Suggest The Cheapest Fix Please

[chrisdafurchinz]

So i have been experiencing lag drops in games. 110 fps with my new 1060, only to drop dramatically. The task manager shows a drop in gpu usage percentage when this happens. Its obv its not the gpu since i had this problem prior with an inferior gpu.

What i am running:

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD FX-8350 45 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 573MHz (7-7-7-19)
Motherboard
ASRock 970 Extreme4 (CPUSocket) 45 °C
Graphics
Acer A221HQL (1920x1080@60Hz)
SAMSUNG (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (EVGA) 51 °C
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 ATA Device (SATA ) 39 °C
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 ATA Device (SATA )

Now what i am looking for is the cheapest way to stop the lag spikes from happening, wich will allow me to stream. Is there a way to possibly even use my old Zotac 670 4gb gpu to augment the processes of my pc to enable higher performance?

Any, and all help is welcome and appreciated. Thanks guys!

 

[Phaaze88]

It's most likely your cpu + mobo.
You see, the 970 boards weren't properly designed to handle those 125w+ cpus, even though they are advertised as such - the VRMs on your board are throttling = reducing performance.

It was fixed with the 990fx series mobos, but I'm not telling you to go out and buy such an outdated board, nor a less power hungry outdated cpu either.
^ Either of those would be the 'cheapest' fix, but it's not the best one. Time to move to a new platform(cpu/mobo/ram). A Ryzen 2400g build would be the best if you're on a tight budget.

 

[sizzling]

Agree, there isn’t a cheap fix. The only worthwhile fix is moving off that obsolete platform onto a modern one. Unfortunately this requires a new motherboard, cpu and RAM.

 

[Calvin7]

FX-8350 can run a pair of 1866MHz memory modules with no overclocking. You only running memory at 1333MHz which will cause poor performance.

You also don't seem to know what memory you have or how to set the memory parameters in the BIOS.

 

[chrisdafurchinz]

FX-8350 can run a pair of 1866MHz memory modules with no overclocking. You only running memory at 1333MHz which will cause poor performance.

You also don't seem to know what memory you have or how to set the memory parameters in the BIOS.

You are correct, when it comes to PC i am not an expert in the least. I dont know a whole lot about PC other then the basics enough to build my own. I dont know specs, or what is good for what etc. Im not an enthusiast in terms of knowledge. More over a competent user. Please do share, also i should note. I have noticed the lag spikes happen when my cpu hits close to 70C so i am thinking a better heatsink might do the trick

 

[Phaaze88]

FX-8350 can run a pair of 1866MHz memory modules with no overclocking. You only running memory at 1333MHz which will cause poor performance.

You also don't seem to know what memory you have or how to set the memory parameters in the BIOS.

You are correct, when it comes to PC i am not an expert in the least. I dont know a whole lot about PC other then the basics enough to build my own. I dont know specs, or what is good for what etc. Im not an enthusiast in terms of knowledge. More over a competent user. Please do share, also i should note. I have noticed the lag spikes happen when my cpu hits close to 70C so i am thinking a better heatsink might do the trick

While you would gain some extra fps getting faster memory, it won't fix the primary issue. Your motherboard is under specced for the 8350.

 

[sizzling]

You need to look into that cpu temperature, with the FX series you don’t want it hitting 68c, it will throttle. It might be time to replace the thermal paste.