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Good PC Low FPS

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RMCCurse

RMCCurse

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Hi, there my names curse and I have recently bought a new gaming pc.
But, I seem to be having a problem when trying to game and cant quite figure out what the reason is.
My PC Specs are better than the required and recommended pc specs for the games but I always seem to have low fps even when running them on the lowest video settings please help me :)

Arma 3 - 20-25 fps
Last Man Standing - 20-45
That's just 2 of the games and it is a reoccurring problem.

My PC Specs -

AMD Athlon X4 845 Quad Core Processor 3.80 GHz
16GB RAM (1600MHz DDR3)
1TB Hardrive
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
500W Power Supply
Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 motherboard
 
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Hello RMCCurse,

Are all the games that you have problems with Steam games.

What is the brand and model name or number of the 500W PSU, want to check to make sure that it has more than 27 amps on the +12V rail.
 
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phillpower2 said:
Are all the games that you have problems with Steam games.
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Can you also answer the above for us.

Not enough info regarding the PSU specs, where did you get the Hz and amp specs from, the PSU should have a sticker on it like the one in the attachment below;

Edit to add, have included another attachment for you which will hopefully emphasise the importance of us being able to check the PSU specifications, the example PSU claims to be 510W but when independently tested it could only produce 300W, you can check this yourself at the PSU database here the amps on the +12V rail would also be too low for your video card, your PSU is most likely fine but a low spec PSU could cause your type of poor performance and that is why we must check it.
 

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If all games are played via Steam the problem could be with your internet service, download and run Valley Benchmark (free) from here this will put your video card through it paces and report your FPS.

Just noticed your follow up reply, still do the above but looking at the PSU at your link I suspect that you will still have the same problem, got to be blunt, that PSU is complete junk and you would do well to get rid of it asap, you may recall that I mentioned needing to check your PSU specs to make sure that it had at least 27 amps on the +12V rail, this is what your video card requires and sadly your PSU can only provide 22 amps and continuing to use this PSU will permanently damage all of your hardware and not just your GPU, a give away clue as to how poor the present PSU is, the price, you will struggle to find a good brand 500W PSU for any less than £45.00

Other Info
Cooling: 12cm Fan
Size ATX
Wattage - 500 W
Cooling - Fan
Internal +12V Rails Single Rail
Rail 1 +12V 22 A
Max. Combined Output +12V 22 A
Modular - No
SLI/CrossFire - No
EPS 12V - Yes
Motherboard Connector - 24 Pin
Dimensions 149 x 85 x 141 mm (WxHxD)

Thanks Twitch (y)
 
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phillpower2 said:
If all games are played via Steam the problem could be with your internet service, download and run Valley Benchmark (free) from here this will put your video card through it paces and report your FPS.

Just noticed your follow up reply, still do the above but looking at the PSU at your link I suspect that you will still have the same problem, got to be blunt, that PSU is complete junk and you would do well to get rid of it asap, you may recall that I mentioned needing to check your PSU specs to make sure that it had at least 27 amps on the +12V rail, this is what your video card requires and sadly your PSU can only provide 22 amps and continuing to use this PSU will permanently damage all of your hardware and not just your GPU, a give away clue as to how poor the present PSU is, the price, you will struggle to find a good brand 500W PSU for any less than £45.00

Other Info
Cooling: 12cm Fan
Size ATX
Wattage - 500 W
Cooling - Fan
Internal +12V Rails Single Rail
Rail 1 +12V 22 A
Max. Combined Output +12V 22 A
Modular - No
SLI/CrossFire - No
EPS 12V - Yes
Motherboard Connector - 24 Pin
Dimensions 149 x 85 x 141 mm (WxHxD)

Thanks Twitch (y)
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If I may add on, if you want a decent 500W PSU with enough AMPS on the 12V rail. I would suggest an eVGA 500W. It has 40a on the 12V rail. The price is very fair aswell.

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=100-W1-0500-KR

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU
 
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could you send me a video or instructions on how to replace it I know where it goes but i need to know where to plug xxxx :p

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@phillpower2 I got the PSU and installed it but it doesn't work, when I power on my PC my mouse just goes on then off constantly as if its only sending small amounts of currents through the pc almost like a heartbeat. but not enough to power any of the fans or anything else. I asked my friends they said it could be my motherboard but i'm not sure, tbh you're probably smarter than them so can you help me. just in case ill put all my specs here.

PSU - EVGA 550W B3
CPU - AMD Athlon X4 845 (The one I just bought)
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2
 
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Are the 24-pin ATX and the 4+4- (8) pin EPS securely connected to the MB.
Are the modular cables plugged into the PSU properly.
Is the CPU fan connected to the header on the MB.
Have you double checked that anything that you disconnected from the MB has been reconnected properly.
Remove the add on video card from the MB and use one of the onboard video ports.
Remove and reseat the RAM to make sure that it is secure.
If you are using a USB keyboard but have or can borrow a wired PS/2 type try that.

To test that the PSU is capable of powering up;

The following is perfectly safe if you follow the steps accordingly;

Disconnect the power cord from the wall socket.

Press the case power on button.

Disconnect all of the PSU connections to the MB, the 4/8 pin 12V ATX CPU connector, any HDDs and optical drives etc, put the 24 pin ATX power connection to one side then secure the others away from the inside of the case, straighten out a paperclip then bend it into a U shape, place the two ends of the paperclip into pins 16 and 17 as shown in my attachment, connect and then turn on the power to the PSU, let us know if the PSU fan activates.

An example video here


Off to work shortly and will not be back until this evening, sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause :(
 

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Right you need to understand when it comes to PCS I'm not as knowledgeable as you half of the words of terms you are using I don't understand... so everything you just said is no help at all please can you repeat what you said in a more simple manner.
 
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Disconnect the power cord from the wall socket.

Press the case power on button. This ensures there is no power left in the system.


Are the 24-pin ATX and the 4+4- (8) pin EPS securely connected to the MB. = make sure your cables for this are connected securely ,these cables can only go into the proper pin slots and that will not be an issue since these cables only fit one slot a piece... When reconnecting them do not press to hard just make sure they are snug.

Make sure your fan cable is snugly connected as well. When reconnecting the vid card makes sure the back latch on the vid card slot snaps to the end of the vid card snugly.

When reconnecting all of your cables from the psu (the power supply) just follow what i have said about the cables. Also like i said all the cables will only fit into the proper place or device.. Also watch the video which will help a lot..
 
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