Frame rate drop in all Games - EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti FTW

olotr

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May 23, 2014
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I got this GPU 4 months ago. I've played Borderlands 2, CIV 5, GTA V, GTA IV and usually got an average of about 40fps+ in game, and more on the main menu.

But just yesterday the frame rate has been cut in half or even more. I have the latest updates for my mobo and CPU plus I even uninstalled and reinstalled the Nvidia Drivers but to no avail. Before this FPS drop happened I had my Nvidia Geforce Experience settings to Optimal and had 40fps+ on these games.

Though I did try installing a hard drive to my computer and might've moved the GPU fan/heat sink. I'm not sure if this is a thermal paste and/or heat sink issue. If it is how can I fix it properly?
 

clutchc

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It would be pretty hard to dislodge the heat sink from the GPU. It is probably held on with 4 bolts. Take the card out and examine it closely. when you put it back in, be sure the fan(s) are spinning. The thermal paste should not be an issue that would cause sudden frame rate drop unless the GPU was getting too hot and throttling. Check temps to be sure that isn't the case.