The Division random fps drops no matter the settings

[WhiteSnake91]

I watched a youtube vid, in which a guy, while he didn't show the rest of his system, was able to run around and play The Division at 60fps constant with the same gpu I have, RX 480 8gb, on a higher resolution than I have. He was on 1440p and I'm still just on 1080p, I even copied the settings he showed and still the same result for me, I'm a bit confused.

How is it the consoles are able to run the game fine yet my stronger pc can have random drops down into the 20s-30s? Maybe the consoles have certain stuff turned way down that the pc isn't able to and they're locked to 30fps max or lower possibly.

i7 2600k, Asus P8Z68-V LX z68 mobo, rx 480 8gb, 16gb 1333 9-9-9-24 ddr3

I considered upgrading to ryzen earlier last year but due to the price of ddr4, and seeing some lackluster reviews where the i7 still beats their top tier, as well as their ipc really not being THAT much more than my old sandy bridge lead me to just hold out with what I have.

Could installing to an SSD stop the fps drops? It's currently on a 1tb single platter seagate 7200rpm hdd, at the time in late 2012 it was supposedly the fastest hdd I vaguely remember reading

what still gets me though is it probably runs perfectly fine on the weaker consoles, WITH their stock slow 5400rpm sata2 hdd

is there anything that can be done? I always heard ubi did bad pc ports but geez. As stated in the title, going down to lower settings actually seemed to make it perform worse, I'm assuming the game uses way more cpu than gpu the lower you go in settings.

 

[guanyu210379]

You might have the same GPU as the one in youtube but your proc, RAM, etc. might be different.
SSD should not influence your fps, it will only boost your loading time.
Frame drops can be caused by various reasons, if the proc is weak, this is also very common.
For now:
1. Try to OC your proc, if possible. I7 2600k is no longer exactly up2date.
2. Check if you have set both gpu and cpu on performance mode and not on energy saving.
3. Check if you have unwanted/unnecessary background running apps and/or viruses/malwares. Clean all of those.
If you did all of those and the fps will not go better, proc platform upgrade is the only solution left....or the PC port of the game is simply sh*tty

 

[WhiteSnake91]

OC'd the 2600k to 4.5ghz and the issues disappeared, pretty much capped constant 60fps now, no more horrible fps drops into the choppy 20s like before just running around.

I was going to get Ryzen or something but it seems overclocked Sandy Bridge still has some life left in it 😀

 

[guanyu210379]

SandyBRidge I7s are on the limit.
They are not yet 100% ripe for the trash can but they are on the limit, the very end of the limit.
It is best to start planning for a big overhaul.