My PC Sucks

[Ehensel34]

Hey everyone I am at a loss right now. A while back I bought a 1070 to replace my 1060 and after I installed it I noticed lower performance in games. Like Minecraft I would struggle to get above 60 and in 7 Days to Die I can't get to 60 either on medium settings. Overall on every game I feel like I am not getting the frames I should for a 1070. My specs are a ryzen 5 1600 16 gb of trident z 3200. Could anyone please help me with my issue. Also I have tested my GPU in my friends pc and it ran fine.

[averagebilly]

Were you hitting 60 in those games with the 1060?

[Ehensel34]

6 minutes ago, averagebilly said:

Were you hitting 60 in those games with the 1060?

Yes I was 

 

[averagebilly]

Just now, Ehensel34 said:

Yes I was 

 

What model 1070 do you have? Is cooling an issue?

[Ehensel34]

1 minute ago, averagebilly said:

What model 1070 do you have? Is cooling an issue?

I have a strix 1070 

 

[PremierSupreme]

Did you clean install Windows 10 and DDU before installing new graphics drivers? 

[Ehensel34]

1 minute ago, PremierSupreme said:

Did you clean install Windows 10 and DDU before installing new graphics drivers? 

Hmmmmmm I did not I also can't do a new install due to me missing my activation code for windows I lost it. 

[PremierSupreme]

Just now, Ehensel34 said:

Hmmmmmm I did not I also can't do a new install due to me missing my activation code for windows I lost it. 

It should be tied to your Microsoft account. Once it asks for the product key, skip that, and sign in after the installation. Your Windows licence will activate based on your account info.

[Ehensel34]

2 minutes ago, PremierSupreme said:

It should be tied to your Microsoft account. Once it asks for the product key, skip that, and sign in after the installation. Your Windows licence will activate based on your account info.

how can I tell that it is and how do I clean every drive so that I can refresh it?

[nick name]

You don't need to re-install Windows after upgrading graphics cards.  

 

Have you checked in Nvidia Control Panel to see that everything is set as it should be?

[nick name]

Oh, and do you have GeForce experience installed?  

[averagebilly]

15 minutes ago, Ehensel34 said:

how can I tell that it is and how do I clean every drive so that I can refresh it?

If you download windows media creation tool, and make an installation usb, you can re-install windows while keeping your files and activation code.

[Ehensel34]

3 minutes ago, nick name said:

Oh, and do you have GeForce experience installed?  

Yes I have it I think I am going to do a complete refresh to help move windows to my ssd and to clear all my crap

 

[Tenekhaas]

Check that your GPU is detected correctly and that your drivers are up to date. Also check if you didn't accidentally plug your monitor in to your motherboard instead of your GPU.

 

Have you tried reseeding your GPU? And this 1070 that you bought, was it new or used? A used GPU could behave poorly if it was treated badly.

[Ehensel34]

Just now, Tenekhaas said:

Check that your GPU is detected correctly and that your drivers are up to date. Also check if you didn't accidentally plug your monitor in to your motherboard instead of your GPU.

 

Have you tried reseeding your GPU? And this 1070 that you bought, was it new or used? A used GPU could behave poorly if it was treated badly.

It was used but I put it in my friends pc and it ran fine

[nick name]

11 minutes ago, Ehensel34 said:

Yes I have it I think I am going to do a complete refresh to help move windows to my ssd and to clear all my crap

 

GeForce experience may have changed your game settings with the new GPU installed.  I would double check those.  

 

And while you don't need a fresh Windows install with a new GPU install -- it's definitely worth it so you can move it over to a SSD.