Got FPS drops every "now and then"

[MaxAkka]

Hello everyone.
Sorry if this is not a thread suited for here, didn't know where to post it.

So I looked for the problem online and Really couldn't find the right answer, but what I saw is that most of the problems are on this forum so I decided to share mine and ask for help.

As the thread name says, I got a lot of FPS drops. It started to happen before while I had Win 10 - 64bit. Then I decided to reinstall the Windows and try with 32 bit version of Windows 10. It was fine didn't get much FPS drops. 1 Month later - same problem. And what I'm playing is League of Legends and one browser game "Naruto Online".

I have downloaded the HWMonitor to see whats going on with the temperature. This is my first time using such a program so here are the readings when FPS drops happened.

http://imgur.com/a/oKS7n
http://imgur.com/a/S6vJZ

This last one is when everything is going normal
http://imgur.com/a/7a3V6


Hope I explained everything good. If you need something more let me know I'll try to do my best.
Thanks.

 

[BigBoomBoom]

If the sensors are right, thermal throttle. 117C is very hot.

 

[MaxAkka]

So motherboard is overheating?

 

[BigBoomBoom]

No, the cpu is.

 

[dotas1]

It's 117F not 117C. Not too hot.

 

[BigBoomBoom]

It's 117F not 117C. Not too hot.

Look again, 117C (242F) CPUTIN. If that's not hot enough to boil water then what's the temp to do that then?

 

[GhislainG]

The VRM on the motherboard could cause that high temperature to throttle the CPU, but unfortunately a screen print of Task Manager, Performance (or Resource Monitor, CPU) when FPS drops was not provided. Is the stock CPU cooler installed?

 

[MaxAkka]

Sorry, my bad. Here is the picture when FPS drop happened, took it just a minute ago in Task Manager.

http://imgur.com/a/quiwv

Yeah CPU is working at 100%
So the solution would be to try and clean it, get the dust out from fan and put Thermal paste on it?
And yes its the original cooler.

Edit: Found my Thermal paste but air somehow managed to get into it, is it still ok to use it or?

 

[GhislainG]

If your CPU stays at full speed while running Prime95 or a similar stress test, then you can probably ignore the 117°C reading because it isn't throttling and the FPS drop comes from another component like the GPU. Is the maximum 117°C just after booting the system?

 

[MaxAkka]

If your CPU stays at full speed while running Prime95 or a similar stress test, then you can probably ignore the 117°C reading because it isn't throttling and the FPS drop comes from another component like the GPU. Is the maximum 117°C just after booting the system?

How long should I run Prime95? I have run it for a minute or so and CPU worked at 100% in task manager. Was also checking the heat it was around 58°C
So should I run it more?

Nah it cooled off it was less but I just turned off and turned back on computer. it was 108°C

 

[GhislainG]

A few minutes of Prime95 is enough; 100% in Task manager is good, but you also need to monitor the frequency (it shouldn't drop). If the frequency is stable, then that sensor isn't very accurate because there's no way the CPU can get that hot while booting the OS and not throttle while running P95.

 

[MaxAkka]

This is what happened with Prime95.

http://imgur.com/a/va7nG

Temperatures were fine.

Second time when texting - I was doing something else and left my computer to do the work so I can take screenshots after 5 mins or so. When I got back screen was black. I turned it off and on, and he was doing some scanning and repairing on Hard Drive.

Honestly I dont know whats wrong anymore.

 

[GhislainG]

That should never happen; you have an unstable system.

We only know what CPU and motherboard you have; you should provide a complete list, including the most important part (the PSU). Also indicate what CPU cooler is installed.

 

[MaxAkka]

How can I give you my full system?

 

[GhislainG]

What GPU, PSU, memory modules and CPU cooler do you have?

 

[MaxAkka]

What GPU, PSU, memory modules and CPU cooler do you have?

http://imgur.com/a/Ggc8G and GPU has 512 MB
PSU - ATX 300W
I dont know how to check which cooler do I have?

 

[GhislainG]

Take pictures of the PSU and the CPU cooler. You should also tell us what games and resolution (1280x1024?) cause the FPS drop issue because a 1 GB GT 520 isn't a gaming GPU. According to this review, FPS may be rather low: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_520/6.html

 

[MaxAkka]

Yeah I'm using that resolution should I change it?
And no GPU has 512MB not 1GB
Playing League of Legends and Naruto Online (Browser flash game) you can check it out and see for yourself it shouldnt be "hard to run" as far as I know..

As for the pictures I'll take it later busy atm.

 

[GhislainG]

Speccy shows that the GT 520 has 1 GB. If the CPU isn't slowing down while you game and it isn't that busy, then the issue should be with the GPU. However you need to fix the issue with Prime 95 because it should not fail.

 

[MaxAkka]

Alright and how do I fix the Prime95 issue?

 

[st3v30]

Try to enter BIOS and reset BIOS settings to Default/Optimised one, maybe CPU core voltage is set to high or to low for rated speed and it is causing error.