Computer has
i7-4790k
8 gig ram
msi gtx 970 (recently added)
Win 10
msi gaming 7 mobo
pus 550w
So, hopefully this isn't a cpu problem. I recently added a gtx 970 card to my comp and for a few days, everything seemed great. However, just the other day I noticed a problem with fps drops in a game, the first indication there was a problem. Basically was getting around 99fps, but then it would drop to below 20 and sometimes sit for a bit before shooting back up. Further testing shows it happening in several games.
Now, I was able to run msi's command center and I see the four cores with their bars. When I have low fps, it's usually at 800 mhz and sits there. But at max fps, they are at 4400 mhz. It seems random when they go to normal, but I can't seem to tell if anything is causing this. I've also noticed that the low performance affects more than just games.
So, my question is. What might be causing this? not enough juice from the psu? New card is bad?(seems ok when it runs normal). cpu going bad? mobo?
I was thinking the psu or the mobo. The mobo I actually had something happen where bios A just died and even msi says it seems impossible to recover without sending it in, but bios B seemed to work, so I just switched it over for now, but was wondering if maybe something else was going wrong with it. (this actually happened months ago)
Or could it even be win 10?
Just a quick note, the cores showed 800, then I went to install something and they shot up to 4400 and sat there during the entire install. So maybe this is an issue with win 10?
Thanks for any advice.
To update, this happens in several games.
I'm not using the stock heatsink, I believe it is the cooler master 212. Was rated decent for it's price and I'm not overclocking right now. command Ccenter shows cpu is around 40c. Maybe hitting 45 - 50c in a game like witcher 3 at ultra settings.
psu is an ultra brand, though offhand, can't remember the model.
i7-4790k
8 gig ram
msi gtx 970 (recently added)
Win 10
msi gaming 7 mobo
pus 550w
So, hopefully this isn't a cpu problem. I recently added a gtx 970 card to my comp and for a few days, everything seemed great. However, just the other day I noticed a problem with fps drops in a game, the first indication there was a problem. Basically was getting around 99fps, but then it would drop to below 20 and sometimes sit for a bit before shooting back up. Further testing shows it happening in several games.
Now, I was able to run msi's command center and I see the four cores with their bars. When I have low fps, it's usually at 800 mhz and sits there. But at max fps, they are at 4400 mhz. It seems random when they go to normal, but I can't seem to tell if anything is causing this. I've also noticed that the low performance affects more than just games.
So, my question is. What might be causing this? not enough juice from the psu? New card is bad?(seems ok when it runs normal). cpu going bad? mobo?
I was thinking the psu or the mobo. The mobo I actually had something happen where bios A just died and even msi says it seems impossible to recover without sending it in, but bios B seemed to work, so I just switched it over for now, but was wondering if maybe something else was going wrong with it. (this actually happened months ago)
Or could it even be win 10?
Just a quick note, the cores showed 800, then I went to install something and they shot up to 4400 and sat there during the entire install. So maybe this is an issue with win 10?
Thanks for any advice.
To update, this happens in several games.
I'm not using the stock heatsink, I believe it is the cooler master 212. Was rated decent for it's price and I'm not overclocking right now. command Ccenter shows cpu is around 40c. Maybe hitting 45 - 50c in a game like witcher 3 at ultra settings.
psu is an ultra brand, though offhand, can't remember the model.
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