I need to get my computer optimized.

[IriathZhul]

I need to get my computer optimized. I thought it was pretty beefy but I lately played Shadows of Mordor, and to my horror, I couldn't max it out without falling into 5-10 frames at times. That doesn't seem right given the specs on my machine, but I'm a noob when it comes to optimizing and I haven't done any tweaking of my system since I overhauled it back in January.

My Dxdiag is below. Otherwise, I have a generic liquid cooling system, a side fan, front fan, and run on a single 1440x900 display.

Any tips you have on steps I can take to get more out of my machine are appreciated.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/6/2014, 17:35:46
Machine name: IRIATHZHUL-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUS
System Model: All Series
BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/19/13 15:39:18 Ver: 08.04
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8130MB RAM
Page File: 2852MB used, 13406MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

 

[clutchc]

99% of that information you can delete. It is useless for the discussion.
Do you have a lot of stuff running in the background while you game? Is your tray loaded with apps? Everything running while you game steals resources and clock cycles.
Start by running CCleaner and do the Clean and Registry portions both to clean up registry errors, resource wasting crap, software conflicts, and junk files. That may help quite a bit. https://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER

What do you mean by 1440x? 1440x1080, 1440x900, 2560x1440...?

 

[Paul NZ]

I wouldn't use the reg cleaner if you dont know what to remove it can delete valid entries and stuff it up completely

 

[smeezekitty]

How are your temperatures?

 

[clutchc]

If the OP runs CCleaner at the default settings he will be fine. I have been using CCleaner like that for many years on many machines. Since back when it was still called Crap Cleaner. It is a very 'gentle' cleaner and gets solid reviews from all the reviewers. Most folks here have been using it for years too.

 

[Paul NZ]

They'll find out

 

[clutchc]

Each to their own opinion.

 

[IriathZhul]

Sorry about the excess data; I'm always surprised what people find valuable...cleaned it up. Also updated display resolution.

I'm not running anything else in the background, other than generic programs like Steam, the audio manager, etc. Occasionally there might be a Chrome page.

Temperatures are fine, hitting maybe 70C at top. Ever since I upgraded to the 770, Shadow of Mordor and Rome 2 are the only games capable of putting the computer past 50C.