Posted March 31, 2019 I am at my wits end. I have (what I think) is a fantastic gaming PC, but any game I throw at it is only getting 30fps. I have tried everything. Updated BIOS, reinstalled drivers, upgraded PSU (today), installed faster hard drives. Specs: i5-8600k 16gb DDR4 Corsair RBG Pro 3000mhz GTX 1080 why is this computer not doing more? Please. Send help. I am at the end of my rope. I just want to game. https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/15893619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Did you plug the video cable into your motherboard rather than your graphics card? Community Standards || Tech News Posting Guidelines ---======================================================================--- CPU: R5 3600 || GPU: RTX 3070|| Memory: 32GB @ 3200 || Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken || PSU: 650W EVGA GM || Case: NR200P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author Not at all. I have 3 monitors, and all are connected to the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, TheTownDrunk said: Not at all. I have 3 monitors, and all are connected to the card. screenshot task manager in the perfoamnce tab. according to the result, your gpu has something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 3 minutes ago, Saksham said: screenshot task manager in the perfoamnce tab. according to the result, your gpu has something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, TheTownDrunk said: What does it look like in game? Community Standards || Tech News Posting Guidelines ---======================================================================--- CPU: R5 3600 || GPU: RTX 3070|| Memory: 32GB @ 3200 || Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken || PSU: 650W EVGA GM || Case: NR200P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Are the fans on the graphics card spinning? Graphics card installed in the top PCIe slot? CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Make sure you are running your games on Full Screen (e.g. Full Screen on one monitor). Windowed Mode can throw the GPU off, and cause it to run at idle/Desktop or 2D profile/frequency. Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary ) Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel) i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO + 500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns) AMD Ryzen Rig AMD R7-5800X Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned) Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97 Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz Corsair A50 air cooler NZXT X61 Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version] Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned) FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt) ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE* Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD Corsair TX850 (ver.1) Cooler Master HAF 932 <> Electrical Engineer , B.Eng <> <> Electronics & Computer Engineering Technologist (Diploma + Advanced Diploma) <> <> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 6 minutes ago, Slottr said: What does it look like in game? 35 percent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 4 minutes ago, -rascal- said: Make sure you are running your games on Full Screen (e.g. Full Screen on one monitor). Windowed Mode can through the GPU off, and cause it to run at idle/Desktop or 2D profile/frequency. Have tried. Thank you for the suggestion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 5 minutes ago, Spotty said: Are the fans on the graphics card spinning? Graphics card installed in the top PCIe slot? Fans are spinning. The card is in the top slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 im going to need the task manager screenshot during game sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, TheTownDrunk said: Have tried. Thank you for the suggestion though. 1 hour ago, TheTownDrunk said: Fans are spinning. The card is in the top slot. What CPU cooler are you using? The i5-8600K should not come with a stock cooler...being a Intel 'K' part number. I am wondering if the CPU cooler / heatsink is improperly mounted, and is causing the CPU to thermal throttle when in-game (e.g. under heavy usage / load). Also, I am a little confused why you paired a 'K' part CPU with a lower-end B360 motherboard. (e.g. the i5-8600K is an overclocking enabled CPU, but you bought a motherboard that DOES NOT support overclocking). Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary ) Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel) i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO + 500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns) AMD Ryzen Rig AMD R7-5800X Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned) Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97 Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz Corsair A50 air cooler NZXT X61 Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version] Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned) FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt) ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE* Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD Corsair TX850 (ver.1) Cooler Master HAF 932 <> Electrical Engineer , B.Eng <> <> Electronics & Computer Engineering Technologist (Diploma + Advanced Diploma) <> <> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 22 minutes ago, -rascal- said: What CPU cooler are you using? The i5-8600K should not come with a stock cooler...being a Intel 'K' part number. I am wondering if the CPU cooler / heatsink is improperly mounted, and is causing the CPU to thermal throttle when in-game (e.g. under heavy usage / load). Also, I am a little confused why you paired a 'K' part CPU with a lower-end B360 motherboard. (e.g. the i5-8600K is an overclocking enabled CPU, but you bought a motherboard that DOES NOT support overclocking). The CPU stays under 55 C in game, so that shouldn’t be an issue. I actually remounted it today when I upgraded the PSU. The cooler is a CoolerMaster Hyper 212. I also don’t OC the CPU as I don’t really have a need to at the moment. The cpu is well under load while gaming as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, TheTownDrunk said: The CPU stays under 55 C in game, so that shouldn’t be an issue. I actually remounted it today when I upgraded the PSU. The cooler is a CoolerMaster Hyper 212. I also don’t OC the CPU as I don’t really have a need to at the moment. The cpu is well under load while gaming as is. Okay, so we can rule out CPU temperature as an issue. As @Slottr mentioned, we will need to see what the CPU / GPU usage is like under heavy load (e.g. in-game). In your Task Manager screenshot, your CPU looks to be clocking up to speed properly, so we need to see if your GPU is behaving normally now. MSi Afterburner, and GPU-Z (Sensor tab) should be able to log / monitor GPU activity. Run your game for a few minutes, and check the logs -- share them here if you can. Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary ) Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel) i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO + 500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns) AMD Ryzen Rig AMD R7-5800X Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned) Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97 Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz Corsair A50 air cooler NZXT X61 Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version] Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned) FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt) ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE* Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD Corsair TX850 (ver.1) Cooler Master HAF 932 <> Electrical Engineer , B.Eng <> <> Electronics & Computer Engineering Technologist (Diploma + Advanced Diploma) <> <> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 9 hours ago, -rascal- said: Okay, so we can rule out CPU temperature as an issue. As @Slottr mentioned, we will need to see what the CPU / GPU usage is like under heavy load (e.g. in-game). In your Task Manager screenshot, your CPU looks to be clocking up to speed properly, so we need to see if your GPU is behaving normally now. MSi Afterburner, and GPU-Z (Sensor tab) should be able to log / monitor GPU activity. Run your game for a few minutes, and check the logs -- share them here if you can. It seems I have found the problem. The 1080 flies up to 90 percent after a minute in game. The memory clock is stuck at 405mhz. Fml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author I turned GTA V to all normal settings, and its sitting at 36fps. It's not running super high in task manager, but I feel like my memory clock should be higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, TheTownDrunk said: It seems I have found the problem. The 1080 flies up to 90 percent after a minute in game. The memory clock is stuck at 405mhz. Fml. 2 hours ago, TheTownDrunk said: I turned GTA V to all normal settings, and its sitting at 36fps. It's not running super high in task manager, but I feel like my memory clock should be higher. Yeah, 405mhz is a problem. Check what the memory is running at in a different program, like MSI afterburner or hwinfo64 to rule out software error reading/displaying the memory frequency. If you have any overclocks on the graphics card, remove them. Run it stock. Run DDU (display driver uninstaller) then reinstall the latest drivers from the Nvidia website. Also run gpu-z and post a screenshot of the specs it reports for the card. CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 So after further testing, dropping my overclock will drop my FPS in furmark, which is strange. Without overclocking, my card should get 90FPS average on furmark, its on 60FPS atm. With overclocking, my card should get 103FPS average on furmark, its on 65-68FPS atm. So, it lead me to believe its not a FPS limiter, but rather, driver or the gpu itself. Full time technology enthusiast, part time IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 wrong post. Full time technology enthusiast, part time IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author 34 minutes ago, Spotty said: Yeah, 405mhz is a problem. Check what the memory is running at in a different program, like MSI afterburner or hwinfo64 to rule out software error reading/displaying the memory frequency. If you have any overclocks on the graphics card, remove them. Run it stock. Run DDU (display driver uninstaller) then reinstall the latest drivers from the Nvidia website. Also run gpu-z and post a screenshot of the specs it reports for the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 31, 2019 Author GPU load is at 100 percent, mem clock stays the same. Think I have a dead card. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 7 hours ago, TheTownDrunk said: GPU load is at 100 percent, mem clock stays the same. Think I have a dead card. RIP. The GPU Memory (VRAM) should not be running this low. For some reason, the VRAM is locked at idle / 2D speeds. Could be a wonky vBIOS -- I would get an exchange / refund. Intel Z390 Rig ( *NEW* Primary ) Intel X99 Rig (Officially Decommissioned, Dead CPU returned to Intel) i7-8086K @ 5.1 GHz Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Sapphire NITRO+ RX 6800 XT S.E + EKwb Quantum Vector Full Cover Waterblock 32GB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3000 CL14 @ DDR-3400 custom CL15 timings SanDisk 480 GB SSD + 1TB Samsung 860 EVO + 500GB Samsung 980 + 1TB WD SN750 EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2 + Red/White CableMod Cables Lian-Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL Ekwb Custom loop + 2x EKwb Quantum Surface P360M Radiators Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum + Corsair K70 (Red LED, anodized black, Cheery MX Browns) AMD Ryzen Rig AMD R7-5800X Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro AC 32GB (16GB X 2) Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4-3600 Gigabyte Vision RTX 3060 Ti OC EKwb D-RGB 360mm AIO Intel 660p NVMe 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB + WD Black 1TB HDD EVGA P2 850W + White CableMod cables Lian-Li LanCool II Mesh - White Intel Z97 Rig (Decomissioned) Intel i5-4690K @ 4.8 GHz ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero Z97 Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7950 EVGA GTX 1070 SC Black Edition ACX 3.0 20 GB (8GB X 2 + 4GB X 1) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz Corsair A50 air cooler NZXT X61 Crucial MX500 1TB SSD + SanDisk Ultra II 240GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD [non-gimped version] Antec New TruePower 550W EVGA G2 650W + White CableMod cables Cooler Master HAF 912 White NZXT S340 Elite w/ white LED stips AMD 990FX Rig (Decommissioned) FX-8350 @ 4.8 / 4.9 GHz (given up on the 5.0 / 5.1 GHz attempt) ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX 12 GB (4 GB X 3) G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3 @ 1866 MHz Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 + Sapphire Dual-X HD 7970 in Crossfire Sapphire NITRO R9-Fury in Crossfire *NONE* Thermaltake Frio w/ Cooler Master JetFlo's in push-pull Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD + Kingston V300 120GB SSD + WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD Corsair TX850 (ver.1) Cooler Master HAF 932 <> Electrical Engineer , B.Eng <> <> Electronics & Computer Engineering Technologist (Diploma + Advanced Diploma) <> <> Electronics Engineering Technician for the Canadian Department of National Defence <> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 1, 2019 If the last poster is correct in that it's a wonky vBIOS you COULD try to fix that yourself. I did find this, although if you use a non-validated vBIOS (aka VGA BIOS), you could void your warranty. Also I did find this reddit post with the same problem and they just ended up RMA-ing it :Reddit Post In the meantime, IDK try applying an overclock of the "real" clock speed it *should* be at in MSI afterburner? Specs i7-6700k @ 4.5GHz w/ H100i AIO ASUS GTX 1080 32GB DDR4 3000Mh Acer XB241H bmipr 24" 1920x1080p 180hz monitorhttps://pcpartpicker.com/list/8qQJWD Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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