Decent PC running games Terribly. (At times).

[LukeOnLinus]

Alright. My computer had some troubles when I first started it up a few years back but it ended up running quite well. I've upgraded since then to the system I have now. The specs will be below, and feel free to ask any questions. I am usually not the forum type, but this has become quite the issue for me. Since I am running on decent, but yet old, specs, and have done my research, I should be getting decent FPS on newer titles. Some of the games I play such as GTA, The Witcher 3, and DOOM perform extremely well. However, when I load up Just Cause 3, it is constantly stuttering. Tests on Youtube, and even forum posts tell that I shouldn't be having that problem, even with the CPU that I have. As far as I know nothing should be bottlenecking. Here's where my major issues come in. Not only am I not getting 60fps on Just Cause 3 with the r9 380, I can't get above 60fps on CS:GO with maxed out settings. On forum posts, people say I should be getting around 200. It bothers me that I feel like I'm not getting the full performance out of my computer/graphics card. I get that my registry gets cluttered after using my computer without flattening for almost 2 years now, but should that create THAT much of an issue? I would love to hear everyone's feedback since this is my first time here, thanks! (I am running on 1080p on two monitors as well, but am only playing the game on one).

 

SPECS: (Tell me if you need more info)

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5Ghz (Not overclocked)

Heatsink: EVO 212 (With 2 fans)

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX 2.0

Graphics Card: Powercolor Radeon R9 380

• 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5
• Core Clock 980 MHz
• 1 x DL DVI-I 1 x DL DVI-D 1 x HDMI 1 x DisplayPort
• 1792 Stream Processors
• PCI Express 3.0

Memory: 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X DDR3 2133

Power Supply: 850Watt Thermaltake (Not sure on the exact model).

Hard drive(s): 500GB 10000RPM WD and 1TB 7200RPM WD

Hope I can get some help! Thanks.

[LukeOnLinus]

P.S.

Sorry for my bad spelling and presenting of the issues, it's quite late.

[alca]

Have you tried re-installing Just Cause 3 / did you update your GPU drivers?

 

Check if V-Sync is on. If it is, disable it.

If it's disabled, put CS:GO to full screen windowed, then back to full screen.

 

If you have Windows 10: Open the Xbox app > Go to options > Disable DVR (or google how to do it)

 

One more general thing - check if you're using the "High Performance" power option instead of Balanced.

[LukeOnLinus]

9 hours ago, alca said:

Have you tried re-installing Just Cause 3 / did you update your GPU drivers?

 

Check if V-Sync is on. If it is, disable it.

If it's disabled, put CS:GO to full screen windowed, then back to full screen.

 

If you have Windows 10: Open the Xbox app > Go to options > Disable DVR (or google how to do it)

 

One more general thing - check if you're using the "High Performance" power option instead of Balanced.

I have tried reinstalling both the drivers and the game. The drivers are up to date, and have been reinstalled a few times. If I turn V-Sync off, it has the same FPS. I tried doing your suggestion for CS:GO, but it doesn't seem to help. Also, I am running on Win 8.1.

I checked in the windows settings, and it is running on balanced.

Thanks for your help so far

[alca]

Change the balanced power setting to High Performance and see if it helps out

[LukeOnLinus]

8 minutes ago, alca said:

Change the balanced power setting to High Performance and see if it helps out

Just tried it, didn't seem to affect anything