Pretty good PC specs but low FPS in game

[BrenOva]

HELLO! So I'm writing here to try and solve a problem I've been having. My PC has what i believe to be fairly good (above average) specs. I invested good money into the parts and everything. However, the performance of the PC has just been underwhelming thus far. I'm struggling to get over 60 fps in most games (Overwatch, Dying Light, Dishonored) which I should be getting comparing the recommended specs of the games with my own PC specs. Sadly most games run at 40-50 or even less. It's just been a really troubling issue and nothing I have tried has fixed it. I'm pretty sure my drivers are up to date which seems to be the main solution for most. But I'm still getting really bad fps. Just wondering if there are any tips or solutions? Would reformatting the PC completely, cleaning up all the files and stuff, make it run better? Thanks! 

 

PC specs:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)

RAM: 8.00 GB

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)

Motherboard: Z170 PRO GAMING

 

If there is anymore information you need about my PC I will obtain it for you. Thank you very much for any help provided. 

 

[VolkA]

Are you running anything in the background as well? If yes then I would think getting 8GB more for your RAM might help (at least that is what I think)?

 

I don't really play those games you mentioned so I'm not so such but do they uses alot of VRAM on your GPU? (Heehee) If they uses or recommend using more than 4GB of VRAM then that will explains the low fps.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

nvidia control panel > manage 3d settings > power management mode > prefer maximum performance

 

gpu is probably underclocking with adaptive mode

[TheSLSAMG]

I know you said your drivers are up to date, but have you tried using DDU to uninstall the drivers and reinstalling the current driver from NVIDIA's website? My sister's rig has similar specs to yours (same GPU) and it was underperforming. Doing what I mentioned fixed the issues.

[SansVarnic]

- Moved to Troubleshooting -

[BrenOva]

55 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

nvidia control panel > manage 3d settings > power management mode > prefer maximum performance

 

gpu is probably underclocking with adaptive mode

have done this. will try it out later. thank you for the suggestion.

[BrenOva]

42 minutes ago, TheSLSAMG said:

I know you said your drivers are up to date, but have you tried using DDU to uninstall the drivers and reinstalling the current driver from NVIDIA's website? My sister's rig has similar specs to yours (same GPU) and it was underperforming. Doing what I mentioned fixed the issues.

so after I uninstall my display driver I just install the GTX 970 driver again?

[TheSLSAMG]

1 hour ago, BrenOva said:

so after I uninstall my display driver I just install the GTX 970 driver again?

Yeah, that's how it would be done.

[BrenOva]

10 hours ago, TheSLSAMG said:

Yeah, that's how it would be done.

I have tried both Valkyrie and your tips. Performance seems to be very much the same. Would simply reformatting the computer entirely potentially fix the issue?

[Od1sseas]

Make a fresh install of Windows 10

[vaiwalker]

windows 10 game mode is on? people say that is shit. turn it off. 

[BrenOva]

On 10/7/2017 at 1:38 AM, Od1sseas said:

Make a fresh install of Windows 10

after I reset the computer do I have to redownload any drivers and stuff?

 

[Od1sseas]

8 hours ago, BrenOva said:

after I reset the computer do I have to redownload any drivers and stuff?

 

Windows Update will do the most for you. You just need to download NVidia Experience

[VicRik]

Are you sure you're monitor is connected to the GPU and not the MOBO?

[BrenOva]

On 10/9/2017 at 8:09 PM, VicRik said:

Are you sure you're monitor is connected to the GPU and not the MOBO?

pretty sure its plugged into the graphics card with a HDMI cable

[g0pe69]

I have this problem now i am running with 20 fps from normal 200 can u tell me how did u fix it?