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Good specs, lower than average FPS on most new games
Hey guys, I'm in need of some help.. Recently, I've installed a new GPU (GTX 970) and had CPU temp problems, which I've fixed by installing a new cooler. Temps went down from 60 idle to 38-45. Right now, though, I'm having some performance issues. When I play games like Grand Theft Auto V or Wolfenstein The New Order, I'm getting lower than average FPS and stutter. Only about 50 on GTA V going down to 45 with Ultra settings, MSAA on 4x instead of 8x, and all Advanced Graphics off. On Wolfenstein I get 60 with drop downs to 45. On Dragon Age Inquisition I get about only 40-47, when the average is 58 for example.
Specs:
- Intel i7-2600 @ 3.4GHz
- MSI GTX 970 4G
- 8GB RAM DDR3 1333MHz
- INTEL DP67DE
- Energon EPS-750 < Planning to upgrade it
- Standard case, don't know the model, playing without it covered at the moment due to cover not fitting cause of the cooler. < Planning to upgrade it
Things to take notice of:
- Temps are fine, even without the cover on. Max 62 Celsius on both GPU and CPU when playing GTA V.
- 2 pins are broken on the Mobo socket, might be the case.
- I'm pretty sure the FPS should be higher than the ones I'm getting, plus I'm not getting stable performance.
- GPU Usage is 95-99% at all times on Wolfenstein and GTA V for some reason, Wolfenstein isn't a very graphics intense game as GTA V is.
- Power usage is on 50%.
- GPU Fan speeds are on about 50% when gaming.
- RAM usage is 2GB idle, CPU usage about 15% idle.
- Playing on 1080p.
Things I've tried:
- Setting Power Management to Max Performance
- Changing some settings in the Control Panel
- Lowering some settings slightly, no effect
I'm really in a stump... Don't know what to do.