Disappointing framerates with gtx 970

[hjmhkh]

I recently bought a ASUS Strix GTX 970 OC 4GB card and I have a i5 3340 @ 3.3 ghz.
I feel like some games should run at higher fps on this upgrade from a gtx 650, they are playable sure, but it's more the point of figuring out if there is an issue somewhere of if I'm just expecting too much from the card.

Games like borderlands 2 drops to around 35 fps alot of the time, even with physx on low with the rest maxed out.
Arkham City rests between 50 - 65 even when I put everything on low.
I tested dragon age origins too as I expected it to run at quite a high fps given how old it was, but it goes to about 115 fps.

yes these are all playable, but this is to check if there is an issue, I'm expecting too much, or these games are horribly optimised.

Thanks in advance

 

[FreshRestart]

That doesn't sound normal. What is the GPU temperatures? Do you have the latest driver version installed?

 

[hjmhkh]

My temps are around 63 degrees when under load, 29 when not.
and yes i have the latest drivers.

 

[FreshRestart]

What is the make and model of your PSU?

 

[hjmhkh]

Corsair CX 600W

 

[FreshRestart]

CX PSUs are not of very good quality, it could be the culprit here.

 

[hjmhkh]

the voltage going through my gpu is steady according to GPU tweak. And how can A PSU affect performance, there is plenty on the 12v rail to power the card..

 

[FreshRestart]

It has low quality capacitors and its performance suffer under heavy stress.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx
"So there you have its an cheap PSU made and meant for non stressfull tasks like your basic office/media/web browsing PC´s, it does not belong in any kind of mid or high end gaming and/or overclocking PC and anyone that thinks and recommends it for those types of PC´s stop it."

 

[hjmhkh]

I'm struggling to believe that my PSU is causing lower than expected performance

 

[hjmhkh]

My GPU hits 98% usage, surely if the PSU limited it, it would not go that high?

 

[FreshRestart]

Does is it upclock properly during games?

 

[hjmhkh]

meaning?

 

[17seconds]

What kind of Antialiasing settings do you have applied?
Do you have VSync or Adaptive VSync turned on?

There is no way you should be playing Borderlands 2 with the PhysX on low, just my opinion. I would be focusing on your individual game settings, rather than assuming there's some sort of defect going on.

 

[Outlander_04]

What operating system are you using?

 

[hjmhkh]

well for borderlands the only AA option is FX AA and I have it on.
Vsync is off
and i'm using Windows 8.1.

So my PSU isn't causing anything?
Am i just expecting too much? I also heard PhysX was kinda broken for everyone

 

[hjmhkh]

I put everything on the lowest possible setting for borderlands 2 and it still drops to 35 fps in places and frequently below 60

 

[RafaSimpsons]

First of all, what's your CPU and RAM?
Edit:Sorry didnt read it was an i5.

 

[hjmhkh]

And I have 16gb of no name RAM

 

[RafaSimpsons]

Of no name RAM???

 

[hjmhkh]

where as GTA V nearly maxed with 2x msaa runs at 70 - 80 fps all the time. I'm getting so confused and fed up

 

[grugus]

What is your CPU usage at when not gaming?

 

[hjmhkh]

As in it's just generic ram that came with a prebuild

 

[hjmhkh]

and my cpu around 10% when idle

 

[tiny voices]

YEs, poor quality PSUs can cause issues like this. The CX units are not very good. I would replace it as a safety measure for your PC.

 

[hjmhkh]

Damn, i just bought the psu to go with the gpu