motherboard bottleneck ?

[janikiraly2]

My system:
FX-6300 @ 4,6 Ghz
Saphhire R9 270
8 GB Kingmax 1333 Mhz
Seagate Barracude 1 TB 7200 rpm
SAGA II 550W power supply

aaand the ASUS M5A97 R2.0

im not getting the expected performance so far.. i mean i saw a guy on yt with the same cpu @ gpu in crysis 3 in very high getting 40-70 fps im barely getting 40 in high and its also not smooth. CS:GO has relatievly low fps with huge drops and laggy gameplay. however bf3 ran relatievly well.

-all drivers up to date
-freshest bios
-temps are good (cpu about 55° gpu 57-58° while gaming)
-hard drive and psu are working fine

all i can think about now that the old 970 chipset somehow holds me back from getting the performance i should be. what are your thoughts?

 

[jbrown156]

the bottleneck is not the mobo its the psu .. the psu is not a certified psu and is not providing enough power to the card ,, i suggest you replace it with this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-bronze-power-supply/1309112975.p;jsessionid=38650EE3887603AE4B3A0ADDF52B584C.bbolsp-app01-129?id=mp1309112975&skuId=1309112975&st=evga power supply&cp=1&lp=2#tab=buyingOptions

 

[Entomber]

my thought is your slow RAM is not going to give you optimal performance, especially if you're getting what you describe as spikes and lack of smooth gameplay. It's most likely not an issue related to your graphics card.

 

[janikiraly2]

well i dont think so but i have to think about that as a possibility...
so how do i check whether my gpu gets enough powaaa?

 

[jbrown156]

mr entomber i have the same speed ram from kingston and they play crysis on high without issue besides 1333 and 1600mhz have simmilar performance and the difference is not really noticeable ,, the psu is the best bet in the problem here as it is weak

 

[jbrown156]

well i dont think so but i have to think about that as a possibility...
so how do i check whether my gpu gets enough powaaa?

well you can tell by the card underperforming with all other hardware just fine ,,the game is gpu reliant and not ram so the main source of the lag would be the gpu and if the gpu is supposed to be able to handle the game then its either power or its bad ,, in this
case the psu is bad so we see the problem straight off the bat

 

[janikiraly2]

i had 4 gigs of 1600mhz before and it was the same in cs:go and obviously less fps in battlefield and crysis due to that they require more than 4 gigs.
i doubt its the ram

 

[jbrown156]

i had 4 gigs of 1600mhz before and it was the same in cs:go and obviously less fps in battlefield and crysis due to that they require more than 4 gigs.
i doubt its the ram

as i said multiple times get the psu i recommended earlier ..problem solved

 

[janikiraly2]

i had 4 gigs of 1600mhz before and it was the same in cs:go and obviously less fps in battlefield and crysis due to that they require more than 4 gigs.
i doubt its the ram

as i said multiple times get the psu i recommended earlier ..problem solved

yes you could definetly be right.
i just wait a bit if someone has an other idea or some experience with this board

 

[jbrown156]

ok kool ..

 

[janikiraly2]

ok kool ..

how can i be sure that this is the case?
i would not be happy if i spent that money on a new psu and nothing would happen

 

[jbrown156]

ok kool ..

how can i be sure that this is the case?
i would not be happy if i spent that money on a new psu and nothing would happen

you cant know until you know but its the only likely thing here seeing as though everything else is performing just normal
.. im telling you the card is stronger than its performing now so its either bad or not getting enough power ,, we acknowledge the power issue so i leaned toward the power issue

 

[Entomber]

I concur that it's possible that it's your PSU. Even if getting a reliable PSU doesn't immediately solve your FPS issues you should never cheap out on your PSU.

 

[janikiraly2]

i dont cheap out on psu i bought this one like 5 years ago when i had my e7500 and 9600gt 😀

 

[jbrown156]

i dont cheap out on psu i bought this one like 5 years ago when i had my e7500 and 9600gt 😀

well its about time you upgrade that 5 year old psu to something newer

 

[Entomber]

just because you bought it 5 years ago doesn't mean it's not a low-quality PSU.

If it's low-quality AND 5 years old, that's even more reason to toss it and get a decent PSU.

 

[janikiraly2]

and the cables... so many cables with this one

 

[jbrown156]

and the cables... so many cables with this one

the cables are hardly any problem once you come around to them

 

[Entomber]

the amount of cables included is no indicator of quality.

 

[janikiraly2]

so theres no way that my mobo is the problem?

 

[jbrown156]

so theres no way that my mobo is the problem?

as is said before all signs point to the psu thats is old and low quality ... didnt say its not a motherboard issue even though i doubt it is ,, seeing as though everything function on it and the parts are just moving slow .. definitely a power issue

 

[janikiraly2]

so theres no way that my mobo is the problem?

as is said before all signs point to the psu thats is old and low quality ... didnt say its not a motherboard issue even though i doubt it is ,, seeing as though everything function on it and the parts are just moving slow .. definitely a power issue

thanks, aprriciate it

 

[jbrown156]

kool no prob remember to select the solution so that others with the problem can be helped

 

[janikiraly2]

kool no prob remember to select the solution so that others with the problem can be helped

im gonna a get a new good 990x board and see whats gonna happen

 

[jbrown156]

kool no prob remember to select the solution so that others with the problem can be helped

im gonna a get a new good 990x board and see whats gonna happen

ok kool