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  • CTAlex99
    PCHF Member
    • Mar 2019
    • 13

    #1

    Need help, PC greatly underperforming when gaming

    So ive had my pc about year and a half and over the time ive had it, it performs great on most games but for example on ac origins and more recently anthem its not keeping up at all in fps. My hardware is
    Motherboard: Aorus ax 370 gaming k5
    CPU: Ryzen 5 1600x
    GPU: Aorus GTX 1080 8GB
    RAM: 2x 16gb corsair vengance DDR4
    Memory: 512gb samsung 960pro NVMe, 480GB sandisk SSD and a 1TB WDC WD 10EZEX
    CPU Cooler: NZXT kraken x52

    Ive tried to lower the graphics setting in game and it has no effect, it still underperforms massivley (around 55fps on low in anthem)
    Ive just tried the UserBenchmark pc speed test and it says its its performing in the 53rd percentile (RAMis in the 4th percentile)
    In game using my CAM overlay it says my CPU and GPU load is nowhere near 100% ( it sometimes goes above 90% but never for long)

    Ive tried asking friends for help but they cant help me, im at a complete loss for what to do any help is appreciated.
  • phillpower2
    PCHF Administrator
    • Sep 2016
    • 15209

    #2
    Welcome to PCHF CTAlex99,

    Couple of questions if I may;

    What is the brand and model name or number of the PSU.

    Do you have the same problem if you play games direct from disk.

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    • CTAlex99
      PCHF Member
      • Mar 2019
      • 13

      #3
      Thanks for the reply
      my power supply is a corsair rx750 and i dont use any direct disk games, i only seem to have an issue with more demanding games, i played destiny 2 a lot and i had absolutley no isses for example

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      • phillpower2
        PCHF Administrator
        • Sep 2016
        • 15209

        #4
        Originally posted by CTAlex99
        my power supply is a corsair rx750
        I don’t feel that this is PSU related but are you sure about the PSU details, not aware of any RX Corsair PSUs.

        Use the free versions at the following two links.
        Stress test your GPU with Furmark
        Check your FPS with Valley

        You are welcome btw

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        • CTAlex99
          PCHF Member
          • Mar 2019
          • 13

          #5
          yeah my bad its a cx750
          Furmark : min fps 117, average fps, 117, max fps 119 (on the preset 1080p stress test)scored 7043
          Valley: FPS 89.8, score 3758, min FPS 26.5, max FPS 144.7.

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          • phillpower2
            PCHF Administrator
            • Sep 2016
            • 15209

            #6
            Can I ask which of the three drives has Windows on it, reason I ask is because M2 devices can affect the performance of PCI-E slots and SATA ports, have you checked your MB user manual for any such limitations.

            The following is for info purposes only atm.

            Not an appropriate PSU for a gaming rig and if you check the Corsair info here they actually state the following;

            CX750 PSUs deliver the power needed for medium specification home or office PCs that do not have high numbers of components, while also offering high energy efficiency and low noise.

            Any computer that has an anywhere near half decent video card should have a minimum of a Gold efficiency rated and adequately powered PSU from a proven brand, the better the brand and the PSU the longer the warranty, anything less than 7 or 10 years I wouldnt use.

            The CX 750 should power your system without issue when not under a heavy load but not too sure about how it would cope with prolonged/demanding gaming, Im no expert when it comes to FPS but your results do look a bit low, did both tests complete without any stutter etc.

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            • CTAlex99
              PCHF Member
              • Mar 2019
              • 13

              #7
              My windows is on my sandisk SSD.

              You make a good point with the PSU but it was an emergecy buy 2 weeks ago due to my other power supply dying on me. i did experience the same issues before changing to a different PSU. In the past when tring to increase the voltage to my CPU and GPU my computer froze and had to do a restart do you think this is also due to my power supply not being a high enough quality?

              Furmark completed with no isses but i did notice some stuttering on valley.

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              • phillpower2
                PCHF Administrator
                • Sep 2016
                • 15209

                #8
                Originally posted by CTAlex99
                i did experience the same issues before changing to a different PSU.
                Was the Samsung 960 Pro NVMe also in use on the machine.
                Originally posted by CTAlex99
                In the past when tring to increase the voltage to my CPU and GPU my computer froze and had to do a restart do you think this is also due to my power supply not being a high enough quality?
                Looking at the reviews for the MB most likely not, overclocking/overheating problems seems to be a problem with this board, see the 1 egg reviews here

                I suggest that you stop any overclocking and by restoring the MBs default factory settings in the BIOS, they are sometimes listed as “most stable” or “optimised settings”

                If you got some stuttering with Valley it goes some way to rule out the internet connection when you are gaming, we will take a look at the temps and voltages at some point.

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                • phillpower2
                  PCHF Administrator
                  • Sep 2016
                  • 15209

                  #9
                  Originally posted by CTAlex99
                  Yes the 960 Pro was on the machine.
                  Originally posted by CTAlex99
                  Also found that windows was booting for my 960 pro
                  It’s a pity that Windows is on the 960 Pro as it means that we cannot do the test that I was going to suggest which was to remove the 960 Pro from the MB to see if your FPS improved.

                  Load optimised defaults is the option that you want in the BIOS.

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                  • CTAlex99
                    PCHF Member
                    • Mar 2019
                    • 13

                    #10
                    Thats the BIOS reset, what would you recommend i do next

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                    • phillpower2
                      PCHF Administrator
                      • Sep 2016
                      • 15209

                      #11
                      There is not much that you can do other than test the computer to see how it behaves using the default settings, any repeat of the issue, do the following for us;

                      Download Speedfan and install it. Once it’s installed, run the program and post here the information it shows. The information I want you to post is the stuff that is circled in the example picture I have attached.
                      If you are running on a vista machine, please go to where you installed the program and run the program as administrator.


                      (this is a screenshot from a vista machine)

                      So that we have a comparison to Speedfan, download, run and grab a screenshot of HWMonitor (free).

                      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… after typing in any response you have… click on Upload a File to add the screenshot.

                      Screenshot instructions are provided to assist those that may read this topic but are not yet aware of the “how to”.

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                      • CTAlex99
                        PCHF Member
                        • Mar 2019
                        • 13

                        #12
                        Ive downloaded both SpeedFan and HWMonitor in speedfan theres only GPU HD1 HD0 and HD2 in the right side of the circle you sent me, am i setting it up right and what would you like me to screenshot you from the HWMonitor

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                        • CTAlex99
                          PCHF Member
                          • Mar 2019
                          • 13

                          #13
                          Here are the screenshots sorry im not much use, thank you for bearing with me.

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                          • phillpower2
                            PCHF Administrator
                            • Sep 2016
                            • 15209

                            #14
                            Please expand HWMonitor to full screen and only use the steps that I included for capturing and uploading the screenshots, we cant see all of the information if its done any other way.

                            [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Edit to add: Its just the bottom of the HWMonitor screenshot that is missing.[/COLOR]

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                            • CTAlex99
                              PCHF Member
                              • Mar 2019
                              • 13

                              #15
                              Here you go

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