- Nov 7, 2015
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Hello, I am having a problem with my graphics card. I have a ATI Radeon HD 5700 (I know, its old and terrible, but I have to make do until I complete my new PC). Just over the last couple of days, I noticed a problem with it. I usually have my monitor on 75hz, but when I logged in I noticed that it had been reset to 60hz without the option of changing back to 75hz. I checked my AMD catalyst and overdrive and saw no problems with my card, it was normal as usual.
Then I began to experience regular screen flickers/tears that would happen whenever I switch alt+tab or switch between programs.
Now when I try to play any game, I am experience massive FPS drops for example, in CS:GO I am used to an average 170fps, whereas now I am having to make do with 60-80fps. Also, in Rust I usually get around 30-40 fps but now as of typing this I am getting 10-20fps with massive spikes. Even when I watched YouTube videos, the videos stutter as the sound is smooth however the video itself is laggy and choppy no matter the quality.
I have tried removing my graphics card and changing the slot that it is placed in, that made no difference. For reference, the fan is still spinning and my computer still detects it as an display adapter. All the drivers are up to date aswell.
However the other day I was just randomly browsing the web and my PC made the sound of a device connecting, and I checked my screen resolution and I could put my monitor back to 75 Hz and my fps in games was back to usual. That only lasted for the night as the next day my PC went back into potato mode.
It was suggested that my PC may be using onboard graphics instead of my GPU, but I have no idea how to tell.
Any help?
Then I began to experience regular screen flickers/tears that would happen whenever I switch alt+tab or switch between programs.
Now when I try to play any game, I am experience massive FPS drops for example, in CS:GO I am used to an average 170fps, whereas now I am having to make do with 60-80fps. Also, in Rust I usually get around 30-40 fps but now as of typing this I am getting 10-20fps with massive spikes. Even when I watched YouTube videos, the videos stutter as the sound is smooth however the video itself is laggy and choppy no matter the quality.
I have tried removing my graphics card and changing the slot that it is placed in, that made no difference. For reference, the fan is still spinning and my computer still detects it as an display adapter. All the drivers are up to date aswell.
However the other day I was just randomly browsing the web and my PC made the sound of a device connecting, and I checked my screen resolution and I could put my monitor back to 75 Hz and my fps in games was back to usual. That only lasted for the night as the next day my PC went back into potato mode.
It was suggested that my PC may be using onboard graphics instead of my GPU, but I have no idea how to tell.
Any help?
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