Specs:
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 Rev 1.0 latest BIOS
CPU: AMD FX-6100 cooled with Coolermaster AIO water cooling (2 120mm fan radiotor)
GPU: XFX R9 280 3GB
RAM: 2x 4GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz DDR3
PSU: Corsair 500 CX.
OS: Win 7 Pro X64
So my problems started when i installed Windows 10 in the beginning. the GPU would never exceed pcie 2 X8 in any situation and the games would crash after 10min (Temps were good, CPU 30 and GPU 45).
Since the motherboard is so old I decided to install Windows 7 Since it was made for it. Right of the bat the GPU is was running at Pcie 2 x16 without any problems at all, however the games would still crash after about 10 minutes but after some digging in the AMD forum I found that if I underclocked The GPU everything will work fine and indeed it worked.
But my happiness was short lived, after monitoring the system with MSI afterburner OSD and AMDs own OSD I noticed that the CPU and GPU would never go over 50 percent in any game, despite low FPS. Only in synthetic benchmarks like Prime 95 and MSI Kombustor the system would utilize everything to the max with good Temps and no crash.
I've tested the RAM with memtest and everything was OK. But I switched to my GFs RAM which is working just to be sure and still the same results.
I've now reached a point where I don't know what to try anymore. So if you guys have any idea or any tips I'd happily try them.
Thanks in advance.
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 Rev 1.0 latest BIOS
CPU: AMD FX-6100 cooled with Coolermaster AIO water cooling (2 120mm fan radiotor)
GPU: XFX R9 280 3GB
RAM: 2x 4GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz DDR3
PSU: Corsair 500 CX.
OS: Win 7 Pro X64
So my problems started when i installed Windows 10 in the beginning. the GPU would never exceed pcie 2 X8 in any situation and the games would crash after 10min (Temps were good, CPU 30 and GPU 45).
Since the motherboard is so old I decided to install Windows 7 Since it was made for it. Right of the bat the GPU is was running at Pcie 2 x16 without any problems at all, however the games would still crash after about 10 minutes but after some digging in the AMD forum I found that if I underclocked The GPU everything will work fine and indeed it worked.
But my happiness was short lived, after monitoring the system with MSI afterburner OSD and AMDs own OSD I noticed that the CPU and GPU would never go over 50 percent in any game, despite low FPS. Only in synthetic benchmarks like Prime 95 and MSI Kombustor the system would utilize everything to the max with good Temps and no crash.
I've tested the RAM with memtest and everything was OK. But I switched to my GFs RAM which is working just to be sure and still the same results.
I've now reached a point where I don't know what to try anymore. So if you guys have any idea or any tips I'd happily try them.
Thanks in advance.