Rate My Gaming Rig? Tell Me What's Wrong.

[pcformer]

Okay, so before I say anything I'll go ahead and list off my build:

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  MOBO: MSI 760GM-P23 ATX
  CPU: AMD FX-6100 6 Core Processor @ 3.3Ghz
  GPU: EVGA NVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti FTW Edition 2GB
  Power Supply: Corsair CX500 V2 500 Watt
  Case: DIYPC Solar M1-G
  RAM: 10GB Corsair Ballistix 1333Mhz

Okay, so here's my issue. In my personal opinion, this PC should be able to run most games, such as H1Z1 for example, on at least Medium graphics settings no problem. I also think I should be able to record the game without having to change the graphics settings, however, this is not the case. With a game like H1Z1 for example, I have to run the game on the lowest graphics settings, and I can not record, at all. There are also still points where I get 10-15 FPS even with the settings on the lowest they can go. This is an issue with most popular games, and I just don't quite understand why. Maybe someone could help?

 

[MasterDell]

Well H1Z1 kind of sucks when it comes to optimization. Meaning that it takes some of the best hardware to run it as a respectable FPS and settings. Download 3DMark off of steam and then run Fire Strike. Tell me what the score at the end is.

 

[pcformer]

Well H1Z1 kind of sucks when it comes to optimization. Meaning that it takes some of the best hardware to run it as a respectable FPS and settings. Download 3DMark off of steam and then run Fire Strike. Tell me what the score at the end is.

Here's the score: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/7131863?

 

[MasterDell]

Okay so I did some research and that is actually pretty normal. To get a better graphical performance, you are going to want to overclock.

Download MSI Afterburner (regarless of your GPU manufacturer) and then open it and change your Core Clock to +180, then your Memory Clock to +110 then Power Limit to 112. Pretty apply then run the test again and comeback with your results.

 

[pcformer]

Okay so I did some research and that is actually pretty normal. To get a better graphical performance, you are going to want to overclock.

Download MSI Afterburner (regarless of your GPU manufacturer) and then open it and change your Core Clock to +180, then your Memory Clock to +110 then Power Limit to 112. Pretty apply then run the test again and comeback with your results.

Alright, so I tried to apply that clock, and it applied alright, but then as soon as I went to run the FireStrike test, my "display driver stopped working", and the test closed. I tried to tone the numbers down a little and run it again to see if that helped, but it did not.

I then tried the overclocking numbers mentioned here for the Ti edition as well. I couldn't figure out what they meant for the memory clock, so I just used the one you suggested, while using the core clock they suggested. This time, when running the test, 3DMark got stuck on "Running System Performance Specifications", and I started seeing fragments all over the place. It's worth mentioning that I couldn't use my mouse or keyboard either. I had to hard reset the computer.

Anything else? Haha

---UPDATE---
Okay, so I did a little bit more research, and here's what I got.

I downloaded EVGA Precision X for overclocking just because it was a bit easier to understand. I also watched a video, and was able to get a fairly better result with the following OC settings:
Core had a +115, and Memory had +55. Also had a +12mV on Voltage.

Here's the result: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/7137045?

Should I try to push it a little bit more, or leave it?

 

[MasterDell]

Push the memory 15 more and core clock 20 more. Leave the mV.

I find it kind of weird you needed to increase the voltage though. But that's fine, so yeah just do what I suggested and come back to see what you get

 

[pcformer]

Push the memory 15 more and core clock 20 more. Leave the mV.

I find it kind of weird you needed to increase the voltage though. But that's fine, so yeah just do what I suggested and come back to see what you get

I'm not entirely sure I needed to increase the voltage, it was just suggested.

 

[pcformer]

Push the memory 15 more and core clock 20 more. Leave the mV.

I find it kind of weird you needed to increase the voltage though. But that's fine, so yeah just do what I suggested and come back to see what you get

Alright, so it looks like it's maxed out. I tried bumping both of them up at the same time first, and got the display driver not responding error. I then tried leaving the memory the same, and changing just the core clock. Same issue, so I tried stepping down in 5s until I got back to 115. 115 was the only think it would run at. I did the same process for the memory clock.

 

[MasterDell]

Okay well make sure that overclock is on and then go into those games you were having issues with. It should make a difference. Not a massive difference but it will help atleast..