[SOLVED] CSGO fps drop

[westernnn]

Hello everyone, i have a problem with my fps dropping in cs go because everything in the settings is set to the lowest possible and my resolution is 1280x1024.
Intel i3 7100 3.9 ghz
8gb ram
nvidia gtx 1050.
At the begining everything was fine 200-250+ fps consistent, side question could it be the monitor because it's very very old, not even hdmi.

 

[herrwizo]

Probably CPU overheating issue. Check your max CPU temp while gaming. If it exceeds 85C, check if CPU fan is spinning at all, clean the heatsink from dust, eventually reseat it and reapply thermal paste. Check airflow within the case.

EDIT: while you are at it, might as well check CPU usage while gaming. If it is 100% all the time, see which process is taking up valuable resources. Might be antivirus, or even malware of some kind.

 

[spdragoo]

Monitor doesn't affect the actual FPS drop, it only affects how much FPS is shown on the screen. Also, how much of a dip are you getting? If you're "normally" at 200-250FPS, then even dipping down to 175FPS isn't that much of a concern.

Things you'll want to check:
-- monitor your GPU temps during gaming (use MSI Afterburner for that). If your GPU is overheating during gaming, then you'll see the drops when it gets too hot.
-- monitor your CPU temps during gaming. This is the more likely scenario, & again if your CPU is running hot when the FPS drops occur, that's the sign you're looking for.
-- make sure it's not the connection to the game server. Monitor your ping; if your ping shoots up when the drops occur, it's because there's a lag in the connection to the server. Unfortunately, you can have the best low-latency, multi-Gigabit connection to your ISP...but if the server is on a laggy, buggy 50 Mbps connection & you've got 49 other players on the map, your connection is going to be as choppy as someone that's still stuck on 1.5Mbps DSL.

 

[westernnn]

I took my pc to a pc service provider to format it and clean the dust and everything, also i bought a new monitor today even though that's most likely not the problem.What should i do if the problem is still there when i get my pc back, what to do if the cpu and gpu keep overheating

 

[spdragoo]

OK, so it sounds like you've already determined that your CPU and/or GPU are being throttled due to overheating. If that's the case, & you're still getting high temps even after the case is cleaned out, there are a couple of things you can do:

1) How many case fans can your case fit in it, & do you have all of the fan slots filled? I had a couple of hard drives fry themselves years ago because the case had insufficient airflow, so ever since then I've been a bit OCD about having all of my case fan slots filled. If your case can fit 4 fans, make sure you have all 4 fans installed. Case fans are very cheap ($10-20 USD apiece for good ones, more if you want super-fast ones and/or a lot of RGB lighting).
2) Make sure your case isn't locked away. Our old computer desk was a purpose-designed computer desk, including a place to put your mid- or full tower...but it a) had a door that could close & b) the backing for the desk covered up the rear of the tower's compartment, so air could only escape either around the front of the case or through the 2 cable holes in the back. If your case isn't in a place with good airflow, the case fans will only end up pulling in hotter & hotter air. It may be a bit unsightly to have it standing out in the open, but PC towers are like flowers & need lots of (relatively) fresh air.
3) Check the orientation of your CPU cooler & your GPU. If your CPU cooler is blowing its hot air directly onto your GPU, or vice versa, then it's going to be hard to cool your system down. Unfortunately, depending on your case/motherboard layout there may not be much you can do here...but if nothing else see if you can't orient your CPU fan so it's at least blowing directly on the GPU.
4) If all else fails, consider getting an aftermarket cooler for your CPU. The stock cooler is OK, but if it's not keeping your CPU cool it wouldn't hurt to get a better one. You can get a decent one (i.e. one that would allow you to OC an unlocked CPU) for $50USD or so.