Question Bad Performance on GTX 980

[PC_Gamer002]

Hey guys,

So i have a GTX 980 that is performing terribly on basically all my games.

For reference, my setup is this:

• i7 6700k
• GTX 980
• 16gb 3200Mhz Ram
• Asus Maximus VIII Hero Motherboard

In Destiny 2, im getting 40 fps on Medium, in Monster Hunter World Im lucky to be getting 25 fps on low, and on any other reasonably AAA game, im lucky to be getting 30 fps... I know as a fact the GTX 980 should be performing better than this..

Can anyone help please

Thanks

 

[jeremyj_83]

but even still, how would a psu affect fps in game? 650W is sufficient enough, the only thing that lesser quality parts would do is make it less reliable...

If the PSU isn't able to supply enough power to the GPU then performance will suffer. For a single GPU setup without any overclocking a 650W PSU should almost always be enough. Your temps also don't seem to be crazy enough that you are being thermally throttled, so I don't think reapplying thermal paste will do anything.