Significant FPS Drops

[Fluffster]

For the past few months, I have been experiencing signficant frame drops. Typically, I was able to get 120 FPS at the best setting. However, now I get maybe 7 FPS. I have updated all driver from CPU to GPU. I have even increase my RAM speed from the default to 3200 MHz. I built the computer in 2020 with no issues. Here are my specs: 

 

Case: NZXT H5
Computer model: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7C91
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (10.0, Build 22635)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-Core Processor             6/12
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)
RAM: 16 GB
STORAGE1: SHGS31-1000GS-2 (931.5 GB/Fixed hard disk media)
STORAGE2: SHGP31-500GM-2 (465.8 GB/Fixed hard disk media)
Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8.0 GB)
DISPLAY1: HPN HP 24mh (1920x1080 / 24 Inch)
DISPLAY2: LG Electronics Inc. (GoldStar Technology, Inc.) LG FULL HD (1920x1080 / 21.7 Inch)
 

Sidebar: I have been getting notifications on startup that my CPU is over heating. However, when I check temps as I am playing games it is always at a decent temp. 

 

[venomtail]

12 minutes ago, Fluffster said:

Sidebar: I have been getting notifications on startup that my CPU is over heating. However, when I check temps as I am playing games it is always at a decent temp. 

What temps at what speed? CPU will slow itself down to sustain a top peak temperature.

[PDifolco]

33 minutes ago, Fluffster said:

For the past few months, I have been experiencing signficant frame drops. Typically, I was able to get 120 FPS at the best setting. However, now I get maybe 7 FPS. I have updated all driver from CPU to GPU. I have even increase my RAM speed from the default to 3200 MHz. I built the computer in 2020 with no issues. Here are my specs: 

 

Case: NZXT H5
Computer model: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7C91
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (10.0, Build 22635)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-Core Processor             6/12
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)
RAM: 16 GB
STORAGE1: SHGS31-1000GS-2 (931.5 GB/Fixed hard disk media)
STORAGE2: SHGP31-500GM-2 (465.8 GB/Fixed hard disk media)
Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8.0 GB)
DISPLAY1: HPN HP 24mh (1920x1080 / 24 Inch)
DISPLAY2: LG Electronics Inc. (GoldStar Technology, Inc.) LG FULL HD (1920x1080 / 21.7 Inch)
 

Sidebar: I have been getting notifications on startup that my CPU is over heating. However, when I check temps as I am playing games it is always at a decent temp. 

 

What's your cooler ? If it overheats on boot there may be something wrong with it

Also are your SSD in good health and with enough free space?

[Fluffster]

2 hours ago, venomtail said:

What temps at what speed? CPU will slow itself down to sustain a top peak temperature.

What is the best way to find this out?

[Fluffster]

1 hour ago, PDifolco said:

What's your cooler ? If it overheats on boot there may be something wrong with it

Also are your SSD in good health and with enough free space?

I have plenty of SSD in good health. I believe 5TB. I am using the standard AMD spiral wraith RGB. I don't have a big cooling system. 

[venomtail]

15 minutes ago, Fluffster said:

What is the best way to find this out?

Play your game whilst looking at readouts such as AMD's Radeon provides or something like HWMonitor.

 

Then look at where the temperature stabilises and see if the CPU speed, the MHz is stable at your rated speeds. If it falls below then it's throttling.

[PDifolco]

44 minutes ago, Fluffster said:

I have plenty of SSD in good health. I believe 5TB. I am using the standard AMD spiral wraith RGB. I don't have a big cooling system. 

It's pretty crappy, and paste may have dried 

Treat yourself with a better tower cooler and check

[Fluffster]

1 hour ago, venomtail said:

Play your game whilst looking at readouts such as AMD's Radeon provides or something like HWMonitor.

 

Then look at where the temperature stabilises and see if the CPU speed, the MHz is stable at your rated speeds. If it falls below then it's throttling.

 

48 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

It's pretty crappy, and paste may have dried 

Treat yourself with a better tower cooler and check

So both of you are correct. It was the combination of both. I ran to Micro Center and got a new CPU cooler, cleaned out the dust, and that fixed it! Thank you so much!