how to diagnose problem

[MyCampGround]

Hello PC enthusiast community, 

     

     Hey guys i hope you are having a better day today then i am, this has been going on for the past 2 weeks now and i can't seem to figure out why my GPU is throttling itself back. I have had my pc for a little over a year now with no problems, and all parts are still under warranty. I'm getting massive core spikes every 3-5 seconds and it is unplayable. I started noticing the problem when i was getting heavy fps drops, so i turned on afterburner and noticed that my GPU was reaching temps up to 105 deg Celsius. which is really high. So i RMA my GPU (they gave me brand new GPU ) and put it in there and still the problem persists. The thing is i don't have extra parts to swap out to test what the problem is. I knew enough that i needed to find out if the problem is hardware or software so i re-installed OS with the CD, problem is still there. Its not the power supply i borrowed my brothers CX 600 , problem still there. im getting dips down to 40's when i should be getting 90-120 fps on low settings. At this point i don't know what to do and it can be very frustrating. I think i narrowed it down to either the CPU or the mobo. Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated, and thank you in advanced.

                                                                                              Your fellow PC enthusiast, MyCampGround

 

 

 

 

PC build:

Wind 8.1 64bit

MSI A78M-E35

AMD athlon x4 760k

R7 260x 2GB OC

Crusial Ballistic Sport 1x8 ddr3 1600

West Digital Blue 1tb 7200rpm

corsair cx430

[Aytex]

you litterley HAD the same specs I hav. whats the real problem?

what game is this

[FinestRyeBread]

Check your airflow in your case

[Sickybee]

Maybe the driver settings, did gpu fan running?

[MyCampGround]

running bf4 im experiencing lower fps than i should be actually getting around 40 fps dips when i should be getting 100 fps on low

[-rascal-]

running bf4 im experiencing lower fps than i should be actually getting around 40 fps dips when i should be getting 100 fps on low

Where are you seeing this 90-100 FPS result?

You need to look at what CPU you are comparing to -- multiplayer BF4 is much more CPU dependent.

If you are looking at a system with a i7-4790K with a R7-260X...it is going to be a HUGE difference versus your 760K and R7-260X.

Additionally, what version graphics card drivers are you using?