My Pc Is Underperforming

[alanzhukikak]

I recently bought a new pc fro gaming.
My specs for the pc are
gtx 1060 3 gb
fx-6300
as rock 760
with 8 gb of ram.
I searched up gameplay of games like overwatch with the same specs I had, and they were averaging above 100 fps on ultra, while I couldn't even run overwatch with 100 fps on low settings.
Does anybody know the answer to my problem?

 

[jerrylee22]

There are an innumerable amount of things that could be the problem.

Make sure the latest drivers for the 1060 are installed, perform a clean install if this doesn't help.

Make sure V-Sync isn't on - this will limit the FPS you are getting.

Make sure the 1060 is installed in the first PCIe x16 slot.

Make sure the 1060 and your CPU are plugged into the power supply and that it's adequate to power them. You can try re-plugging them in when the PSU is turned off and system is powered down. (http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/)

Make sure that "Ultra" means everything totally maxed out - like that it includes advanced settings like MSAA x8 or something like that, because I've found they usually turn on things like FXAA (big performance boost) and still call it Ultra.

Make sure that they weren't using overclocked CPU's and GPU's and that your settings are similar (if your hardware allows).

If you have overclocked your card or your CPU, though, you may have to dial it back, because low performance can be a sign of an unstable overclock in either the processor or graphics card.

A number of these have helped me personally, with the following seeming to help me a literally nobody else in the entire world, so try this last if something I said or something somebody else pitches in doesn't help you.
(http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3743271/low-fps-1080-windows-potential-solution.html)

 

[dontlistentome]

I would run a utility like MSI Afterburner to get an onscreen display of CPU and GPU usage while you run the game. If you see something like 100% CPU usage but only 60% GPU usage, that would be a clue to what's going on.

I'd also run a non game benchmark, like 3dmark to see if your score is around where it should be. The scores on their database can be searched for systems with components like yours, so you'll get some idea of how your system in general is performing.

 

[alanzhukikak]

There are an innumerable amount of things that could be the problem.

Make sure the latest drivers for the 1060 are installed, perform a clean install if this doesn't help.

Make sure V-Sync isn't on - this will limit the FPS you are getting.

Make sure the 1060 is installed in the first PCIe x16 slot.

Make sure the 1060 and your CPU are plugged into the power supply and that it's adequate to power them. You can try re-plugging them in when the PSU is turned off and system is powered down. (http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/)

Make sure that "Ultra" means everything totally maxed out - like that it includes advanced settings like MSAA x8 or something like that, because I've found they usually turn on things like FXAA (big performance boost) and still call it Ultra.

Make sure that they weren't using overclocked CPU's and GPU's and that your settings are similar (if your hardware allows).

If you have overclocked your card or your CPU, though, you may have to dial it back, because low performance can be a sign of an unstable overclock in either the processor or graphics card.

A number of these have helped me personally, with the following seeming to help me a literally nobody else in the entire world, so try this last if something I said or something somebody else pitches in doesn't help you.
(http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3743271/low-fps-1080-windows-potential-solution.html)

 

[alanzhukikak]

By a clean install of the driver do you mean unistalling the graphics drivers than redownloading them from the nvidia website? Sorry, I very new to pc gaming.
I've made sure vsync is off for every game.
Yes the GPU is in the first slot.
And Im not sure if they were using as overclocked system, but I didn't think that overclocking would have such a vast impormement.

 

[jerrylee22]

By a clean install of the driver do you mean unistalling the graphics drivers than redownloading them from the nvidia website? Sorry, I very new to pc gaming.
I've made sure vsync is off for every game.
Yes the GPU is in the first slot.
And Im not sure if they were using as overclocked system, but I didn't think that overclocking would have such a vast impormement.

When you install the latest driver's from NVIDIA's website, it will give an option to do an express or a clean install. Choose the clean install. You'll get tons of flashing but don't worry about it.

Also, going into the NVIDIA control panel (right click on desktop), manage 3d settings, and change the Power management mode. Also there you can check to make sure Vertical sync is Use the 3D application setting, because otherwise it will enable V-Sync even if you have it turned off in-game.

Also, I'd recommend doing what dontlistentome said, even if you haven't or don't plan to overclock.

"I would run a utility like MSI Afterburner to get an onscreen display of CPU and GPU usage while you run the game. If you see something like 100% CPU usage but only 60% GPU usage, that would be a clue to what's going on.

I'd also run a non game benchmark, like 3dmark to see if your score is around where it should be. The scores on their database can be searched for systems with components like yours, so you'll get some idea of how your system in general is performing. "


And it sounds stupid, but re-plugging power cables, reseating the card on the PCIe x16 slot, and/or simply restarting the computer a couple times (with less startup programs) can fix problems if updated driver's won't help and you haven't already tried this. And overclocking does help performance - not that significantly as you suggested, but having the card pre-overclocked (some manufacturers or sellers do this) and having it be unstable can completely wreck your performance. Doing what dontlistentome recommend will help you figure out whether there's a problem with your card or not.

 

[alanzhukikak]

I would run a utility like MSI Afterburner to get an onscreen display of CPU and GPU usage while you run the game. If you see something like 100% CPU usage but only 60% GPU usage, that would be a clue to what's going on.

I'd also run a non game benchmark, like 3dmark to see if your score is around where it should be. The scores on their database can be searched for systems with components like yours, so you'll get some idea of how your system in general is performing.

I used afterburner for the onscreen display, and when I was playing overwatch, the gpu was around 40-60% and my cpu was around 70-90, but when I played rainbow six siege, the cpu and gpu were both running above 90% usage. Is this normal?

 

[alanzhukikak]

I tried taking the gpu out and putting it back in, but when I started it up, it stay at the booting screen, then after a while it would restart, then it would do the same thing over again until it got a screen that says "Recovery Your of couldn't turn off properly and needs to be repaired. The operating system failed to turn off properly", what do I do?

 

[jerrylee22]

I tried taking the gpu out and putting it back in, but when I started it up, it stay at the booting screen, then after a while it would restart, then it would do the same thing over again until it got a screen that says "Recovery Your of couldn't turn off properly and needs to be repaired. The operating system failed to turn off properly", what do I do?

I had to assume you either know how to or would know to look up how to properly uninstall and reinstall a graphics card? The whole point of doing this is to ensure the connection is secure, but if done improperly it could worsen the connection.
Like I mentioned in the original comment, the system must be powered down and the PSU should be switched off. You could crash or potentially mess up your OS or card if you try to "hot swap" it (switch it out while the system and power are on).

Otherwise: when you removed it, did you unlatch the PCI-e securing latch before taking it out? You also have to remove the screws securing it to the back of the case and remove gently, only touching the heat-sink (or plastic with fans) and stay clear of the PCB (usually green, sometimes exposed) without touching the PCI-e connector (the gold pins in the corner). When you reinstall, you have to make sure the PCI-e latch on the motherboard is "opened" and that you very gently line up and insert the card's PCI-e male connection into your PCI-e slot on your motherboard. If you force it in too much, don't line the connection up properly, and/or have the clip closed during removal or installation, it's possible you can damage the connection, which is used to allow your card to successfully communicate with the motherboard and by extension your system.

 

[alanzhukikak]

I tried taking the gpu out and putting it back in, but when I started it up, it stay at the booting screen, then after a while it would restart, then it would do the same thing over again until it got a screen that says "Recovery Your of couldn't turn off properly and needs to be repaired. The operating system failed to turn off properly", what do I do?

I had to assume you either know how to or would know to look up how to properly uninstall and reinstall a graphics card? The whole point of doing this is to ensure the connection is secure, but if done improperly it could worsen the connection.
Like I mentioned in the original comment, the system must be powered down and the PSU should be switched off. You could crash or potentially mess up your OS or card if you try to "hot swap" it (switch it out while the system and power are on).

Otherwise: when you removed it, did you unlatch the PCI-e securing latch before taking it out? You also have to remove the screws securing it to the back of the case and remove gently, only touching the heat-sink (or plastic with fans) and stay clear of the PCB (usually green, sometimes exposed) without touching the PCI-e connector (the gold pins in the corner). When you reinstall, you have to make sure the PCI-e latch on the motherboard is "opened" and that you very gently line up and insert the card's PCI-e male connection into your PCI-e slot on your motherboard. If you force it in too much, don't line the connection up properly, and/or have the clip closed during removal or installation, it's possible you can damage the connection, which is used to allow your card to successfully communicate with the motherboard and by extension your system.

I just unplugged a cable connecting into my gpu and then plugged it. I made sure that the psu was switched off
It says I need a recovery tool/installion media. Does that mean I need to download something onto a USB hard drive and then plug that into my pc?

 

[dontlistentome]

I used afterburner for the onscreen display, and when I was playing overwatch, the gpu was around 40-60% and my cpu was around 70-90, but when I played rainbow six siege, the cpu and gpu were both running above 90% usage. Is this normal?

It's normal to see different percentages, since each game has its own demands. In Overwatch you have plenty of CPU and GPU power to spare, which makes sense since that game isn't too demanding.

RSS is more demanding, so usage is higher. When usage hits 100% that means that component is working as hard at it can. If you are playing the game, for example, and you see CPU usage hit 100% at the same time framerate drops in the game, that means your CPU is not keeping up.

 

[jerrylee22]

I just unplugged a cable connecting into my gpu and then plugged it. I made sure that the psu was switched off
It says I need a recovery tool/installion media. Does that mean I need to download something onto a USB hard drive and then plug that into my pc?

It seems like there's a problem with your operating system. I'm not sure how that would have happened, since you don't have integrated graphics on that CPU and you're getting a display. For gaming I'm assuming you have Windows, probably Windows 10, but at any rate, if your OS says it's damaged, you need to repair it, and it's probably just the operating system. No matter what you do, find a way to backup your data. This is good to have in general, since operating systems sometimes encounter errors (similar to this one). Reseating or getting a new graphics card shouldn't be corrupting OS unless it was done when the system was on and/or the system wasn't shutdown properly (similar to a power outage). I've had Windows corrupted when my PC entered sleep mode.

Any kind of recovery messes with "installed" programs, even when you can usually fix the problem from a restore point or system image.

Otherwise, no matter how you got your PC, you should have the OS installation disk or flash drive. This is the kind of media tool it's requesting and it may be necessary in order to use some/all system recovery options. If you can't use system restore or system image recovery for whatever reason, Windows 10 has a feature (this is the last resort) where you can do a clean install on your drive without removing any personal data, only uninstalling programs (it gives you a .pdf list of them after reinstall). I've had to do this once, but be mindful there's also an option to remove all user data, so you'd have to make sure you don't use that one. I'd still recommend backing up, but it worked fine for me when I used it.

 

[alanzhukikak]

I just unplugged a cable connecting into my gpu and then plugged it. I made sure that the psu was switched off
It says I need a recovery tool/installion media. Does that mean I need to download something onto a USB hard drive and then plug that into my pc?

It seems like there's a problem with your operating system. I'm not sure how that would have happened, since you don't have integrated graphics on that CPU and you're getting a display. For gaming I'm assuming you have Windows, probably Windows 10, but at any rate, if your OS says it's damaged, you need to repair it, and it's probably just the operating system. No matter what you do, find a way to backup your data. This is good to have in general, since operating systems sometimes encounter errors (similar to this one). Reseating or getting a new graphics card shouldn't be corrupting OS unless it was done when the system was on and/or the system wasn't shutdown properly (similar to a power outage). I've had Windows corrupted when my PC entered sleep mode.

Any kind of recovery messes with "installed" programs, even when you can usually fix the problem from a restore point or system image.

Otherwise, no matter how you got your PC, you should have the OS installation disk or flash drive. This is the kind of media tool it's requesting and it may be necessary in order to use some/all system recovery options. If you can't use system restore or system image recovery for whatever reason, Windows 10 has a feature (this is the last resort) where you can do a clean install on your drive without removing any personal data, only uninstalling programs (it gives you a .pdf list of them after reinstall). I've had to do this once, but be mindful there's also an option to remove all user data, so you'd have to make sure you don't use that one. I'd still recommend backing up, but it worked fine for me when I used it.

I returned my pc today, and now im thinking about building my own pc, would you mind if i asked you questions about the specs that im thinking about gettings? And if i do build my own pc, how would i install windows 10 on it, because I never eally understood how to do that.