[SOLVED] Bad GPU performance after switching to an SSD

[psychicide]

hi,
a while ago i made a post here about buying an ssd. i've gone ahead and done it, and... wow, that's quite a big difference. from 10 minute boot time to ~10 seconds. however, since switching to loading windows 10 off an ssd, games haven't been running very well. i'm not sure why this is because game that would run great before the switch (doom eternal, immortals: fenyx, destiny 2, aaa games) haven't been running very well since. from 120+ fps before, to 20-40 now. it seems to only affect some games? i really don't know what's going on. i'm pretty sure that my gpu is the problem, since it goes up to 100% some of the time in games which it never used to do before. i've also installed (and reinstalled) what i think are the correct drivers, so i'm not sure if it's a driver issue, bios issue, idk.

my specs for reference:
RTX 2060
i7-9700k
Corsair VENGEANCE RGB (16gb, 3600mhz)
MSI Z390 A-PRO
HDD: some junker off of ebay, i don't think it's relevant although it's 4tb
SSD: Sabrent Rocket Q (500gb)

less relevant specs:
g502
Corsair K95 RGB Platinum
g433
NZXT H510
Lenovo monitor (again, off ebay haha)

thanks for the help... i really hope i can figure out what's going on, right now i'm kinda limited to lightweight games like osu!, minecraft, cockatrice, etc.

 

[psychicide]

Doing an userbenchmark test would help whats faulty, you did a fresh windows install, all drivers up to date, no heating issues, but maybe a faulty SSD?
The benchmark tests all your system, it will tell which one is killing the PC

it helped a little...

UserBenchmarks: Game 76%, Desk 104%, Work 73%
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K - 103.3%
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 - 68%
SSD: Sabrent Rocket Q 500GB - 204.7%
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013) - 74.3%
RAM: Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB - 110.8%
MBD: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

my gpu is not pulling its weight. expected is wayy higher than 68%. maybe i should oc the card? idk.

 

[helper800]

What is the exact make and model of PSU you are using for your build? Is seems like your GPU is severely underperforming. This could be because it is not getting the power it needs. You could also make sure that all PCIe connectors are firmly attached to both the graphics card the the PSU. I would also reseat your graphics card, sometimes this solves some issues.

 

[psychicide]

What is the exact make and model of PSU you are using for your build? Is seems like your GPU is severely underperforming. This could be because it is not getting the power it needs. You could also make sure that all PCIe connectors are firmly attached to both the graphics card the the PSU. I would also reseat your graphics card, sometimes this solves some issues.

i don't have the psu box anymore. i think it's like an evga 500w bronze or something? i apologize, i'm not sure about the specifics. i'll reseat the card and cables right now and see if that helps.

edit: i just remembered how i couldn't take my card out when i waHOLY <Mod Edit> when i was putting in my ssd i was really trying to take the card out, but i couldn't! i ended up maneuvering around it! could it have possibly gotten damaged / moved during that installation?

 

[helper800]

i don't have the psu box anymore. i think it's like an evga 500w bronze or something? i apologize, i'm not sure about the specifics. i'll reseat the card and cables right now and see if that helps.

edit: i just remembered how i couldn't take my card out when i waHOLY <Mod Edit> when i was putting in my ssd i was really trying to take the card out, but i couldn't! i ended up maneuvering around it! could it have possibly gotten damaged / moved during that installation?

You need to unhook the graphics card from the motherboard slot. Typically you need to push down firmly on a latch to release it from the motherboard. You also need to unscrew it from the case bracket. You also need to make sure that the SSD you installed, NVMe I am assuming, is not shorting on the card as well.

 

[drivinfast247]

it helped a little...

UserBenchmarks: Game 76%, Desk 104%, Work 73%
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K - 103.3%
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 - 68%
SSD: Sabrent Rocket Q 500GB - 204.7%
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013) - 74.3%
RAM: Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB - 110.8%
MBD: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

my gpu is not pulling its weight. expected is wayy higher than 68%. maybe i should oc the card? idk.

Link the actual results here

 

[psychicide]

Link the actual results here

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/41532948
here you go.

 

[psychicide]

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/41534691

i reseated it. thanks for the extended help guys, i'm soo happy right now! )))))))))))

 

[psychicide]

damn runescape on 300fps a whole different game 0_0

 

[yeetbucket]

damn runescape on 300fps a whole different game 0_0

Im so happy you fixed your problem. Have fun gaming!