New PC issue with Overwatch

Skyhijinx

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Hello! I just bought my first ever "Gaming" PC. Specs below.

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700k 4.20 GHZ (No Overclocking)
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X
RAM: 32GB (16x2) DDR4-2400
Motherboard: MSI Z270-A Pro Crossfire SATA 6 USB3.1 LGA 1151 M.2

I received this PC on Friday. It is BY FAR the nicest PC I have ever owned. I let Windows Update do all of it's updating and then I opened up NVIDIA's GeForce Experience and made sure I had the latest driver. I installed a few things (Steam, Blizzard Launcher, etc) and tried out some games.

Warframe = Runs perfect
Gigantic = Runs perfect
Hearthstone = Runs perfect

Then I decided to try Overwatch. It struggles to get 30fps. It stutters constantly. The sound is choppy and jittery. I've tried every preset and no matter what I do, it runs like crap.

Unfortunately, due to my living situation, my PC is connected to the internet wirelessly. That being said, my speed is really quite good.

AVG: 214.72Mbps DOWN / 21.64Mbps UP

Anything else that I play online runs fine so it doesn't seem like this should be an issue. I'm not some big time Overwatch player or anything but I do enjoy the game and not being able to run it on my new gaming rig is driving me bonkers. Any and all help is very much appreciated.

Thanks


 
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Not sure how to close a thread but I figured it out. Turns out my i7-7700k was idling at around 98 degrees C. I had the PC too close to the wall apparently. 😀
Not sure how to close a thread but I figured it out. Turns out my i7-7700k was idling at around 98 degrees C. I had the PC too close to the wall apparently. 😀
 
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