Computer not running games smoothly

[Crow]

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[phillpower2]

Nothing unusual there, did you tick the sensor option as we can only see the summary.

[Crow]

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[phillpower2]

After reinstalling Windows yesterday did you reinstall the drivers for the MB and starting with the chipset drivers first.

You never answered the above so can you get back to us on this.

Nothing showing there either other than what we already knew, your MB has perfectly good monitoring software, would suggest that you check your CPU and RAM readings using that, one final test for you that will stress test the CPU, GPU and PSU, Valley Benchmark (free) which you can download from here

The next thing to consider is removing the add on video card from the MB and trying the onboard graphics to see if the problem is the same.

[Crow]

I never manually reinstalled drivers.

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[phillpower2]

I never manually reinstalled drivers.

Create a new system restore point then download and install the drivers for the MB from here start with the chipset drivers first and test, if the computer is stable and all features work (audio etc) leave as is.

The Valley benchmark results, the fact that you have been able to run the program without it crashing suggests that your hardware is stable, the FPS suggests that you have a bottleneck and with you having an entry level dual core CPU that is the most likely culprit, the Game Debate review here also suggests this to be likely.

I have had this computer for about 5 months now, I custom built it. When I first got it, It could run games smoothly with 100+ frames at close to max settings,

Odd that things were fine for around 5 months getting 100+ FPS at high settings, can I ask what games you were playing and getting such FPS.

[Crow]

Games like Overwatch, TF2, and Paladins

[phillpower2]

Your CPU meets the minimum system requirements for two out of the three games, one thing that each game has in common is that they require an internet connection.

Any chance that you could ask a friend or family member if you could try your computer on their broadband internet connection.

[Crow]

Another issue that I’ve been noticing, is that when I play a game, and check Task Manager after playing for a bit, it will show 99% CPU usage. It goes back down to around 50% afterwards. Is that normal?

[phillpower2]

Your CPU is not ideal for gaming I`m afraid as being only dual core it needs to work much harder than say a quad core does, Intel Celeron, Pentium and i3 CPUs are really only intended for office type use and i5 CPUs for gaming.

We can take a look to see if anything is hogging CPU resources;

Download Process Explorer which you can obtain from here

Save it to your desktop then run it (Vista or Win7 - right click and Run as Administrator).

View, Select Column, check Verified Signer, OK

Options, Verify Image Signatures

Click twice on the CPU column header to arrange things by CPU usage, this will put the services with the highest CPU usage at the top of the log.

Wait a minimum of a minute then grab a screenshot and attach it to your next reply for us

To capture and post a screenshot;

Click on the ALT key + PRT SCR key..its on the top row..right hand side..now click on start…all programs…accessories…paint…left click in the white area …press CTRL + V…click on file…click on save…save it to your desktop…name it something related to the screen your capturing… BE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A .JPG …otherwise it may be to big to upload… Click on the Upload a File tab to attach it.

[phillpower2]

Any update for us Crow?

[phillpower2]

Any update for us Crow? If unreplied to within 48hrs this thread will be closed.