[SOLVED] My Minecraft is lagging even though I have an overkill pc for the game.

ASaltyBunion

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I got back into minecraft just a while ago and it runs at about 50 fps and drops every now and then to about 5 fps.
My Specs:
Cpu: Ryzen 7 1700 x
Ram: Gskill Trident Z RGB 16gb 3000 oc
Gpu: MSI Goforce Gtx 1060 6gb Gaming x
Before you go telling me to lower my settings, download optifine, update java, change my jvm arguments, etc I have done all of that and nothing has changed.
 
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Minecraft doesn't use more than 4 cores, so it is likely your AMD chip doesn't have amazing single core performance. I would try reducing the draw distance, no other setting should kill your performance...it is minecraft after all.

Also, I have a RTX 2080 Ti and a 8700K (6C/12T) at 5 GHz and I get 75 FPS in minecraft with all the settings at max. Just tone down that draw distance, and you will be fine.

mcdoogan

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What's the last thing that has changed with your system since the last time you played Minecraft? Easier to narrow it down this way to see if it's a piece of hardware that was updated or a piece of software interfering with the game.
 

ASaltyBunion

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What's the last thing that has changed with your system since the last time you played Minecraft? Easier to narrow it down this way to see if it's a piece of hardware that was updated or a piece of software interfering with the game.
I don't believe it is a piece of software. The last major change I made to my system was a new Mobo, Cpu, and ram. Before my upgrade, my system did not run minecraft anywhere close to how well it runs now.
 
Minecraft doesn't use more than 4 cores, so it is likely your AMD chip doesn't have amazing single core performance. I would try reducing the draw distance, no other setting should kill your performance...it is minecraft after all.

Also, I have a RTX 2080 Ti and a 8700K (6C/12T) at 5 GHz and I get 75 FPS in minecraft with all the settings at max. Just tone down that draw distance, and you will be fine.
 
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