from 60 to 5 fps overnight help pls

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went from 60 to 5 fps overnight

specs are intel i3-2100 3.10ghz
8gb ram
geforce gtx 560

all with 30's in temp on idle

i installed a windows update and a java program and thats about it .
any help is apriciated

 

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yea its registrering other values, just dosnt show any gpu load %'

 

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its wierd, my computer slows down alot when theres a game running, even in the background, but as soon as its closed, i get my normal speed back

 

[mjslakeridge]

Which stress test are you running? I would think any of them would cause GPU usage to go to near 100%.

 

[mjslakeridge]

If I am looking at the right GPU, it required 2 supplemental power connectors. Are they both connected firmly to the GPU and PSU?

http://www.nvidia.in/object/product-geforce-gtx-560-in.html

What PSU do you have?

 

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running furmark and gpu-z still says 0 % gpu load , furmark said 10% memory load.

i have a deltaco psu-430 on 350w

both powerconnectors a firmly in the card

ran registry and ccleaner to no avail too.

dont know if my psu cn be the problem when ive been playing fine for weeks until now ??

looking at the specs for the card now says minimum 450 w on the system, guess im 100 w under it .. how in the hell have i been playing until now if my system didnt meet the req ??

 

[androbourne]

Maybe you were stressing out the PSU and it finally had enough of being over stressed and normalized it's self at which point stopped the card from functioning properly.

Either way, for sure upgrade that PSU.

Normally if you are under the correct wattage it simply wouldn't even turn on the display to the monitor.

 

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bought a new psu with 600w and waiting for shipment atm.
installed a older card that dosnt need that much power and everything checks out fine.

so guess my psu just had enough lol.

anyway, thanks for the help !! 😀

 

[mjslakeridge]

Looks like you solved this problem overnight! That is good. When I saw the 450W PSU requirement and the fact that your card requires the 2 supplemental 6 pin connections, I thought an underpowered PSU might be the issue. Over time, a PSU will "wear out" and lose the ability to supply the rated power.

I have never heard of a Deltaco PSU. Perhaps it was not that great of a PSU and just wore out.

Did you get a decent PSU? For your rig it doesn't have to be top of the line, but I would suggest at least a Tier 3.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[androbourne]

Awesome. Glade that worked out for you.