Did i install my Asus GTX 980 STRIX Correctly ?

[Fjolltzu]

So i got it yesterday and hooked it up today and im not sure if i connected the cables from the card to the PSU correctly but everything is working fine except that im not getting as good of a performance as i should get judging by other peoples videos and benchmarks. My specs are
I7 3770K, ASUS GTX 980 STRIX, 8gb of kingston hyperX, PSU is chieftec CFT 650 14CS, and motherboard is Asus P8Z77-V LX

 

[Fjolltzu]

I'm not 100% sure however getting a higher end PSU for a high end system is recommended...

What are your settings for Crysis?

How are you doing in other games?

Did you turn off Vsync

I never have V sync on. Crysis 3 maxed out so everything maxed and msaa x8 and have not really tested any other games except GTA 5 and that did not run aswell as it did for people with the same CPU and graphics card

 

[Fjolltzu]

may as well go evga g2 with a 10 year warrantee top quality build platform .. or there new v1 [same seasonis km3 ]


dude look at all the threads with the 900 cards and low performance issues reported - seems like a common thing

and those benches you check things on were the same old z77 and ive chips ??

Not sure about the motherboards but same cpu as mine was used in several videos i saw and alot of stuttering with GTA V

 

[mr91]

may as well go evga g2 with a 10 year warrantee top quality build platform .. or there new v1 [same seasonis km3 ]


dude look at all the threads with the 900 cards and low performance issues reported - seems like a common thing

and those benches you check things on were the same old z77 and ive chips ??

Not sure about the motherboards but same cpu as mine was used in several videos i saw and alot of stuttering with GTA V

I game @ 1440p and I can't remember what my 1080p results when when I did testing with a 980

 

[junkeymonkey]

well that's the thing no 2 systems will run alike .. also I think NVidia drivers are at issue so try some of the older drivers that were released for the card
just because its a new driver don't mean its the best .. also some older chipset do have compatibility issues with these new cards - be sure you boards bios is fully up to date ...

read the drivers release notes from NVidia to see if anything is reported in them as known issues /fixes/ install / uninstall info / not supported things , ect , and what ever for each driver

never hurts to go back and start over installing the card maybe something did not go right the first time ?

 

[mr91]

Just tested Crysis 3 very high 8 X MSaa @ 1080p... I'm getting around 90 fps average max of 115 and a min of 58 this is in a random part of the game.

You should be getting around 60 fps average with min of 35 and a max of about 80.

These are rough estimates however a solid 30 shouldn't be happening

 

[mr91]

I have a Titan X and a overclocked 4790k...

 

[Fjolltzu]

Just tested Crysis 3 very high 8 X MSaa @ 1080p... I'm getting around 90 fps average max of 115 and a min of 58 this is in a random part of the game.

You should be getting around 60 fps average with min of 35 and a max of about 80.

These are rough estimates however a solid 30 shouldn't be happening

Its average 30....And my I7 is over clocked

 

[Fjolltzu]

I have a Titan X and a overclocked 4790k...

I deleted all the old drivers because i read that could mess shit up. Testing again now

 

[mr91]

There are levels that are more demanding however i think you need to try changing the PSU and if that does't help let us know and we can continue troubleshooting.

The PSU you have is not good enough for your overclocked gpu and cpu....

 

[Fjolltzu]

I have a Titan X and a overclocked 4790k...

And yes i had new drivers installed aswell

 

[junkeymonkey]

I stumbled across this from msi

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=253346.0


I googled around your board and these cards and don't see anything suspect or issue wise with it ??

 

[mr91]

I have a Titan X and a overclocked 4790k...

And yes i had new drivers installed aswell

You could try the DDU tool from Guru3d however as I said earlier try another psu...

 

[junkeymonkey]

I anit too hip on them 3ed party driver programs nothing wrong doing it the NVidia way at all its never failed me yet in 14 years - this is why im say read the drivers release notes on whats proper and whats supported or not

 

[mr91]

This is a removal tool, maybe the OP had another graphics card in the system before the 980. " there is nothing wrong with using the program"

I've also been an enthusiast for a long time.. " Over 14 years" lol My first flagship was the 9700 pro in 2002.

 

[Fjolltzu]

I have a Titan X and a overclocked 4790k...

I might go to my local PC store and ask around a little bit about what could be good. I know them and they are trustworthy people

 

[Fjolltzu]

This is a removal tool, maybe the OP had another graphics card in the system before the 980. " there is nothing wrong with using the program"

I've also been an enthusiast for a long time.. " Over 14 years" lol My first flagship was the 9700 pro in 2002.

Yes i had a GTX 680

 

[Fjolltzu]

This is a removal tool, maybe the OP had another graphics card in the system before the 980. " there is nothing wrong with using the program"

I've also been an enthusiast for a long time.. " Over 14 years" lol My first flagship was the 9700 pro in 2002.

Is it necessary to be in safe mode ?

 

[mr91]

680 uses slightly more power than the 980 - Did you have any problems with the 680?

 

[Fjolltzu]

680 uses slightly more power than the 980 - Did you have any problems with the 680?

From what i have read the 680 uses less than the 980 strix

 

[mr91]

I didn't use safe mode the other day but it's safer... lol

 

[junkeymonkey]

well most first timers who goof things up resort to programs like ddu and show up here at toms for help [ lol]

that's a common thing you see in these card issues threads .. they did everything but whats stated in the drivers release notes .. hmmm...

 

[mr91]

well most first timers who goof things up resort to programs like ddu and show up here at toms for help [ lol]

that's a common thing you see in these card issues threads .. they did everything but whats stated in the drivers release notes .. hmmm...

The driver removal tool has helped people here.

 

[mr91]

What do you keep refering to the driver release notes??

We both know how to install and remove drivers.
We also know how to do a clean install without DDU.

 

[mr91]

[strike][/strike]I used the ddu for the first time in years a few days ago.... No harm done...

 

[junkeymonkey]

I guess that's why I answer and not need to ask for help ??

''We both know how to install and remove drivers.'' I guess not seeing ''you'' got to use that ddu thing ,right ???
what about device manager ? ever use that ??