Experiencing erratic frame rates in League of Legends using the new system with AMD FX 8320, GTX 950, and GA-78LMT-USB3.
Experiencing erratic frame rates in League of Legends using the new system with AMD FX 8320, GTX 950, and GA-78LMT-USB3.
In short, my frame rate is generally steady around 130-150 during gameplay, but it tends to fluctuate a lot—often rising sharply at the start and reaching 280-300, then dropping back down. During fights, it frequently drops to 100, then recovers. Sometimes it falls even lower to 90, especially when there’s a lot happening, and for longer sessions or intense action it can drop to 80-60, causing a slight shudder. Occasionally it goes as low as 50 with a noticeable slowdown. This happens on a brand new computer from Cyberpower, not overclocked. There’s an option in the BIOS to lower voltage when CPU temperature is high, but I doubt it affects this issue.
I also play Dota 2 without any noticeable FPS drops—it stays around 80-60 consistently. I keep both games at maximum settings, and I haven’t experienced similar problems elsewhere.
Any help fixing this would be appreciated.
Make sure to monitor your temperatures. When your hardware gets too hot, it will reduce the voltage to manage the heat, which in turn decreases clock speeds and leads to a drop in performance. This process is known as thermal throttling, where the hardware slows down because it reaches its thermal limit.
You need to monitor your temperatures and see how your hardware reacts when it gets too hot—it will reduce voltage, which lowers clock speeds and causes performance drops. This is called thermal throttling because the hardware is being slowed down due to reaching its thermal limit. All temps have been normal for my PC specs, usually staying between 50-60°C. I’ll check again later. The GPU spiked to 66°C during the first round in Battle Royal, but I didn’t notice any FPS drops. It seems it might be related to the competition environment.