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  1. judicandus

    Question Performance not as expected (I3-4330 & 4GB RAM)

    Hi everyone, first post here at Tom's Hardware. So, I built my first PC even though I still need some hardware. This is what I got so far: Kolink PSU 600W; ZSUS (not asus) H81 LGA 1150 Motherboard from Aliexpress; I3-4330 3.5Ghz; iGPU (HD 4600) 4GB RAM DDR3 from Kingston running at 1066 Mhz...
  2. anonymouseguy

    Question Should I go 1080p or 1440p

    I pretty much only play Valorant on my HP Omen laptop - 144hz 1920x1080p monitor [RTX 4050 laptop,i5-13420H] <- click for specs. I get 200-250fps consistently with my settings and GPU utilization sits around 40-55% (measured in a DM) with high CPU utilization around 90-100% as expected from a...
  3. P

    Question Trying to get help with my previous thread look there for more info

    4 months later still am having the same issues as before can update valorant but get stuck on main loading screen (before the wait/main server whatever you wanna call it), Riot support and my isp (brightspeed) still just say its the other parties issue, looking for some other options or ideas to...
  4. pankajpatidar

    Question Valorant packet loss issue: ISP not able to figure out what's causing it ?

    Hello Everyone, I have packet loss problem in the Valorant Game. My Ping is about 26ms to 50ms. I have fiber optic connection and 200mbps connection. My internet is running very well when i am surfing or watching yt or like that i dont feel any issue. Additionally, in the game i don't have any...
  5. hendhp

    Question HELP! Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is not detected after replacing Laptop Chipset

    I have a MSI GS65 RE laptop. A few days ago i blew up the chipset and that made it completey died, so i brought it to repair center and they replaced the chipsetwith the new one. After i got the laptop back, i tried to play Valorant. BUT THERE IS A POP UP MESSAGE THAT WONT LET ME OPEN THE GAME...
  6. Y

    Question Getting lower than expected FPS, particularly in Valorant ?

    I put together my current PC back in September 2023, and as far as I can remember, I never hit the proper FPS margin on valorant with my system compared to literally every benchmark I could find on YouTube with the same specs (the CPU in particular, being that the game is CPU bound). Weirdly...
  7. nxhhl

    Question Valorant fullscreen fps glitch

    Hello, I have a relatively high end build: ryzen 5 7600, rx6750xt, 32gb ddr5 6000 mhz. However, when I first downloaded valorant I was experiencing major fps drops and the client fps is stuck at 6fps. When I go into windowed view the fps then shoots up to 200+ (what I should be getting) and...
  8. J

    Question PC won't boot at all after enabling secure boot in bios.

    So my friend wanted to play Valorant with me and in order to play the game you need to allow it's rather intrusive anti-cheat Riot Vanguard. Long story short, after following several different guides, in an attempt to enable TPM 2.0, in my BIOS (MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard), I...
  9. Nick C.

    Question NVidia Reflex in Valorant On or On + Boost

    Hello everyone, There has been this question I always asked myself and tried my best finding an answer on Reddit, Youtube, Twitter, asking people, but there's no one cohesive answer I got. NVidia Reflex should it be On or On + Boost? I have RTX 3080 & i9-9900k, I play Valorant on a high...
  10. ELECTRITE_69

    Question please help me out

    i recently got a new laptop to play games(it isn't much ik but it'll do just fine for me) its a hp victus with radeon rx5500M and a ryzen 4600h cpu ive been getting screen tearing and frame issues in valorant which should not be happening normally so when i play the game normally(in...
  11. s3rendipity

    Question Low fps on Valorant for a high end pc even on lowest settings, despite trying everything I can think of!

    Hello! I have low fps for a high end pc on Valorant. My friend who has way lower specs than mine has better fps! I can't seem to get above 220 fps on Valorant. I tried everything i can think of, but I'm starting to lose hope in fixing this issue. If anyone could help out, I would appreciate it a...
  12. rainybench

    Question I’m having this problem where some games start crashing suddenly. Pixelated screen then restarts.

    So, my pcs been acting up lately. Everything was fine before but now, games are crashing, YouTube videos aren’t loading etc. mostly, my problems are with games. For example, I start Valorant and it stays on for a few seconds then it suddenly gets pixelated and then restarts the system. I ran...
  13. jaden102lol

    Question low gpu usage in valorant gtx 980ti

    hey there gtx 980ti i3-10100f 16gb 2666 500w power b460m provvdh wifi so i get extreemly low gpu usage on valorant at low settings im talking like less than 20 percent while cpu is at 60+ percent and fps is 200..im seeing benchmarks on yt with the 980 non ti same cpu and ram getting 30+ cpu...
  14. L

    Question [SOLVED] Stuttering with RTX 3060 Ti ?

    Hi There! This is my first post in this website IIRC. I'm kinda lost what to do so i'm just gonna ask here anyway. I just recently upgraded my CPU and Motherboard. Before i did the upgrade everything seems fine not even a single problem come. After the upgrade i found a very noticable frame...
  15. stewuie

    Question slowly climbs to 85 - 86 degrees when hopping into a match of Valorant but slowly chills down to 65-66 degrees?

    Is this completely normal for Intel Stock Coolers and to be expected? I just recently noticed that this happens but after like 3 to 2 minutes of gaming it chills down to 60 to 50 degrees but when it comes to other games it wont do the climb degrees thingy and When idle it's 39 to 43 degrees...
  16. ProSenpai94

    Question Rocket league the worst game ever

    I recently downloaded rocket league from epic games but like every other game it was not working but to double check it i downloaded it again from torrent and it worked fine but with win 32 folder And when I checked the epic games rocket league folder it didn't include win 32 folder. Now the...
  17. aakashpatel007

    Question GIGABYTE G24F2 VS MSI G2412/G2422

    from this two monitors which monitor will be good for valorant csgo and pubg also for movies and good for eyes daily 8-10 hours use also am so confused between matte, glossy and anti glare, non anti-glare people say matte and antiglare are same and good for eye also some say its dull coulors so...
  18. ProSenpai94

    Question Valorant is not working ?

    I download valorant from riot games but it says the error dxd11 feature level 11.0 and shader level 5.0 I tried all the fixes on YouTube and internet plz help me byw I have windows 10 64 bit core i3 2120 128 ssd and 10gb ram no dedicated graphics card integrated graphics plz help me.....
  19. ProSenpai94

    Question Windows is full of contradictions ??

    i have a 64 bit windows 10 pro os . i recently installed a game called rocket league from torrent and when i ran the game it was not working so i tried some fixes like running it as administrator and when i cam across the files of the game there were two folder win64 and win32 as i have 64 bit...
  20. Rebel424

    Question Gpu utilization low when should be high

    Specs: Ryzen 5 5600g 16gb 3600mhz cl18 Asus rtx 3060 oc Samsung 980 500gb Problem: In valorant, I get around 40-50% cpu usage and the gpu usage is much lower when it should be higher. Here is a video in comparison: View...
  21. S

    Question Lower average fps

    Hi guys, So recently about 3 months ago my fps (specifcally on valorant since thats the game I play the most) completley changed. I had major fps changes across the game and my input delay was increased immesly. However sometimes when I've updated windows or some random update like gpu or...
  22. Rebel424

    Question Changing routing to a game server

    I live in Sweden and have some friends who live in asia. I usually play Valorant with them on Bahrain servers and get 109ms ping. But a week ago I started getting 150ms instead. By contacting support I found out that they changed the routing to the servers and were unwilling to change it back...
  23. gsus31

    Question I have low fps on all games (specifically valorant) even on lowest settings but highish end pc, despite trying everything i can think of.

    Hey guys i have low fps on all games (specifically valorant) even on lowest settings, despite trying everything i can think of (including OC gpu) i can't seem to get above 180 fps on valorant, this is a last resort for me... any help will be much appreciated! Can provide userbenchmarks results...
  24. Y

    Question No Audio on AMD Relive Clips unless I restart PC ?

    Usually my instant replays are completely fine and have audio, but after about 2 or 3 consecutive games of VALORANT, suddenly the clips I save all have no audio and will continue having no audio until I restart my whole system. It is really frustrating to know that my potential highlights are...
  25. B

    Question Cannot access BIOS after enabling Secure Boot and clearing CMOS

    Hello everyone, Yesterday I tried downloading Valorant and it required me to enable TPM 2.0 for startup and so I did. I went into my BIOS and enabled it after disabling CSM, but after I did the screen went dead and no signal was being transmitted between my PC and Monitor. After researching I...
  26. rainybench

    Question My GPU is not giving me the frames it should ?

    So, I just got myself a new GPU (RTX 3060) and it is pairing well with my 3600x but when I started playing valorant for the first time, it showed me 170-200 fps on avg maybe even around 250-ish on a good day. I don't know what is wrong with my setup. I tried overclocking it, I tried not to let...
  27. sIdk321112

    Question ISP Routing Issues with Valorant ?

    I used to average around 10-45 Ping max on Valorant, I literally live right next to the servers. I was playing a match one night and outta nowhere I started lagging, When I got off the match I went to the servers lists In Valorant and it showed that my nearest server (Bogota) was at the bottom...
  28. Kuplungúr

    Question 6900XT Red devil acting weird

    Is my 6900XT faulty? Tomorrow I think I will bring it back to the vendor, but here's what's up: I bought this to increase my 4K framerates while playing on tv (changing from 2080S but DDUd everything, all clean, all fine). However from the very first time I installed it it is very strange to...
  29. T

    Question Micro-stuttering in Valorant ?

    So recently i got an issue with my in game Valorant gameplay a few days ago when i was playing a match my game suddenly stutters a lot which never happened before, i dont know what caused these stutters. The stutters sometimes happen in different intensity, I turned on the in game Valorant...
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    Question TPM 2.0 not showing in Windows ?

    so ivebeen trying to figurethis out for 8 months now in order to play valorant you must have tpm 2.0 and secure boot enabled I enabled secure boot no problem Now tpm i have a msi x470 gaming plus motherboard which has on board tpm so i enabled it in bios it says device found and everything...
  31. Z

    Question Help! Unusually low frame rate and gpu / cpu usage in valorant

    I get unusually low frames running valorant, my previous build was as follows : Gpu : Msi geforce rtx 2080ti ventus cpu : ryzen 1600x oc'ed to 4.5 ghz mobo : asus crosshair vi (wifi) ram : corsair vengance 16 gigs at 3200 i used to get around 120 - 140 on low running on 1280x960 increasing...
  32. szbalcsi

    Question Low fps with low CPU and GPU usage

    Hi! I'm experiencing low FPS especially in League of Legends with a decent PC, and I noticed that my CPU is only running at 30% at maximum, and my GPU is running at 10% tops. I also play Valorant and even tho my FPS is fine there (around 200), the GPU usage is also only around 30%-50% and so is...
  33. A

    Question FreeSync on/off / HT on/off

    Hello all, I recently got a new monitor LG UltraGear 27GN750-B 240hz and am a mildly casual player with friends on Valorant. I see that this monitor comes with FreeSync Premium. I would like to know some opinions on if I should have it on or off (using the OSD) I usually don't play at...
  34. bruther

    Question Kernel Power 41 during Valorant game

    Sometimes when I play Valorant my game freezes while making a buzzing noise then my computer restarts. I've already tried doing stress tests and running the game as administrator. I'm assuming the anti-cheat (Vanguard) has something to do with it because it causes all kinds of problems for other...
  35. ZihengZz

    Question FPS is low in Valorant ?

    Hi. My build is Ryzen 7 5800X3D, ROG Strix 3080 12GB and 16GB 3600 ram. I am having 300-400 fps in valorant. While my friend is just rocking a i5-12600 and a 3060, he almost have the same FPS as i have. And when I switch between low and high graphics settings I still get the same FPS. May I know...
  36. I

    Question How do i get network to connect straight to game server ?

    As a South African, my options in online gaming are limited thus causing me to play with an average 160+ ping on EUR servers and 130+ ping on Middle East (Bahrain). One of the games i play is Valorant and FOR NO REASON! >:-(( this happens, View: https://imgur.com/a/s8a9ogW My network...
  37. Kamadoshonen

    Question I upgraded my RAM to 16GB and FPS was good, but now it isn't ?

    My laptop is Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 with 4 GB of dedicated GDDR6 16GB RAM dual channel (upgraded) I used to get 230++ FPS on medium settings in Valorant when I first installed the new RAM (approximately 4 months ago) but now I only get...
  38. R4tch

    Question 6600XT performing worse then my RTX 3050 ?

    Although the title is slightly clickbait, it's not entirely untrue. When building my PC, I made it so that I could get as much frames as I can in Valorant. With my RTX 3050, I could average around 350-400 in gun fights meanwhile 700fps max when I stay still and look at wall in practice range...
  39. Veryrare

    Question BSOD clock watchdog timeout.

    I recently tried to get back into valorant, upon launch it always blue screens my computer with the code clock watchdog timeout. It only happens with valorant. I’m just extremely confused. I’ve gotten the game working on the same system under windows 7 but I need to be on windows 10 for...
  40. TwinDenis

    Question How to ByPass TPM 2.0 Check on a Game in Windows 11?

    Hello, recently I had encountered an issue with the ftpm , it was causing stuttering in games which proved to be an issue in gameplay, as a result I had to disable secure device support in bios, so I lately installed Valorant intending to play and I got an error message about not having TPM 2.0...