Been playing Overwatch at inconsistant fps for years. Need help upgrading.

[OnePei]

My current spec:

CPU:I7 7700

GRU: gtx1070

RAM: 2133 8Gx2

MB: msi b150a gaming

 

So my main goal is to reach a stable 144hz with everything set to low and have not been able to do so for years. 

Can someone reccommend the cheapest upgrading approach I can make out of this? Thanks.

 

[Downkey]

7 minutes ago, OnePei said:

My current spec:

CPU:I7 7700

GRU: gtx1070

RAM: 2133 8Gx2

MB: msi b150a gaming

 

So my main goal is to reach a stable 144hz with everything set to low and have not been able to do so for years. 

Can someone reccommend the cheapest upgrading approach I can make out of this? Thanks.

 

That RAM speed is most likely the reason for your bad FPS. (I'm stuck at 2133mhz aswell :()
Is there an XMP profile you can enable in your bios?

If not find the max RAM speed your mobo supports and buy new RAM

[jaslion]

4 minutes ago, Downkey said:

That RAM speed is most likely the reason for your bad FPS. (I'm stuck at 2133mhz aswell :()
Is there an XMP profile you can enable in your bios?

If not find the max RAM speed your mobo supports and buy new RAM

Intel at that point didn't really care at what speed the ram was at at all.

[Mark Kaine]

6 minutes ago, Downkey said:

That RAM speed is most likely the reason for your bad FPS. (I'm stuck at 2133mhz aswell :()
Is there an XMP profile you can enable in your bios?

If not find the max RAM speed your mobo supports and buy new RAM

Quote

• DDR4 MEMORY

2133 MHz

From MSI website 

 

 

PS: I kinda doubt it's the RAM, do Intel cpus even care at all? 

 

 

[jaslion]

13 minutes ago, OnePei said:

My current spec:

CPU:I7 7700

GRU: gtx1070

RAM: 2133 8Gx2

MB: msi b150a gaming

 

So my main goal is to reach a stable 144hz with everything set to low and have not been able to do so for years. 

Can someone reccommend the cheapest upgrading approach I can make out of this? Thanks.

 

You should be more than able to play the game at 1080p 144fps plus no problem.

 

What are your temps when playing the game? May just be the issue. I played the game on a 6700hq 970m laptop at those framerates and almost never went below it.

[OnePei]

3 minutes ago, Downkey said:

That RAM speed is most likely the reason for your bad FPS. (I'm stuck at 2133mhz aswell :()
Is there an XMP profile you can enable in your bios?

If not find the max RAM speed your mobo supports and buy new RAM

Seems that my motherboard only supports up to 2133.

How fast a ram would you reccommand to achieve a stable 144hz. Thanks.

[Downkey]

Just now, OnePei said:

Seems that my motherboard only supports up to 2133.

How fast a ram would you reccommand to achieve a stable 144hz. Thanks.

That's the max ram speed your mobo supports, so it's something else. Are your drivers up too date? Are your temps good? 

[Mark Kaine]

1 minute ago, OnePei said:

Seems that my motherboard only supports up to 2133.

How fast a ram would you reccommand to achieve a stable 144hz. Thanks.

Whats your PSU, exact model and wattage? 

[WkdPaul]

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[OnePei]

3 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

Whats your PSU, exact model and wattage? 

My PSU model is Super Flower SF-850F13MG 80Plus Gold  850W I suppose.

[OnePei]

5 minutes ago, Downkey said:

That's the max ram speed your mobo supports, so it's something else. Are your drivers up too date? Are your temps good? 

Alright I will look for a way to check out my temp while in game. 

But I think it might be the ram issue more likely because I haven't been able to play at constant 144hz since the beginning when I bought this pc. 

[Downkey]

2 minutes ago, OnePei said:

Alright I will look for a way to check out my temp while in game. 

But I think it might be the ram issue more likely because I haven't been able to play at constant 144hz since the beginning when I bought this pc. 

Also, are your drivers up-to-date?

[OnePei]

Just now, Downkey said:

Also, are your drivers up-to-date?

Yes it is, I always make sure GPU driver is up to date.

[OnePei]

Seems like my temperature is normal 60c for both GRP and CPU while playing Overwatch.

However my vram usage is only 8xxmb  not sure if this is normal.

[Mark Kaine]

48 minutes ago, OnePei said:

My PSU model is Super Flower SF-850F13MG 80Plus Gold  850W I suppose.

 

Alright, I never heard of it but just checked it seems to be a pretty good psu, someone else may or may not confirm tho 

37 minutes ago, OnePei said:

Seems like my temperature is normal 60c for both GRP and CPU while playing Overwatch.

However my vram usage is only 8xxmb  not sure if this is normal.

Temps are good and idk about the vram, never played the game so idk if that's normal or not. 

[GuacInWhereSunDontShine]

1 hour ago, OnePei said:

My current spec:

CPU:I7 7700

GRU: gtx1070

RAM: 2133 8Gx2

MB: msi b150a gaming

 

So my main goal is to reach a stable 144hz with everything set to low and have not been able to do so for years. 

Can someone reccommend the cheapest upgrading approach I can make out of this? Thanks.

 

Used to be a semi pro Overwatch player, those specs should be able to run at 144 FPS +, no upgrading required.

 

I had a problem with my current system running at a consistent 144Hz, usually being below 120 FPS, when it would be above 200+ FPS before. Perhaps check the reduce buffering setting in the game, sometimes it can glitch out and cause people to run lower FPS than normal. If you have it on, turn it off and on again to see if that helps.

 

Could you also post a screenshot of all of the settings in game to this thread?

[Downkey]

1 hour ago, OnePei said:

My current spec:

CPU:I7 7700

GRU: gtx1070

RAM: 2133 8Gx2

MB: msi b150a gaming

 

So my main goal is to reach a stable 144hz with everything set to low and have not been able to do so for years. 

Can someone reccommend the cheapest upgrading approach I can make out of this? Thanks.

 

Well, there have been instances where factory resetting your PC fixed FPS problems. I wouldn't do that unless you really can't get anything to fix your problem.

[OnePei]

9 hours ago, Sinsue said:

Used to be a semi pro Overwatch player, those specs should be able to run at 144 FPS +, no upgrading required.

 

I had a problem with my current system running at a consistent 144Hz, usually being below 120 FPS, when it would be above 200+ FPS before. Perhaps check the reduce buffering setting in the game, sometimes it can glitch out and cause people to run lower FPS than normal. If you have it on, turn it off and on again to see if that helps.

 

Could you also post a screenshot of all of the settings in game to this thread?

These are my in game settings. Resolution 1080p and it's showing 75hz because Im currently using an old monitor.  

I know about the buffer button but it doesn't seem to be the issue. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

[OnePei]

9 hours ago, Downkey said:

Well, there have been instances where factory resetting your PC fixed FPS problems. I wouldn't do that unless you really can't get anything to fix your problem.

Is this method the same as reinstalling windows? If it is then I have tried it. Thanks.

[Grabhanem]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it dips below 144fps. Overwatch cares a lot about memory latency and can use more than 4 cores pretty effectively these days.

 

That said, with gsync/freesync on I doubt you'd notice much stuttering or anything unless you're religiously watching the FPS counter.

 

Also make sure your memory is running in proper dual channel mode-- that would make a major difference.

[GamerWeeb]

On 11/11/2020 at 9:43 PM, OnePei said:

My current spec:

CPU:I7 7700

GRU: gtx1070

RAM: 2133 8Gx2

MB: msi b150a gaming

 

So my main goal is to reach a stable 144hz with everything set to low and have not been able to do so for years. 

Can someone reccommend the cheapest upgrading approach I can make out of this? Thanks.

 

maybe upgrade to a better ram speed?