Got 2 new drives, and a problem...
Got 2 new drives, and a problem...
I assembled a personal PC about a month ago. Everything worked well at first—mounted the motherboard, CPU, graphics card, RAM, and power supply. I kept the existing SATA 2 500GB drive and case due to budget limits. I installed Windows 8.1 and tested several games: Shadow of Mordor, Dying Light, Battlefield 4, and Far Cry 4. Everything ran smoothly, impressing me with the performance. Recently, I added a 120GB SSD and a 2TB HDD to finish the internal setup. The OS booted up in just 10 seconds, and programs on the SSD performed excellently. However, I’ve noticed some issues: FPS dropped noticeably in Shadow of Mordor (about 10 fps) and Dying Light (around 15 fps). Each session lost those frames, which was frustrating. I’m unsure whether to upgrade to Windows 7 or keep using Windows 8.1. Also, during a match in Battlefield 4, my FPS hit 30 and I had to restart the PC to regain the usual 90s performance. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
You're referring to a WD 2Tb HDD model. Are you asking about the specific drive type—blue, green, or black? Performance differences between HDD and SSD shouldn't affect FPS. Focus on RAM and memory overall. You may want to verify the pagefile size and adjust it or relocate it to the HDD, then increase its size.
It's a WD Green HDD, but I'm still puzzled about what's going on with my PC. With 12GB of DDR3 RAM at 1866MHz, I don't think that would be the main issue. I'm not sure what a pagefile is, but after installing Windows 7, the problem persists. It drops to just 50% instead of 30 frames per second, and now it happens during the fourth match we talked about.
The WD Green drive provides clear guidance. This particular drive operates at a slower speed of 5400rpm, significantly lower than the higher speeds of Blues and Blacks commonly found in gaming machines. If your SSD has available space, consider relocating BF4 or another game to that location and observe any changes in FPS. Pagefile functions as virtual memory, and certain programs like BF4 may utilize it even when ample RAM is present. You have the option to modify its size and position within the control panel. It would be advisable to allocate a minimum of 8GB and configure it to use HDD storage.
I already have BF4 and BF3 installed for quicker loading times—just about a minute and a half to load a map, which is really frustrating. They’ve been reliable since I first got the SSD. I’m going to test changing the pagefile settings to check if it improves things, and I’ll let you know the results. Thanks!