Question CPU usage drops mid-game causing FPS to drop to ~1-4 despite temps never exceeding 61C ?

[IzyaboiConnor]

This has been a reoccurring problem for me for as long as I've had this PC. Sometimes the issue above happens and doesn't go away for months and then I never experience it again until some other time.



In any game, no matter the graphics settings (everything from roblox to Overwatch 2 experiences this same issue), the game will go on just fine until in about 1 minute the FPS suddenly crashes down from the high hundreds all the way from 1-4fps for about 10 seconds before jolting back to normal speeds. Google searching this problem tells me that it's overheating but my temperature never exceeds 61C while playing the most graphically intense game I play (Overwatch 2).



It would be easier to list the things I HAVEN'T tried trying to fix this problem that's been happening on and off for years now.

I have not tried:

-Tearing apart my PC and replacing the CPU

-Running an overclock

-Getting another PSU

-Getting another GPU

Everything else from changing the power options to sfc /scannow to changing and disabling some settings in the BIOS (Global C State disabled, Power Supply Idle Control to Typical etc.), I've tried already to no avail

I'm running on Windows 11 and here are my specs:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Motherboard: BIOSTAR Group B550MH

RAM: 16gb

GPU: Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti

 

[Vic 40]

You have the latest version of the bios?

See your motherboard has different versions, so make sure you look for what version you have, afaik on the left bottom corner.
https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=987#download
for the "how to", read the manual, same link.

What psu? =maker+model+wattage.

You could run UBM and link the results, this is an easy way to see what is actually in the pc and get some extra info like how old the bios is.

 

[IzyaboiConnor]

You have the latest version of the bios?

See your motherboard has different versions, so make sure you look for what version you have, afaik on the left bottom corner.
https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=987#download
for the "how to", read the manual, same link.

What psu? =maker+model+wattage.

You could run UBM and link the results, this is an easy way to see what is actually in the pc and get some extra info like how old the bios is.

Thank you for the reply. No I have not checked the BIOS itself but I'll get to it and get back to you if it works or not.

As for UBM, here's what it says on my specs:

Motherboard	Biostar B550MH (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200907
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '23 at 04:35
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	16%

And for the PSU, it is a Xigmatek Minotaur 550W PSU. (I don't know if this helps but my PC is a pre built so I didn't know the PSU until I had to google it)

 

[Vic 40]

I'd rather had a link to the results, but see already that your bios is out of date. See that your memory runs at an odd speed as well.

Not a psu i would use, mostly because unknown to me, but in this tierlist is it tier B (speculative) which should be fine.

 

[IzyaboiConnor]

Thank you for the support. It seems that an old BIOS was the culprit all along. Haven't had any FPS drops since updating it

 

[Vic 40]

Good to hear that the update did the trick. Make sure to enable XMP/DOCP again after that, makes the ram run at rated specs.