Posted March 29, 2017 So I just built a pc a few days ago, here's the specs: intel core i5-6500 MSI Radeon RX 480 8gb Gaming X 8gb (2X4) RAM I've seen other people play games like battlefield 1 in 1080p and 1440p ultra settings with specs similar to or slightly below mine, but for some reason I can't play well at all at 1080p with lowest settings, barely goes over 30fps. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions to improve performance, because I'd like to play at 1080p high. I can play games like Doom 2016 on ultra (whenever it doesn't crash, had to reinstall because of save issues) but that's about it. I can't even play War Thunder on high...it says my specs aren't "high enough," which is bs. Can someone please help me. If I need, should I upgrade to an i5 6600k (my return is still good for two weeks)? Also, it won't let me use AMD Radeon Settings along with the MSI Gaming App. This might be a user error, idk, but all the drivers are updated for everything. Please help. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 this might be stupid but... is the Monitor cord plugged into the graphics card? Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 Author 13 minutes ago, Mohenjo said: this might be stupid but... is the Monitor cord plugged into the graphics card? It should be, this is my first build, but I'm pretty certain it is. Do you mean the 8-pin chord that goes in the front of the card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 Just now, E-z-person said: It should be, this is my first build, but I'm pretty certain it is. Do you mean the 8-pin chord that goes in the front of the card? Can you take a picture of back of your case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 1 minute ago, E-z-person said: It should be, this is my first build, but I'm pretty certain it is. Do you mean the 8-pin chord that goes in the front of the card? the hdmi or whatever connector you are using should go from the back/outside of the graphics card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, E-z-person said: It should be, this is my first build, but I'm pretty certain it is. Do you mean the 8-pin chord that goes in the front of the card? No i mean is the HDMI cord plugged into the graphics card. Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 Author 5 minutes ago, Mohenjo said: No i mean is the HDMI cord plugged into the graphics card. Yeah, hdmi is plugged in. Everything pops up accordingly, it's just extremely underwhelming performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 Just now, E-z-person said: Yeah, hdmi is plugged in. Everything pops up accordingly, it's just extremely underwhelming performance. no its not weather its plugged in... Mind taking a picture of the back of your PC real quick just in case? Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 Author 2 minutes ago, Mohenjo said: no its not weather its plugged in... Mind taking a picture of the back of your PC real quick just in case? Sure, it'll be a while though...have a class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 1 minute ago, E-z-person said: Sure, it'll be a while though...have a class. Is the hdmi cable plugged into the motherboard or the graphics card, that's the important question. Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 if you do return it do not get a 6600k get a 6700 Personal Desktop": CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot: SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro. Luna, the temporary Desktop: CPU: AMD R9 7950XT |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 Author Update: I fixed it, had the hdmi plugged into the motherboard, not the graphics card, lmao. Thanks for the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, E-z-person said: Update: I fixed it, had the hdmi plugged into the motherboard, not the graphics card, lmao. Thanks for the help guys! Lol, I felt like that might've been the case Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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