Geforce GTX 760 sooooooo slow , help :(

[Michael Bracke]

hello guys

look , i installed a new graphics card today ( a gtx 760 msi gaming OC)
And a new psu (700w) , i plugged in everything and my pc seems soooooo slow 🙁 help 🙁

Rig :

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4400@2.00Ghz

3GB RAM

GPU: GTX 760

 

[modernwar99]

hello guys

look , i installed a new graphics card today ( a gtx 760 msi gaming OC)
And a new psu (700w) , i plugged in everything and my pc seems soooooo slow 🙁 help 🙁

Rig :

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4400@2.00Ghz

3GB RAM

GPU: GTX 760

That CPU is extremely bottlenecking that GPU. Also make sure uninstall the old video drivers, and install the latest ones for the 760 from Nvidia's site.

 

[Michael Bracke]

how to you mean? with a new gpu its should ve fixed then? cause with my previous graphics card it was much faster 😱

 

[envenge]

It seems you're running a really old chip and a very little RAM for that GPU. What modern just said is dead on. You may want to just rebuild a new rig if you want to get the most out of a GPU like that. The computer can only be as good as the worst/slowest component.

 

[envenge]

how to you mean? with a new gpu its should ve fixed then? cause with my previous graphics card it was much faster 😱

Because the new video card is "too new" for the older components. Think of it like this: its too much for the older technology to handle. So it is slowing down.

 

[Michael Bracke]

But i just dont get it why dont i get this kind of problem when i use my old videocard?

 

[modernwar99]

Your old GPU was probably faster because the CPU wasn't bottlenecking it, or it wasn't bottlenecking it very much. The GTX 760 can't perform like it should because the CPU is being hammered constantly. The CPU is telling the GPU what to render and when, and is accessing it's memory. And the GPU will only render what the CPU is telling it to.

 

[Michael Bracke]

Your old GPU was probably faster because the CPU wasn't bottlenecking it, or it wasn't bottlenecking it very much. The GTX 760 can't perform like it should because the CPU is being hammered constantly. The CPU is telling the GPU what to render and when, and is accessing it's memory. And the GPU will only render what the CPU is telling it to.

 

[Michael Bracke]

i also have a intel-i5 and a 4gb ddr3 ram rig bye my dad , should i use it there then?

 

[modernwar99]

It will perform much better than on this rig, but what's the exact model of the i5? Just to check if there will be a bottleneck.

 

[Michael Bracke]

Intel® Core™ i5-4210H Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz)

 

[modernwar99]

Hmm, that is a notebook CPU. If your dad's computer is a laptop it won't be compatible. If it is the 4210Y, it is on a desktop, there will still be a bottleneck, but it will be much faster than on the E4400. The 4210Y performs 4x better overall and has 3x the single thread performance, it also has 4 threads.

 

[envenge]

I think that is a laptop chip, isnt it? If you truly want to take advantage of that video card, you will need to purchase additional components. You also have to make sure everything you are trying to throw together in there is compatible with each other.

Tbh, as I see it, unless you invest in other new components, that GPU is wasted as of now.

 

[Michael Bracke]

oh i see i was wrong , let me check again

 

[modernwar99]

Also if the desktop is pre-manufactured, like Dell, HP, etc... you will need to make sure the PSU is at least 500 watts. Most manufacturers will cheap out on the PSU and if they fail under load, they could fry all your components, including the GPU. Most desktops for "everyday" use will only include a 300-400 watt PSU.

 

[Michael Bracke]

Also if the desktop is pre-manufactured, like Dell, HP, etc... you will need to make sure the PSU is at least 500 watts. Most manufacturers will cheap out on the PSU and if they fail under load, they could fry all your components, including the GPU. Most desktops for "everyday" use will only include a 300-400 watt PSU.

its a Intel Core i5 4590 (3.3GHz) QUAD CORE 84W and no worrys i'll just transfer my just bought Xilence 700w gaming edition psu

 

[modernwar99]

Oh, that CPU won't bottleneck the 760 at all.

 

[Michael Bracke]

Oh, that CPU won't bottleneck the 760 at all.

really? Oh great !

 

[chimera201]

Also if the desktop is pre-manufactured, like Dell, HP, etc... you will need to make sure the PSU is at least 500 watts. Most manufacturers will cheap out on the PSU and if they fail under load, they could fry all your components, including the GPU. Most desktops for "everyday" use will only include a 300-400 watt PSU.

its a Intel Core i5 4590 (3.3GHz) QUAD CORE 84W and no worrys i'll just transfer my just bought Xilence 700w gaming edition psu

That is not a great PSU