Low fps with my "new" rig

[Miguel Cotelo]

Hello, so i've recently got a new R9 270X because my old 7870 broke (nothing related with overclocking it). I was expecting better performance in some games like League of Legends or Minecraft because people said 78xx series had factory fails and stuff.
But I am as bad as before, i cant play LoL above 70fps and they get worse as the match goes on, and I know people that can play it with 120fps+ with a pc way worse than mine. I think the problem is my CPU but I dont want to buy a new one since it has less than a year.

My PC:
CPU AMD FX6100
MOBO Asus m5a97 r2.0
GPU Radeon r9 270x
RAM 8gb
Coolers stock cpu + 3 chasis fans (40ºC idle, 50ºC+ while playing)

Can you help me?

 

[Rationale]

Not to be overly negative... But there are CPUs from 2009 that're stronger than the FX-6100.

It's also worth considering that your internet connection can affect the framerate in online games.

 

[vmN]

The problem shouldn't be your CPU, it should be able to handle League of Legends with ease.

It might be a software issue? Are you only experiencing this playing League of Legends?

 

[BPTMatthew]

If you have VSync on then it will limit your games to the refresh rate of your monitor. If you have a 70hz monitor and you have VSync on then you'll only get 70fps. Your CPU should be fine, and isn't much of a bottleneck (if at all).

 

[Rationale]

Your CPU should be fine, and isn't much of a bottleneck (if at all).

Are you sure about that? The FX-6100 is weaker than an old Phenom II or Ivy Bridge i3.

 

[Miguel Cotelo]

I am sure it is not problem of my Internet connection. And i have low fps too with minecraft (around 100) and diablo 3 for example (80 max, 20 min, 40-50 avg.) but i am happy with games like bf3 (ultra quality and it doesnt go under 50 fps) or borderlands 2. Drivers are up to date (13.12 Catalyst) and i dont have too much things installed right now apart from games. Also vsync is disabled in all games.

 

[Miguel Cotelo]

Is it worth it to overclock my cpu? As I said i dont want to buy a new one because this one is almost new, but I have temps issues on my pc with stock config. I've read that disabling 2 cores to leave it 4 cores is a good solution to have a good OC and good temps and it doesnt variates performance in games because they only use 4 cores.

Suggestions?

 

[logainofhades]

Replace that faildozer with an FX 8320, bump the multiplier to 20 to match FX 8350 speeds, and enjoy. 😀

 

[rds1220]

I agree with Logain.

 

[Miguel Cotelo]

I know my CPU is not the best, but there is any other solution that not implies buy a new one? As i said before is it worth it to OC my fx 6100 or disable 2 cores and oc too? I have stock cooling but buying an aftermarket cooler is way more cheaper than buying a new CPU.

 

[Rationale]

I know my CPU is not the best, but there is any other solution that not implies buy a new one? As i said before is it worth it to OC my fx 6100 or disable 2 cores and oc too? I have stock cooling but buying an aftermarket cooler is way more cheaper than buying a new CPU.

Overclocking it is a good option, but only if you have an appropriate motherboard and buy a better cooler.
Your motherboard isn't great for overclocking, but it's good enough as long as you don't try an extreme OC.

 

[demha1]

Is it worth it to overclock my cpu? As I said i dont want to buy a new one because this one is almost new, but I have temps issues on my pc with stock config. I've read that disabling 2 cores to leave it 4 cores is a good solution to have a good OC and good temps and it doesnt variates performance in games because they only use 4 cores.

Suggestions?

This is why you dont skimp on buying hardware.