FPS DROPS AND LAG

[Brownie1gg]

I just upgraded my Processor in hopes of getting rid of fps drops and slow performance but it only helped a little. In games like arma 3 I fps drops like crazy like down to the teens. And my computer is not as fast as others with the same pc as me. The only 2 parts i havent upgraded is my 1tb hard drive and 8gb of ddr3 ram. Could it be any of those and if so how would i fix it. 

 

PC SPECS

-i7 4790 (NON K)

-GTX 1060 3gb

-8gb ddr3 ram

-1tb hard drive

-550w evga 80 + gold power supply

 

[AlwaysFSX]

Yeah Arma 3 does that, try a different game to see performance changes.

[Billy_Mays]

Lower the settings a little bit

what resolution are you playing at?

[Brownie1gg]

4 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Yeah Arma 3 does that, try a different game to see performance changes.

Its really not just the games its the overall speed of my pc when multitasking it slows down when im doing just a few things.

[Brownie1gg]

3 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Lower the settings a little bit

what resolution are you playing at?

1920x1080 and im already lowered down to standard, im normally at about 60-100 fps but the drops are sometimes constant

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, Brownie1gg said:

1920x1080 and im already lowered down to standard, im normally at about 60-100 fps but the drops are sometimes constant

It might be because of the cut down 1060 (Yes nvidia cut down the 3gb model) 

[Brownie1gg]

1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

It might be because of the cut down 1060 (Yes nvidia cut down the 3gb model) 

what does that mean

 

[ARikozuM]

Do you have an SSD that you can install Arma to?

[Brownie1gg]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Do you have an SSD that you can install Arma to?

No just a hard drive. I have a feeling that my hard drive is slowed down from all the junk and stuff on it i just dont know how to fix it.

[bcguru9384]

right the hdd icon then click properties

now select diskcleanup

run this then select the defrag option

run this

when completed play arma and report performance please

(any fragmentation over 15% will stut tut  ter hdd performance)

note this defrag may take a while

[OnionRings]

Could be a VRAM limitation, that 1060 only has 3GB, can you monitor how much arma 3 is taking while playing? I would recommend the MSI afterburner OSD with rivatuna, if you don't know how to set it up linus might have a video, if he doesn't Tech Deals does. 

[Billy_Mays]

2 hours ago, Brownie1gg said:

what does that mean

 

Almost like have a hand with all fingers and someone chops off the ends

Spoiler

I know that's a little overkill

 

[Brownie1gg]

58 minutes ago, OnionRings said:

Could be a VRAM limitation, that 1060 only has 3GB, can you monitor how much arma 3 is taking while playing? I would recommend the MSI afterburner OSD with rivatuna, if you don't know how to set it up linus might have a video, if he doesn't Tech Deals does. 

Arma is way more CPU intensive so GPU's make little to no difference on the game performance 

[Brownie1gg]

1 hour ago, bcguru9384 said:

right the hdd icon then click properties

now select diskcleanup

run this then select the defrag option

run this

when completed play arma and report performance please

(any fragmentation over 15% will stut tut  ter hdd performance)

note this defrag may take a while

ill try it

[OnionRings]

1 hour ago, Brownie1gg said:

Arma is way more CPU intensive so GPU's make little to no difference on the game performance 

Ok, try to get an SSD then and see if it helps. Get a small like 128GB for your boot and to put arma on, you won't regret it. I love my SSD.