fps drops. possible psu problem?

[nopatienc3]

currently running a i7 6700 3.4, xfx radeon r9 390 8 gigs ddr5, 16 gigs ddr 4, asus b150 pro gaming auro mobo, with a 650 watt bronze thermaltake smart series. with that being said, i was playing tom clancys the division this past weekend and could not figure out why i was capping at like 60-61 fps with no frame cap and i would see dips into the 20s. this was just with medium/high settings. h1z1 with everything on ultra, with vsync im getting on average like 45 fps in cities. im just trying to figure out whats going on or if this pc is performing as it should. thanks for any help in advance!

 

[dylanestrada]

What are your GPU temps like when you're playing?

 

[nopatienc3]

What are your GPU temps like when you're playing?

my idle temp is 35c
running H!Z1 on ultra without vsync i had seen 26 fps in a high population area and a max of 100 fps out in the wilderness.with almost 100% gpu load all the time

my average temp while playing is 72*c.

 

[nopatienc3]

i wanted to say as well, i am running 1920x1080.

 

[dylanestrada]

Is that 6700 the non-k version? Also the fact that your GPU is hitting over 70 degrees may be causing thermal throttling.

 

[nopatienc3]

Is that 6700 the non-k version? Also the fact that your GPU is hitting over 70 degrees may be causing thermal throttling.

correct. it is the non k version or "locked" version. i know its a typical reply but i have seen other sites stating that the 70 degrees was pretty typical with the r9 300 series. an xfx employee even went as far as stating that they could run 95 degrees for prolonged periods of time.

 

[nopatienc3]

this is the second r9 390 ive had. the first i had to take back to microcenter due to it only running at 4 gigs. now this one is having all of these issues. im strongly debating on just returning this and going with a geforce.

 

[dylanestrada]

What refresh rate does your monitor have?

Also, what is your FPS on ultra with v-sync turned off?

 

[nopatienc3]

i have a 60 hz monitor and the fps on ultra with no vsync is 26 in populated areas and around 100 fps in non populated areas

 

[dylanestrada]

You literally can't get more than 60 fps, because your monitor is capped at 60 with its refresh rate.

This sounds like your CPU is having a hard time doing the work, you should monitor your CPU usage while playing in-game.

 

[nopatienc3]

yea i have seen the cpu usage up between 90 and 100% you think going to an i7 6700k would be a big improvement with no OC?

 

[dylanestrada]

That, or even just switching to a 6600k, but if you're in the mood for upgrading then I would go ahead and get my moneys worth and just bump up to the i7.

 

[nopatienc3]

thanks alot . i built the pc only a week and a half ago and its been frustrating the shit out of me. ill just return the i7 and upgrade to the K since it will only be another 50 bucks.

 

[dylanestrada]

Those i7s are usually good performers, I'm guessing that you just got a bum chip. If you get the k version and overclock it a decent amount, you're going to see an exceptional difference in performance.

 

[nopatienc3]

went and picked up the 6700k today and tested for about an hour on h1z1 and ran futuremark 11 basic. everything on ultra + vsync and ambient occlusion im getting 60+fps in populated areas. MASSIVE improvement. temp maxxed out at 65c running futuremark with a cooler master hyper 212 evo. thanks again for all of the help!

 

[dylanestrada]

Awesome mate