power supply.

 

[kajabla]

The core temp probably refers to the CPU. What's important here is the GPU temp.

 

[Baggysmurf]

Power supply? Need the brand, wattage, and amps on the 12v rails if possible, this can all be found on the label, which is located on the power supply.

I don't understand what the power supply would have to do with this. I't a 500 watt supply that is new and working fine. I don't want to sound rude but I don't see what the brand name has to do with it.

 

[Baggysmurf]

The core temp probably refers to the CPU. What's important here is the GPU temp.

I'm not sure how to check the load temp of the GPU.

 

[Baggysmurf]

Your motherboard is socket 775 and your CPU is AM3+?

I'm an idiot who stands corrected. I looked at the box and not the board itself.

The board is MSI 970A-G45

 

[kajabla]

The brand of the PSU is very important, actually. The PSU is generally considered (or should be) the most important piece of hardware in any build. A no-name PSU can actually damage your other components with voltage fluctuations, and some can actually explode. We need to know what yours is.
Get MSI Afterburner. It has a stress tester that will display the GPU's temperature while pushing your card just about to its limit.

 

[Baggysmurf]

The brand of the PSU is very important, actually. The PSU is generally considered (or should be) the most important piece of hardware in any build. A no-name PSU can actually damage your other components with voltage fluctuations, and some can actually explode. We need to know what yours is.
Get MSI Afterburner. It has a stress tester that will display the GPU's temperature while pushing your card just about to its limit.

I remembered a program I know of called Furmark. I ran a test on that. It ran for 15 minutes at 99% load and the temp was steady at 66c-68c.

 

[kajabla]

That shouldn't be a problem, then. How about the 4100? Run Prime95 for 15 minutes or so and leave Speedfan or HWMonitor open.