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Does anybody know why I might be getting poor performance in games even though neither my CPU nor my GPU are maxing out, or even close to it? I just got a new motherboard/CPU (although admittedly the CPU isn't too beefy and is more of a stopgap until I can afford a better one for the new socket, this happened due to poor planning on my part) and reinstalled windows and suddenly my performance is pretty terrible even though I have extremely similar specs to my old computer.
The system has a GTX970, and an intel G3450 @ 3.6GHz. All the power cables are properly installed and all drivers are properly downloaded.
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>>55789211
What the fuck do you consider "poor performance"?
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>>55789256
After launching overwatch/ARMA3/a couple other more modern games and getting like 10FPS, I booted up tf2 and got 40-60FPS with dips down to 5-15 occasionally
Contrasted to the 570FPS I used to get in tf2, this is concerning
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>>55789274
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seriously, you either have some fucked up drivers, overheating issues, or a bitcoin mining virus
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>>55789274
>>55789256
>>55789211
>>>/v/
Christ, /g/ you are going to keep this thread afloat as you let the AI thread get pruned with 4 replies.
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>>55789274
>ARMA3
Well that's an easy one, it requires an i5 at minimum because it need a full core to itself.
As for the rest, yeah it's probably a botched driver like >>55789294 said.
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>>55789311
better than the steam begging thread, plug thread, shaving thread, etc
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>>55789338
Not the point and you know it.
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>>55789325
>>55789294
That's strange. I downloaded the driver via the geForce experience app. I'm not sure how the driver could be faulty.
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>>55789388
>geForce experience app
lol
Always get drives straight from the support page on their website. Also, try using a driver a few versions back. Mine updated and I was getting slowdowns on BF4 despite being able to easily play it at 60FPS on ultra settings. Turned out to be a fucked driver.
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>>55789412
You know that the geForce program is bundled with the drivers and is used to keep them updated, right?
Trying an older driver now.
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>>55789553
And Catalyst is bundled with AMD drivers but that doesn't mean both programs aren't shit.
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>>55789574
Alright so interestingly enough, I realized that my computer's clock was set a day in advance and now that I've rectified it everything is running MUCH better. I'm still only getting ~120-130FPS instead of the regular hundreds, but it's a lot better.
Still going to try the older drivers once they've finished downloading.
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>>55789631
My mind is actually boggled by how much of an improvement fixing my computer's time settings caused. Why the fuck would anything so minor cause such a large shift in performance?
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