Should I be getting this low FPS? Need help!

[Koltavious]

Hey guys, don't know much about PC's, but I'm getting no where near the FPS I should be getting.

So basically in January I bought a 1060 and popped it in my computer and I was getting great FPS. Something like 130 on H1Z1 on low settings.

One day around a month ago I got on and my FPS is now barely 30 on it. I'm getting around 100 FPS on CS and around 80 FPS on Overwatch. My frames are absolutely awful. All my drivers are updated, and I have no idea why they're down and they never went back up. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling my drivers, I even fac reset my comp and reinstalled windows. I also tried an old driver off Nvidia's site.

I'm not sure what information you guys need. I'll respond to any question with answers.

My CPU is an AMD A10-6800k APU with Radeon HD Graphics 4.10

RAM is 10GB

This is the exact Graphics Card I bought https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01IPVSLTC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[RubyRooster]

This sounds like a basic case that you dont know how to build a computer.

Did you use an ESD band when installing and did you install it away from ESD generating vinyls like carpets and cotton clothing?

 

[Koltavious]

This sounds like a basic case that you dont know how to build a computer.

Did you use an ESD band when installing and did you install it away from ESD generating vinyls like carpets and cotton clothing?

I bought a prebuilt and put in the 1060. I was getting great FPS for like a month before the frames went to shit.

 

[RubyRooster]

This sounds like a basic case that you dont know how to build a computer.

Did you use an ESD band when installing and did you install it away from ESD generating vinyls like carpets and cotton clothing?

I bought a prebuilt and put in the 1060. I was getting great FPS for like a month before the frames went to shit.

Yes, but when you put in the 1060, did you use ESD safety techniques like grounding yourself so you didnt fry the curcuits when you touched the card?

 

[Koltavious]

This sounds like a basic case that you dont know how to build a computer.

Did you use an ESD band when installing and did you install it away from ESD generating vinyls like carpets and cotton clothing?

I bought a prebuilt and put in the 1060. I was getting great FPS for like a month before the frames went to shit.

Yes, but when you put in the 1060, did you use ESD safety techniques like grounding yourself so you didnt fry the curcuits when you touched the card?

No sir!

 

[RubyRooster]

This sounds like a basic case that you dont know how to build a computer.

Did you use an ESD band when installing and did you install it away from ESD generating vinyls like carpets and cotton clothing?

I bought a prebuilt and put in the 1060. I was getting great FPS for like a month before the frames went to shit.

Yes, but when you put in the 1060, did you use ESD safety techniques like grounding yourself so you didnt fry the curcuits when you touched the card?

No sir!

OK. So there is your problem, you broke the card before you even installed it.

ESD - Electrostatic discharge should always be taken care of before touching overloadable electronics. We build discharge by friction and rubbing against things like carpet, hair or basic friction. Our bodies arent very good at storing discharge, only carrying it. Whenever we touch something like wires or electrics we discharge that electricity into it.

This amount of discharge can be enough to affect the lifespan of the electronics or break it completely. Have you ever gone to shake someones hand or touch something like fabric and it zaps you a bit? Thats discharge. All you can do now it buy a new card.

I recommend you research ESD and electronics and buy an ESD wristband before you install it this time.

 

[vrumor]

The card isnt broken. ESD would make it not work at all, not make it run slower. Id check your temps first.

 

[RubyRooster]

The card isnt broken. ESD would make it not work at all, not make it run slower. Id check your temps first.

It wouldnt make it run slower, it depends how much you had on you at that time. Yes, it can break the card but your not injecting billions of volts into the card, on adverage, maybe a few thousand (Which isnt much, its less than an eighth of a watt). Its going to work fine at first but the extra volts on the outside of the wiring can cause the actual wiring to short cuircuit and use its lifespan much much quicker.

If it was tempurature, that would have shown on your first play session.

Either way, you should always use ESD safety bands and other sutff to avoid this next time.

 

[Koltavious]

The card isnt broken. ESD would make it not work at all, not make it run slower. Id check your temps first.

It wouldnt make it run slower, it depends how much you had on you at that time. Yes, it can break the card but your not injecting billions of volts into the card, on adverage, maybe a few thousand (Which isnt much, its less than an eighth of a watt). Its going to work fine at first but the extra volts on the outside of the wiring can cause the actual wiring to short cuircuit and use its lifespan much much quicker.

If it was tempurature, that would have shown on your first play session.

Either way, you should always use ESD safety bands and other sutff to avoid this next time.

Does it matter that it had 0 power source whatsoever when I installed it?

 

[RubyRooster]

The card isnt broken. ESD would make it not work at all, not make it run slower. Id check your temps first.

It wouldnt make it run slower, it depends how much you had on you at that time. Yes, it can break the card but your not injecting billions of volts into the card, on adverage, maybe a few thousand (Which isnt much, its less than an eighth of a watt). Its going to work fine at first but the extra volts on the outside of the wiring can cause the actual wiring to short cuircuit and use its lifespan much much quicker.

If it was tempurature, that would have shown on your first play session.

Either way, you should always use ESD safety bands and other sutff to avoid this next time.

Does it matter that it had 0 power source whatsoever when I installed it?

Yes. Usually i install the power source first so i can ground myself to the battery, which can hold a few million volts.
(In other words, you install the power system first, so you can attach the arm band to it. The arm band takes all the ESD off you body and transports it to the battery in your power source.)

ESD can still react because that is the power source, if that makes sense. but it has been concentrated on one area by our own bodies.