Game feels like 50fps with VSync off despite 60+ fps

[jared1418]

I've been having this very annoying problem while P.C gaming. I want a smooth experience but can't stand the jumping (input lag) my mouse does with VSync enabled. I don't mind screen tearing with VSync off, and like the idea of more frames but it makes all of my games feel laggy, not input lag, or ping lag or anything, but FPS wise; like my games feel like they're running at 50fps even though I'm displaying way more. I've tried countless amounts of "fixes" but none of them have worked. Changing settings in the NVidia Control Panel, adaptive VSync, Tripple Buffering, frame rate capping, full screen/windowed, single player or multiplayer, etc. All in all, I just want a 60fps smooth experience with no input lag, and can't get it.
Specs:
GIGABYTE 78LMT-USB3 - MOTHERBOARD
Zotac Geforce GTX 960 - GPU
AMD FX 6300 3.5gz - CPU
Thermaltake 1025w - PSU
8gb - RAM
iKross K90 - KEYBOARD
iKross M1 - MOUSE
Acer P236H 60hz - MONITOR

 

[cdabc123]

its difficult to get a smooth 60 fps with a fx 6300 cpu.

 

[copypastemeplease]

I've been having this very annoying problem while P.C gaming. I want a smooth experience but can't stand the jumping (input lag) my mouse does with VSync enabled. I don't mind screen tearing with VSync off, and like the idea of more frames but it makes all of my games feel laggy, not input lag, or ping lag or anything, but FPS wise; like my games feel like they're running at 50fps even though I'm displaying way more. I've tried countless amounts of "fixes" but none of them have worked. Changing settings in the NVidia Control Panel, adaptive VSync, Tripple Buffering, frame rate capping, full screen/windowed, single player or multiplayer, etc. All in all, I just want a 60fps smooth experience with no input lag, and can't get it.
Specs:
GIGABYTE 78LMT-USB3 - MOTHERBOARD
Zotac Geforce GTX 960 - GPU
AMD FX 6300 3.5gz - CPU
Thermaltake 1025w - PSU
8gb - RAM
iKross K90 - KEYBOARD
iKross M1 - MOUSE
Acer P236H 60hz - MONITOR

may I know how old is your computer?

 

[jared1418]

+copypastemeplease: I custom built this P.C around a year ago. wasn't really big into gaming until now, which is why I've started noticing this problem. +cdabc123: Honestly, I think the FX 6300 is a very good fit for the GTX 960. I've checked several forums and next to all claim there is no bottleneck so I don't think it's CPU seeing is how I can push 150fps on some newer games like Black Ops 2 with max settings.

 

[copypastemeplease]

why don't you try reinstalling your GPU. or if you have spare, that is, compatible with your CPU,try it and see if anything change.

 

[jared1418]

This is my only GPU. I have, however, wiped and reinstalled drivers multiple amounts of times.

 

[Newbie_Joshua]

Your PSU is good but I would rather go to 500-650 Watts PSU and should've invested it to MOBO and CPU, nowadays CPU like i5 is getting cheaper so does the MOBO. Bad choice just saying.

 

[mlga91]

Download msi afterburner and check each of your cpu cores usage, also your gpu usage. In what games are you experiencing this?

 

[jared1418]

I'm experiencing this in all my games. World of Warcraft more the less. My CPU appears to be running at full clocks while gaming sometimes some cores will jump down to about half then back up. My gpu is running at 1400mhz core and 3500mhz memory, however my GPU is suppose to run at 7000mhz memory

 

[SinxarKnights]

I'm experiencing this in all my games. World of Warcraft more the less. My CPU appears to be running at full clocks while gaming sometimes some cores will jump down to about half then back up. My gpu is running at 1400mhz core and 3500mhz memory, however my GPU is suppose to run at 7000mhz memory

Memory is correct, your core clocks are unusually high though. Did you overclock it? Looks like it should max out at around 1200 Mhz. If you did overclock it you might want to put it back to stock clocks as it could be an unstable overclock.

 

[mlga91]

I'm experiencing this in all my games. World of Warcraft more the less. My CPU appears to be running at full clocks while gaming sometimes some cores will jump down to about half then back up. My gpu is running at 1400mhz core and 3500mhz memory, however my GPU is suppose to run at 7000mhz memory

Check the usage, not the clock speed.

 

[jared1418]

I used HWiNFO64 to determine my CPU and GPU loads because I couldn't find out how to get CPU loads of MSI. I used World of Warcraft at ultra settings to test.
CPU:
Core 0: 20%
Core 1: 50%
Core 2: 20%
Core 3: 30%
Core 4: 0%
Core 5: 0%

GPU:
Core: 80%
Memory: 40%
Bus: 7%