Random Major FPS drop

[Rlundquist2]

I just recently built my pc and it's been running pretty smooth. I used to get 80-90 FPS in a game called Rust and now I average about 40-50 and sometimes drop to 30. I run on medium to high settings and lowering the quality has no effect on FPS. All my temps are fine, my CPU runs at around 40-50 degrees. My FPS will go back up after restarting my computer but after playing for about 5 minutes it drops back down. Also, whenever a game is open google chrome and Microsoft edge do not respond. I know it's not an internet issue because I'm playing online and using Skype fine. Any suggestions to fixing this?

Specs:
Intel Core i5 6600k
Asus H110M-E/M.2 LGA 1151
Gigabyte gtx 1060
8gb g.skill ripjaw ddr4
1tb western digital blue
EVGA 700W
Windows 10

 

[thelonerainer]

I am having the same exact issue. I have an i5 4690k, nvidia gtx geforce 960, and 8 gigs of ddr3. Fps used to be 70+, but recently it is 30 if lucky. I checked task manager while playing, and it looked like my ram was a bottleneck, at 89% usage. I am going to increase the amount of ram in my build and see if it helps. Good luck to you!