GTX 1080 not running at optimal speeds

[swenson.tor]

So I recently purchased a USED Gigabyte windforce gtx 1080. I usually play overwatch at low settings at 1080p to get 300fps and when streaming it provides better performance. So I installed this card and at first it was running great. Cooling was good, frames were great, etc. But after a few days I have noticed that my frames have been stuttering and the card has only been running at 40%. I have a 7700k and 16 gigs of 3000mhz RAM so there shouldn't be any problem with bottlenecks. I have already tried reinstalling drivers, and when I did it, I realized that I am now unable to open Geforce Experience. The cpu doesn't reach 100% usage while this is happening, and temps on the card are usually in the high 50s or low 60s.

 

[swenson.tor]

Nevermind I literally just fixed it LOL!

 

[13thmonkey]

How? I've seen similar issues that have not been fixed, it would be helpful to all to let us know. (no matter how daft the solution was)

 

[swenson.tor]

How? I've seen similar issues that have not been fixed, it would be helpful to all to let us know. (no matter how daft the solution was)

No clue if it's placebo or not, but I uninstalled this Asus RGB software I had from my old GPU and I guess it was doing something bad because I uninstalled it and it seems to be fixed now!

Update, the card runs at 100% at low settings now, but at times I get massive frame drops to the high 100s when i go into a less intense area, which is really bad in terms of stuttering. I guess the only way to keep it from doing this is to turn the settings up so it's constantly having to run at 100%?

 

[13thmonkey]

Well it's something to try should we see it again, thanks for letting us know.

 

[swenson.tor]

Well it's something to try should we see it again, thanks for letting us know.

Hey well I'm reopening this because I tried reinstalling drivers again and now the problem is even worse than before. Frame drops all the way to 1, and usage will go to 1%. Even while standing still, frames drop from 300 to 240 consistently no matter where I am. I'm seriously confused about how trying a normal fix could make the problem worse??