Very Low FPS for a GTX 1080

[jrouth]

Just got finished building my new computer which is considerably better than my last, so I am very excited about that. I'm stuck with one huge problem, however.

Upon launching my first game from Steam (Counter Strike: GO), I hopped in a match and was shocked to see that I was only averaging 100-200 FPS.

This is puzzling because my last computer had a GTX 1060 3GB and I would average 200-400 FPS, my new graphics card (GTX 1080) and overall build in general is far superior to my last.

Specs:

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
MB: ASRock AB350M Pro4
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080
RAM: 32 GB (2x16) DDR4 3000
750w PSU
1TB SSD
4TB HDD

I've checked my GPU in the device manager and it says that it is working properly. However, I have a hard time believing this if it my apparent beast of a GPU is having a hard time getting over 200 FPS on Counter Strike: GO, which is NOT a demanding game at all. From what I see in videos online, a GTX 1080 should be pushing CS: GO to at least 500 FPS.

What kind of troubleshooting can I perform? Should I uninstall & reinstall the drivers? How would I go about uninstalling them?

All help is much appreciated & thanks in advance!

 

[Kokoloco]

I'm not sure what you installed with gigabyte, DDU should remove the NVIDIA driver entirely if you choose so. Yes, and then download it from the NVIDIA page.

 

[jrouth]

I'm not sure what you installed with gigabyte, DDU should remove the NVIDIA driver entirely if you choose so. Yes, and then download it from the NVIDIA page.

I used the Gigabyte disc that came with the graphics card and like I said, it failed on the PhysX download as well as the GeForce Experience application download. Then I downloaded the GeForce Experience app and downloaded the gameready driver from there. I know the Gigabyte disc installed the XTREME GAMING ENGINE app, but I'm not sure what else. It looks like the disc also included display drivers, google utilities, DirectX 9.0 runtime library, and the users manual.

 

[Kokoloco]

I see. I also just got a gigabyte 1080 but I haven't installed using a disc, so idk if those are any important stuff. I gotta go for some time.

 

[jrouth]

I see. I also just got a gigabyte 1080 but I haven't installed using a disc, so idk if those are any important stuff. I gotta go for some time.

Alright man, really appreciate the help, thanks a bunch. Enjoy the rest of your day.

 

[Bee_Dee_3_Dee]

jrouth,

in regard to ur 1st post, i was going to advise step by step suggestions; but then i thought of building this PC of urs from scratch and another THG post this week where just a CD-ROM drive screwed up things. So, having remembered it i realized that asking the following was important:

When u built this PC, did u follow the advice that has always been given, in regards to what to connect and not to connect?

Here's what i mean:

1. Connect CPU, just one RAM stick, one Hard drive, if ur CPU has on-board Video don't connect a Video Card, and of course a way to access the operating system u want to install.

2. Install the OS. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

3. Skip utilities on the manufactures Disk. And MANUALLY install the Chip-set drivers, from manufactures disk, by browsing to them.

4. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

5. Shut down and connect extra RAM chip and restart and test.

6. Shut down and connect Video card and use drivers downloaded from nVidia. Install just video drivers and skip the extra stuff until much later after successful testing. Install the extra stuff later after the PC runs games fine.

8. Shut down and connect any remaining Hardware- one at a time- restart and test PC after each.

9. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

I believe ^^ is enough for now but realize that starting over, is maybe the right way to go. And chronicling steps taken, is a good practice to to take. Having a backup Image made just of a fresh OS install (and nothing else installed- absolutely nothing else) is priceless from a scientific method standpoint.

GL

 

[Kokoloco]

Did you fix it?

 

[jrouth]

Did you fix it?

Hey man, so sorry for just getting back to this post weeks later. Kind of forgot about it and then was looking through my email that I don't use often and saw your response. However, I've realized this is a different issue than just low FPS.

I've been able to get the FPS up to an acceptable amount, although I still believe that it should be higher. Right now the FPS is typically sitting at 200-400. Still about the same as my last build which I definitely figured with the upgraded specs I would at least be getting 300-500. Various updates (MB, GeForce, etc.) and tweaked settings helped out with the low FPS. I also manually updated my Audio + Network drivers with Realtek among many other troubleshooting steps.

I checked out my CPU + GPU usage while in game, and it is about 20-30% for both of them. All 16 threads of my CPU are being utilized. I'm not sure if these percentages should be higher for either the CPU or the GPU. Temps are normal.

The issue that I'm getting now, which I originally thought was just due to low FPS, is micro stuttering in-game. I'm not positive, but I think these stutters are due to dramatic FPS drops. I say dramatic because I can literally be at say 300 fps and then drop to 100 fps the same second. This happens every so often, and I believe it's causing the game to choke up slightly. Could it be because I have a 144hz monitor and I'm dropping below 144 fps?

There is just something obviously wrong.

Also, is it possible that there is a bottleneck somewhere due to the fact that I use dual 1920x1080 144hz monitors? I've heard some say that you need to play at 1440p with a GTX 1080 whereas others say that you are fine with 1080p.

Any help is appreciated and sorry for the super late response.

 

[jrouth]

jrouth,

in regard to ur 1st post, i was going to advise step by step suggestions; but then i thought of building this PC of urs from scratch and another THG post this week where just a CD-ROM drive screwed up things. So, having remembered it i realized that asking the following was important:

When u built this PC, did u follow the advice that has always been given, in regards to what to connect and not to connect?

Here's what i mean:

1. Connect CPU, just one RAM stick, one Hard drive, if ur CPU has on-board Video don't connect a Video Card, and of course a way to access the operating system u want to install.

2. Install the OS. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

3. Skip utilities on the manufactures Disk. And MANUALLY install the Chip-set drivers, from manufactures disk, by browsing to them.

4. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

5. Shut down and connect extra RAM chip and restart and test.

6. Shut down and connect Video card and use drivers downloaded from nVidia. Install just video drivers and skip the extra stuff until much later after successful testing. Install the extra stuff later after the PC runs games fine.

8. Shut down and connect any remaining Hardware- one at a time- restart and test PC after each.

9. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

I believe ^^ is enough for now but realize that starting over, is maybe the right way to go. And chronicling steps taken, is a good practice to to take. Having a backup Image made just of a fresh OS install (and nothing else installed- absolutely nothing else) is priceless from a scientific method standpoint.

GL

Thanks a lot for your thoughtful response man. Still having some issues with FPS drops + micro stutters but I did at least get the numbers up a bit. Still not to where I think they should be.

When I built this computer, I was definitely very careful and took precautions, but I am 100% positive that I did not build it in the order you outlined above.

I've thought about doing a fresh install of the OS, but that sounds like more trouble than it's worth. I've heard it's bad to format a hard drive and then basically just go back and install all the same programs/files that were already on there.

If you can confirm that there is no harm done with formatting my drives and performing a fresh install of the OS, it's definitely something to consider.

Oh, sorry for the super late response

 

[Bee_Dee_3_Dee]

jrouth,

in regard to ur 1st post, i was going to advise step by step suggestions; but then i thought of building this PC of urs from scratch and another THG post this week where just a CD-ROM drive screwed up things. So, having remembered it i realized that asking the following was important:

When u built this PC, did u follow the advice that has always been given, in regards to what to connect and not to connect?

Here's what i mean:

1. Connect CPU, just one RAM stick, one Hard drive, if ur CPU has on-board Video don't connect a Video Card, and of course a way to access the operating system u want to install.

2. Install the OS. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

3. Skip utilities on the manufactures Disk. And MANUALLY install the Chip-set drivers, from manufactures disk, by browsing to them.

4. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

5. Shut down and connect extra RAM chip and restart and test.

6. Shut down and connect Video card and use drivers downloaded from nVidia. Install just video drivers and skip the extra stuff until much later after successful testing. Install the extra stuff later after the PC runs games fine.

8. Shut down and connect any remaining Hardware- one at a time- restart and test PC after each.

9. (Then backup everything before moving on if u know how with Imaging software.)

I believe ^^ is enough for now but realize that starting over, is maybe the right way to go. And chronicling steps taken, is a good practice to to take. Having a backup Image made just of a fresh OS install (and nothing else installed- absolutely nothing else) is priceless from a scientific method standpoint.

GL

Thanks a lot for your thoughtful response man. Still having some issues with FPS drops + micro stutters but I did at least get the numbers up a bit. Still not to where I think they should be.

When I built this computer, I was definitely very careful and took precautions, but I am 100% positive that I did not build it in the order you outlined above.

I've thought about doing a fresh install of the OS, but that sounds like more trouble than it's worth. I've heard it's bad to format a hard drive and then basically just go back and install all the same programs/files that were already on there.

If you can confirm that there is no harm done with formatting my drives and performing a fresh install of the OS, it's definitely something to consider.

Oh, sorry for the super late response

The import thing to note is using Imagining Software.

As far as formatting goes, having an SSD is different. But, i just Googled:

"is it safe to farmat SSD and reinstall OS"

The 1st result i got was:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1268540/format-ssd-to-clean-install-windows-good-or-bad.

So if u read ^^ follow advice and double check with another few search results- all should be fine.

Again, the Imaging Software approach is the way to go. Spend time and ur effort on it and u'll kick urself for not using it before. Imagine u crashed a PC and all seemed messed-up after that. And or Imagine u crashed a Race car and had to junk it because the crash was so bad. Well, the difference with Imagining Software is u can travel back to a previous time. Say for example the morning before the crash when the PC was working perfectly fine. And the restoration can literally take as little as 15 minuets. No more endless research or trial and error for days and weeks trying to figure it out in order to find an answer. Just a 15 minuet restoration of a backup Image File and the prob is solved. Wat could be better?

GL 🙂