Poor Gaming Performance

smarteyeball said:

I'd also err on the side it being a mobo issue.

As a test - have you tried the card in the 2nd PCI-E slot? (rule out a dodgy slot)



And if you don't use Express Gate - turn it off in.

Yea I'm kind of thinking it's the mobo, will probably call Asus on Monday to sort out an RMA. I did try to fit the card into the second slot but what with the e-sata cables and the bottom mounted psu, the space is too tight for a double hight card...in any case if the slot is broken then I would still RMA the board as it is effectively broken. Also I might well turn off Express Gate as I don't use it but it's pretty likely it's a side issue to the main trouble with performance. Finally, the issue of the system giving a BSOD at start up if on the latest BIOS with X.M.P enabled is the final pointer for me that the board is cooked, as its a pretty popular mobo and from my searches I couldn't find anybody else with the problem.

The 4870x2 I had before was also hopeless, I couldn't get a single game to work without serious glitching or terrible stuttering/bad fps. This is why I can only assume the GTX 580 is fine; it can't be that every GPU in the world is broken lol.

Solarstarshines said:

GPU might not be broken but seems like the name brand choice in boards might be the downfall every tryed using another brand sometime reviews are not always what they seem

I'm not quite sure what you mean, are you talking about the mobo brand or the GPU brand? The mobo is Asus and the video card is Nivida/Inno3D...the GPU before that was ATi/PowerColor.

The GTX 580 is so new that pretty much all of them a reference cards, bog standard design.

TacticalTimbo said:

Yea I'm kind of thinking it's the mobo, will probably call Asus on Monday to sort out an RMA.

Even if it isn't the board, you'll at least eliminate another variable. Good luck with the process. Hopefully you'll get a quick turnaround and it will sort your issues out.

Solarstarshines said:

but the mainboard im always hearing something about Asus always being rma or defective

I wouldn't say always. My current board is perfectly fine.

Along with Asus, there are also plenty of defective Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock, EVG, XFX etc boards as well.

It's luck of the draw really.

Solarstarshines said:

I mean the mainboard i see alot of issues with Asus boards on here the gpu is still really new as well im still ironing out my new gpu but the mainboard im always hearing something about Asus always being rma or defective

Right, motherboard has been sent back and they've confirmed it to be faulty, trouble is they don't have it in stock. Good news is I can go for a different board and pay/receive the difference.

What would you (and anybody else) recommend?

I'm a big Gigabyte fan, and it really has performed well for me - check out my specs.

Oh well made my choice, decided on the Rampage III...yea I know it's another Asus but I thought what the hell might as well give it a go, plus I love the looks.

I've always bought Asus mainboards. The first one in 1998 had a voltage problem and was RMAd with no problems on the replacement nor any board since. The Asus P6T I have now has been trouble free.

Like smarteyeball said, luck of the draw and you can find problems with all brands and with most all models.