Lost fps over some time

[Zeko Simon]

Hey guys,

So i've built my first ever pc in January, and since then i've been using it quite a lot (and had some major issues for about a month, but thankfully those are now gone), and a few weeks ago i've noticed that i've lost some framerates in games.

For example, GTA V was running at Very High-High settings, stable 70-80 fps, and now i'm barely pulling 50 on High-Normal, and the same thing happened to R6 Siege. 

Is there a fix for this, other than upgrading?

Thanks a lot in advance

(specs, if that helps: R3 1200 @3.8GHz (1.29V), 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport @2666MHz oc-d, and a humble little Gigabyte 1050ti (the smaller 2fan version)

[Praxis727]

upgrading would be the only choice.  Or optimizing your graphics.  Improvements to shaders and textures with driver updates are going to be a thing.  As well as other changes that come with game updates for improved gameplay.  

[Zeko Simon]

but how did my pc lose so much performance in so little amount of time? i'm seeing sandy bridge i5s still kicking ass, dont say that my 2017 Ryzen 3 has lost so much horsepower

 

[AskTJ]

Wear and tear of the CPU. Maybe change the thermal paste as it can be thermal throttling? That is probably one possible explanation. 

[Zeko Simon]

2 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

Wear and tear of the CPU. Maybe change the thermal paste as it can be thermal throttling? That is probably one possible explanation. 

actually that might be the issue since i've been using the stock thermalpaste for 5 months, and my cpu usages went the f*ck up

[AskTJ]

1 minute ago, Zeko Simon said:

actually that might be the issue since i've been using the stock thermalpaste for 5 months, and my cpu usages went the f*ck up

Replace it if you want the performance boost. Have you taken the cooler off in the period of 5 months?

[Zeko Simon]

1 minute ago, AskTJ said:

Replace it if you want the performance boost. Have you taken the cooler off in the period of 5 months?

nope, it's been on the cpu since the first boot

[AskTJ]

Just now, Zeko Simon said:

nope, it's been on the cpu since the first boot

Okay. Do you have paste you can replace it with?

[Zeko Simon]

1 minute ago, AskTJ said:

Okay. Do you have paste you can replace it with?

nope, but i can order some anytime

[AskTJ]

2 minutes ago, Zeko Simon said:

nope, but i can order some anytime

Great. Let me know how it goes. Do you know what you are going to buy?

 

• The cheap paste - Comes with a free stick, if, your into that.
• More free sticks - More free sticks, if, your into that.
• The good quality sh*t - Gucci gang.

[Zeko Simon]

1 minute ago, AskTJ said:

Great. Let me know how it goes. Do you know what you are going to buy?

 

• The cheap paste - Comes with a free stick, if, your into that.
• More free sticks - More free sticks, if, your into that.
• The good quality sh*t - Gucci gang.

i was actually looking at the mx-4 so i might get one of those. 

[komar]

This isn't car engine or something else - it can't loose performance in such a little time.

Possible reasons why your system is slow are:

-oevrheating

-bad drivers

-over filled storage

-failing components

 

Clean the system, replace the thermal paste. If that doesn't fix it backup the important data, do a full wipe of the storage form, install fresh windows and drivers and this will fix your issues.

[xAcid9]

1 hour ago, Zeko Simon said:

i was actually looking at the mx-4 so i might get one of those. 

before you actually replacing the thermal paste, make sure it actually overheating. 
 

other things to check for troubleshooting.

• GPU temperature
• GPU core & memory speed while gaming
• CPU clock speed while gaming
• CPU & GPU usage while gaming

 

You can use software like MSI Afterburner or HWINFO to monitor these things.

 

If you got free time, refer to this thread. 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/894384-stutters-framedrops-lag-how-to-provide-detailed-information-with-your-bottleneck-question-as-well-as-a-few-solutions/