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GTX 660 not working.

studor97
By studor97
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I recently replaced my GT 630 with a GTX 660. With my gt 630, I could run Far Cry 3 on low at 30fps (Iknow, really crap). I went on the game with my GTX 660 installed and I got 20fps on medium! I've tried installing both drivers from the gpu disc and the Nvidia website and it doesn't work. I tried uninstalling the drivers in safe mode and reinstalling them and it still doesn't work. My specs are:

 

AMD a6-5400k

4GB RAM

500w PSU

asrock fm2a75m-dgs

 

Please help! Thank you.

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Your CPU is quite weak. Could be a bottleneck. Check GPU usage during Far cry 3. If it does not hit 90+% then you have a bottleneck

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Your CPU is quite weak. Could be a bottleneck. Check GPU usage during Far cry 3. If it does not hit 90+% then you have a bottleneck

 

Sure, that'll be why a 630 outperformed the 660!

 

Do people even read the OP before bleating out fallacies like bottlenecks?

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Sure, that'll be why a 630 outperformed the 660!

 

Do people even read the OP before bleating out fallacies like bottlenecks?

30 fps at low is not outperforming 20 fps at medium. Do YOU even read the OP?

 

First off, less condescending is welcome. Second, you need to learn to read as well.

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your cpu is a very big bottleneck for a card like gtx 660. its like athlon x2 performance from a decade ago

 

 

Sure, that'll be why a 630 outperformed the 660!

 

Do people even read the OP before bleating out fallacies like bottlenecks?

no you didnt read

 

 gtx 630- low settings

gtx 660-medium settings

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