My graphics card is not giving the for in games if should.

Griffsbrown

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So first of all here is my build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Griffsbrown/saved/fTRkcf
And here is the graphics card if it helps:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131467

So since I got the graphics card I have been decently happy with the fps (compared to the integrated graphics on the cpu) but I have always since day 1 had friends with much worst graphics cards get much better fps then me. League of Legends is the main game I play and I get about 100 fps on max settings when the match starts (and nothing is happening) mid game I get around 60 to 80 and in the middle of a team fight I get around 30 to 40. Keep in mind this is maxed out settings. I have a 3 friends with gtx 650 and all of them can get around 200 fps compared to my 100. It's the same way in mine craft and in most games. Why did I pay more money for graphics card (almost 100$ more) and I am getting significantly worse fps because of it. I have dealt with it for this long but I am getting tired of it and I am wondering if you any of you guys know what would cause a low fps in my build. Also I don't know if how hot it gets would have any impact on the performance but it gets really hot in there. I have like 5 fans but it never seems to be enough. But that's an issue for another thread. Just felt like mentioning here in case it makes a big difference. Anyways thanks for reading to this point and any help would be awesome.
 
I suspect a bottleneck. Either your CPU or GPU is too powerful for the other and is causing one to pick up the slack. Get GPUz and open up a game. If close to 100% of your GPU is being used, then there is no bottleneck, but otherwise your CPU is doing more work than it should be.
 
MMOs are generally more biased toward the processor than regular games. I'd be willing to bet that most of your friends have i3, i5, or FX processors that are faster than your A10 is. On most single player games like Skyrim or Witcher your system is probably faster than theirs using a GTX650.