Hello to all,
I am writing here after having exhausted virtually any other resource available to me. I have gone to repair shops and have them look at my PC, I have asked friends (one who is an IT guy and the other a Video Game designer), I have read forums and asked the manufacturer... and nobody knows what the issue may be; so here I am writing to you, hoping for some help via the world wide web before spending another 600-1000$ on a new graphics card and motherboard.
Even suggestions or questions are welcomed.
The issue:
I have a self built, gaming set up PC (built this Jan/Feb of 2015) with high-end items, yet when I play games, the FPS is low, and in some cases, so low, that it begs to question what is going on.
Examples:
1) in a MMO called ArcheAge, I had 30ish fps, after reading forums and playing around with the Nvidia settings in my control panel (specifically the v-syncs) I could get it to average at 100fps (however, it only helped with this game, despite making it a global [pc wide] change)
2) in a game called SMITE (MOBA type game), I have 150 fps in menu, but 30fps at a constant in-game.
3) in a MMO called Final Fantasy 14, I was sitting at 30-40 fps when I quit (a few months ago).
Any new game I try, low FPS. I compared these games to someone's z97 MB with a GTX 660 2GB graphics card, and they have far higher FPS than I do. Shouldn't they be at least equal?
I played near 10 years from a laptop, so I was used to low FPS, so when I got this computer, it worked better than my laptop by far. However, only upon comparing it side by side to someone's z97 with a 2GB GPU and seeing the level of quality and smoothness they have, did I realize what was going on.
The Hardware:
MB: (Asus) X99-Deluxe LGA 2011-v3
CPU: Intel i7-5820k (6-core @ 3.3 Ghz)
Memory: (Corsair) DD4 2133 @ 16GB of RAM total
GPU: (Asus) Nvidia Geforce GTX 970
Cooling: Antec Kühler 950 liquid cooling (for those who think it is an overheating issue, it is not)
PSU: Antec 1300W (for those who think it could be a power issue, it is not)
Harddrive: (Samsung) 850 EVO - 120G Solid State Drive (only used for Windows operating system)
(Seagate) Hybrid Drive St1000x001 (for games)
OS: Windows 7 - Home
What I've tried so far:
- All drivers are up to date (Graphics, MB, BIOS, etc) (even out of date, they didn't work - i.e. trying older versions with perhaps lower to no bugs in comparison to the brand new drivers)
- No graphics overshadowing (tested for that at the computer repair shops) (however, the question of bottle-necking did arise between MB and GPU)
- Cooling is sufficient with 8 fans, running games at 40-60 degrees Celcius
- RAM cooperates/is compatible with the motherboard, so no backfiring etc.
- Played with V-syncs to make it work, it did not improve performance.
- My resolution is a 1080p one, not a 4k one.
- Thermal compound is intact and processor runs well
- Updated the BIOS of the MB, did not improve performance
- Overclocked GPU for better FPS, did not improve performance
- Turn off Antvirus guards, firewalls, etc, did not improve performance
- I use AVG Antivirus, Malwarebytes and CCleaner - all bought items, i.e. premium not free versions - no threats on my computer
- When I play games, I have no alternate processes (like firefox/IE, not even music) running
- I tried using the Razer Game Booster - did not improve performance
- I have enough space on my windows hard drive and my gaming hard drive to play (close to 50% on my windows drive, and 65% on my gaming one).
Most graphics related items are from Asus, so there would be no question of compatibility (though maybe there is an issue anyway).
I have most likely forgotten things I have done, thus not included in this list. Should any question arise as to whether or not I attempted this solution, I will make sure to explain if I attempted it or not.
I hope someone can help me... 🙁 I am at my wits end and almost just want to buy a new GPU/MB as RMA would only give me replacements of the ones I have, which are obviously having some issues.
EDIT****
The repair shop was kind enough to take my graphics card out and test it in another machine, and it works just fine (at 80fps)... Does this mean the MB is screwed?
I am writing here after having exhausted virtually any other resource available to me. I have gone to repair shops and have them look at my PC, I have asked friends (one who is an IT guy and the other a Video Game designer), I have read forums and asked the manufacturer... and nobody knows what the issue may be; so here I am writing to you, hoping for some help via the world wide web before spending another 600-1000$ on a new graphics card and motherboard.
Even suggestions or questions are welcomed.
The issue:
I have a self built, gaming set up PC (built this Jan/Feb of 2015) with high-end items, yet when I play games, the FPS is low, and in some cases, so low, that it begs to question what is going on.
Examples:
1) in a MMO called ArcheAge, I had 30ish fps, after reading forums and playing around with the Nvidia settings in my control panel (specifically the v-syncs) I could get it to average at 100fps (however, it only helped with this game, despite making it a global [pc wide] change)
2) in a game called SMITE (MOBA type game), I have 150 fps in menu, but 30fps at a constant in-game.
3) in a MMO called Final Fantasy 14, I was sitting at 30-40 fps when I quit (a few months ago).
Any new game I try, low FPS. I compared these games to someone's z97 MB with a GTX 660 2GB graphics card, and they have far higher FPS than I do. Shouldn't they be at least equal?
I played near 10 years from a laptop, so I was used to low FPS, so when I got this computer, it worked better than my laptop by far. However, only upon comparing it side by side to someone's z97 with a 2GB GPU and seeing the level of quality and smoothness they have, did I realize what was going on.
The Hardware:
MB: (Asus) X99-Deluxe LGA 2011-v3
CPU: Intel i7-5820k (6-core @ 3.3 Ghz)
Memory: (Corsair) DD4 2133 @ 16GB of RAM total
GPU: (Asus) Nvidia Geforce GTX 970
Cooling: Antec Kühler 950 liquid cooling (for those who think it is an overheating issue, it is not)
PSU: Antec 1300W (for those who think it could be a power issue, it is not)
Harddrive: (Samsung) 850 EVO - 120G Solid State Drive (only used for Windows operating system)
(Seagate) Hybrid Drive St1000x001 (for games)
OS: Windows 7 - Home
What I've tried so far:
- All drivers are up to date (Graphics, MB, BIOS, etc) (even out of date, they didn't work - i.e. trying older versions with perhaps lower to no bugs in comparison to the brand new drivers)
- No graphics overshadowing (tested for that at the computer repair shops) (however, the question of bottle-necking did arise between MB and GPU)
- Cooling is sufficient with 8 fans, running games at 40-60 degrees Celcius
- RAM cooperates/is compatible with the motherboard, so no backfiring etc.
- Played with V-syncs to make it work, it did not improve performance.
- My resolution is a 1080p one, not a 4k one.
- Thermal compound is intact and processor runs well
- Updated the BIOS of the MB, did not improve performance
- Overclocked GPU for better FPS, did not improve performance
- Turn off Antvirus guards, firewalls, etc, did not improve performance
- I use AVG Antivirus, Malwarebytes and CCleaner - all bought items, i.e. premium not free versions - no threats on my computer
- When I play games, I have no alternate processes (like firefox/IE, not even music) running
- I tried using the Razer Game Booster - did not improve performance
- I have enough space on my windows hard drive and my gaming hard drive to play (close to 50% on my windows drive, and 65% on my gaming one).
Most graphics related items are from Asus, so there would be no question of compatibility (though maybe there is an issue anyway).
I have most likely forgotten things I have done, thus not included in this list. Should any question arise as to whether or not I attempted this solution, I will make sure to explain if I attempted it or not.
I hope someone can help me... 🙁 I am at my wits end and almost just want to buy a new GPU/MB as RMA would only give me replacements of the ones I have, which are obviously having some issues.
EDIT****
The repair shop was kind enough to take my graphics card out and test it in another machine, and it works just fine (at 80fps)... Does this mean the MB is screwed?