GTX 970 low FPS in games HELP

[FuzHeadPC]

Hi so today I got a GTX 970 and im getting lower FPS then expected and actually its close to my old 7770 GPU in comparison. Im running the latest Nvidia Drivers I have the MSI gaming 4G edition and im getting not even 60fps low on battlefield.
GPU-Z Screenshot: http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/14/12/25/h4e.png
PC Specs
Amd 8320 3.5ghz
gtx 970
8gb ddr3
windows 7 ultimate
as rock 970 pro 3 motherboard
500 watt PSU

 

[vrumor]

If your PSU is a crappy 500w (no idea since you didnt list its make and model), id start there. Also remove anything AMD related with CCleaner and reinstall the newest drivers from www.nvidia.com.

 

[FuzHeadPC]

Wait re install the latest amd drivers why? The 970 is by Nvidia...

 

[vrumor]

Let me correct that, lol sorry.

 

[FuzHeadPC]

no problem

 

[FuzHeadPC]

Ok ill try that in a bit

 

[vrumor]

Also something to note, when installing drivers for a new card, the ones they put on the DVD with the GPU, are outdated. Always grab the newest driver from nvidia, not the maker of your card. In rare occurrences the manufacturer drivers are best, but just about every time nvidia.com will fix ya right up.

 

[FuzHeadPC]

My Drivers were already up to date with the website i used CCleaner and still nothing i get lower than 20fps in battlefield 4 on high.
BTW my PSU is a pretty cheap make maybe i should upgrade my power supply any recommendations?

 

[vrumor]

EVGA, Seasonic, XFX, are a few to look at.

 

[vrumor]

Didnt ask this earlier, have you tried other games with it?

 

[coozie7]

There is detailed instructions on how to fully uninstall/install drivers here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2443611/280-low-fps-cry.html
Obviously replace 'AMD' with 'Nvidia'.
Have you connected both PCI-E power leads for the card?

 

[FuzHeadPC]

Bought a corsair 600 watt PSU today no improvements ive conected the 8 and 6 pin connectors.

 

[FuzHeadPC]

In GPU-Z it says my PCI is 1.1 shouldn't it be 3.0 and if so then how do i change it?

 

[coozie7]

The card has just gone into it's idle state, it's normal.
To check, run the GPU-Z render test, just click on the blue questionmark beside the PCI-E info box, with the test running the PCI-E version should go up to PCI-E 3.0 x16.

 

[FuzHeadPC]

It only goes up to 2.0 because i think that's what my motherboard only supports but i reinstalled the old drivers today i now get an average of 60fps on battlefield 4 on ultra but on dayz mod i only get 20 fps which really annoys me i might wipe my hard drive and start a fresh install.

 

[connorwilliams]

The card has just gone into it's idle state, it's normal.
To check, run the GPU-Z render test, just click on the blue questionmark beside the PCI-E info box, with the test running the PCI-E version should go up to PCI-E 3.0 x16.

On my GPU-Z it shows 'PCI-E 1.1 x 16 @ x2 1.1' normally, and when I run the test. Is this in its idle state or does the x2 mean it is on 3.2?