My (supposedly) good pc has huge lag spikes on most games

[Louis_21]

Nvidia GTX 970
8 GB of ram
AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor
WTF Someone help me

 

[Louis_21]

i cant buy any parts atm but if i could i would have no clue how to install them anyway so anything i can do to help my current situation

 

[Supernova1138]

i cant buy any parts atm but if i could i would have no clue how to install them anyway so anything i can do to help my current situation

The only thing you can do if you can't replace parts is go into your BIOS, and underclock and undervolt your CPU to get your power consumption down to what your motherboard can actually handle. This would involve dropping your voltage slightly, stress testing your system using something like Prime95 or OCCT, and if it crashes or fails the test, you reduce your CPU clockspeed a bit and try again, and continue that process until you have it stable and your CPU stops throttling when placed under load.

 

[Louis_21]

Are you 100% certain this is what i need to buy if i can ?

 

[Louis_21]

because im not the richest person on the earth

 

[Supernova1138]

Are you 100% certain this is what i need to buy if i can ?

I'm pretty sure it is the source of your problems, your CPU isn't on your motherboard's support list, so you should consider yourself lucky your system works at all. If you want confirmation, monitor your CPU clockspeed while gaming. When you get the lag spikes, you should see your CPU clockspeed drop down to 1.4GHz. If you see that, your CPU is throttling, and that motherboard is a very likely cause as it isn't rated to handle your CPU's power consumption.

 

[Louis_21]

Can someone recommend a good overclock device for my situation?

 

[Archaic59]

You can't overclock with the stock cooler or the board you are currently using. After you spend money for a new board and cooler you will still have a bottleneck and cheap CPU. IMO, you should save for an Intel CPU and board.

 

[Supernova1138]

Can someone recommend a good overclock device for my situation?

There is no such thing as an overclock device, and you definitely don't need one, you need to underclock to get your current CPU to work properly with your existing board. You're best off trying to underclock through changing your BIOS settings. There is software like AMD Overdrive that you could maybe use, but it tends not to offer a lot of options and may not work all that well. If you're really not comfortable doing any of this, then you're going to have to take your computer to a technician to have him replace the board with something more suitable, or downgrade your CPU to something that has a lower TDP and won't throttle on your existing board.

 

[Louis_21]

Thank you for your help
Ill get a technician to do the work