What do I upgrade?

[Dylan7005]

Hi I recently built my first pc. It was around 1.2k but it has trouble running simple games. Please tell me what I did wrong and or what to upgrade. Here are my specs: Operating system Windows 10 home 64-bit
CPU Intel core 15 6500 @3.20GHz
Ram 8.00GB Single-Channel @ 1071MHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z170 PRO GAMING (LGA1151)
Graphics card
S22F350 (1920x1080@60Hz)
SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 530 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (MSI) ForceWare version: 384.94
SLI Disabled (I copy and pasted this part)
Storage 223GB TOSHIBA-TR150 (SSD)
Thanks please help

 

[raisonjohn]

You have a top-of-the-line GPU for 1080p gaming as well as a powerful i5-6500 CPU and ample 8GB RAM capacity (though dual channel is preferred), which I'm not sure why you are having "trouble running simple games". What sort of issues are you encountering on which specific games? Low FPS? Stuttering/Screen Tearing? Not able to run the game at all?

Also, is your storage space (223GB SSD) the only storage device you have? No HDD? Any chance you are reaching the 223GB limit already (which may call for a ~1TB HDD for extra storage capacity)?

 

[Dylan7005]

Well I can barely run certain games like Black Ops 3 or Just Cause 3 but I have trouble with more simple games like TF2 and Garrys mod or gang beasts. Most of the time there is just a lot of lag and low fps. Also yes that is the only storage I have but I have only used 162 GB of my storage. Is it possibly maybe I installed something incorrectly and that might be causing fps issues?

 

[Kevern_11]

Check for viruses, make sure your plugged into your 1060 and not the motherboard for display, and make sure your CPU/RAM isn't hitting 100% on startup. Start with the simple things like these first then progress.

 

[parani]

I doubt the low fps and lags are bocz of the CPU and its clock speed .in 1080p CPU matters more ,they might be 10 to 15fps diff bcoz of it ,try bclk and ram overclock it helps a bit

 

[raisonjohn]

It could be one of the cause but it's hard to pinpoint. Have you played around with Nvidia settings (such as trying V-Sync on/off, selecting Prefer Max. Performance in Power Management, and the like) and also configuring in-game graphics (turning down some eye-candy, anit-aliasing, etc.) of those games?

When playing those games you mentioned, is the CPU reaching 100% usage already while the GPU is not?

 

[Dylan7005]

I have played with Nvidia settings because my Nvidia control panel is not showing up but I don't remember what I changed. I have messed with in game graphic settings such as anti-aliasing. I do not know if my CPU is reaching 100% while my GPU is not and I do not know how to check.

 

[sizzling]

Are all motherboard and gpu drivers up to date?

Is your monitor plugged into the gpu and not the motherboard?

 

[Dylan7005]

I have 2 monitors and both are plugged into the motherboard

 

[sizzling]

We have found your problem. They need to be plugged into the gpu, you are currently using integrated graphics of your cpu and not the gpu.

You need to switch over and install the latest drivers.

 

[raisonjohn]

I have 2 monitors and both are plugged into the motherboard

Depending on your exact PC/case, the back would look something like this:

Use the ports located at one of the expansion slots of your case as that is the GPU (GTX 1060-6GB) itself.

Do not use the video ports located at the I/O panel (the one that comes with a lot of other ports such as USB, LAN, audio jacks, etc.) as that is the Motherboard's I/O panel (using Integrated Graphics).

 

[Dylan7005]

Thank you so much but I use VGA for one of my monitors and my video card does not have a VGA slot so if I plug one monitor in the video card will that help until i get a VGA to DVI or something??

 

[raisonjohn]

Thank you so much but I use VGA for one of my monitors and my video card does not have a VGA slot so if I plug one monitor in the video card will that help until i get a VGA to DVI or something??

The S22F350 (if this is the exact model you have: http://www.samsung.com/us/computing/monitors/led/samsung-22-led-monitor-ls22f350fhnxza/) should have 1x HDMI and 1x VGA input ports. I'd use this monitor to connect with your GTX 1060-6GB's HDMI output port. So, with this monitor, you'd need an HDMI cable. This will be your main monitor for gaming.

For your other monitor (not sure what specific Samsung model that is), you can still use the motherboard's VGA output port and connect that to such monitor's VGA input. But, you have to check your motherboard's BIOS settings if it allows multi-GPU (i.e., using both dedicated graphics and integrated graphics at the same time). If it does, then you can use both monitors simultaneously (one plugged in the GTX 1060 while the other plugged in the mobo). This monitor plugged into the mobo is not recommended for gaming, only for non-GPU intensive tasks like web browsing, movies, etc. If this setup works, you won't need to get a VGA-to-DP or VGA-to-DVI adapter.

If the second monitor does not work, that's the time you may want to get an adapter. However, since VGA is analog while the GTX 1060 uses all-digital signals, you *may* have to get an active VGA-to-DP or active VGA-to-DVI adapter for such purpose. It's a hit-or-miss if such will work (based on comments made by verified purchases).

If all else fails, since you are asking what component you can upgrade, you also might want to consider getting a better monitor (one with a DisplayPort, or HDMI, or DVI-D input), if your current monitor doesn't suit your needs anymore.

 

[Dylan7005]

wow thank you so much you have been very helpful