low fps on my new r9 390x

[Katie_11]

I just bought a r9 390x because i got a good deal on it. I have a fx 8230 overclocked at 4.3 which is not running at 100% when playing so its not a cpu bottleneck. The gpu is running at 100% on world of warcraft getting 17 fps on high settings. It looks like the core clock is running really low at like 600 mhz most of the time and will occasionally spike to 1100 mhz. What could the problem be?

 

[Katie_11]

I also have a evga g2 650w PSU if that could be an issue aswell.

 

[Katie_11]

I fresh installed the new drivers aswell

 

[azzazel_99]

any other games running bad? May need to disable ANY addons you are using then reload the game and if its better then re enable the addons. I would try a different game and see what the results are. That will help us much more. Also report gpu temps.

 

[Cody Ramnarine]

Try to get a return on it. Sounds like its thermal throttling because of a bad cooler. Good luck

 

[azzazel_99]

Check temps before you just send it back. It may not be thermal throttling.

 

[Cody Ramnarine]

Agreed. But there could be a big bottleneck somewhere, or a bad overclocking application

 

[Katie_11]

temps seemed normal about 50 c ill give u an exact temp soon as i can

 

[Cody Ramnarine]

50 at idle? Doesnt sound like the best. What exact model is it?

 

[azzazel_99]

Probably during 50c load because these issues were while gaming. Just tell us when you can idle temps and gaming temps. Sounds to me like driver issues. I would perform a complete fresh install after cleaning out the pc of any old drivers then do a clean install.

 

[Katie_11]

yea 49 c at a steady 600mhz with the occasional jump

 

[Katie_11]

that the temp while gaming idle temp is 21 c

 

[Katie_11]

ive done a complete driver wipe 3 times now using ddu and fresh installs. even reseated the card

 

[azzazel_99]

Hmmmm you could try rma'ing the card but i would try a game other than wow first.