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Is it hard to get a good computer, yet still not seeing over 60 frames per second in simple video games?

Is it hard to get a good computer, yet still not seeing over 60 frames per second in simple video games?

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yoloswagy
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05-13-2026, 05:28 AM
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I play some basic games like League of Legends, Valorant, and Minecraft. In League of Legends, I can never get over 60 frames per second. I've already changed my battery settings to high performance mode. My computer specs are: CPU Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz with 3408 Mhz clock speed, 4 cores and 8 logical processors, Motherboard HP 8053 (just what the system info says), Ram 64GB G.Skill Aegis DDR4-2666 PC4-21300 CL19 Dual Channel SSD SanDisk SDSSDA-1T00, GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3050 with a dual fan and 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0, PSU PowerSpec 750W PS 750BSM, OS Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044, Monitors Asus TUF Gaming VG279QM with a 280Hz refresh rate. I ran a PC benchmark test on userbenchmark.com and got this result https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/53861003 . I don't overclock my GPU because I still have about 500GB of free space on the SSD, so that's not the problem either. I want to say that the motherboard is the bottleneck, but I'm unsure. The CPU isn't top of the line or anything bad anyway.
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yoloswagy
05-13-2026, 05:28 AM #1

I play some basic games like League of Legends, Valorant, and Minecraft. In League of Legends, I can never get over 60 frames per second. I've already changed my battery settings to high performance mode. My computer specs are: CPU Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz with 3408 Mhz clock speed, 4 cores and 8 logical processors, Motherboard HP 8053 (just what the system info says), Ram 64GB G.Skill Aegis DDR4-2666 PC4-21300 CL19 Dual Channel SSD SanDisk SDSSDA-1T00, GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3050 with a dual fan and 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0, PSU PowerSpec 750W PS 750BSM, OS Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044, Monitors Asus TUF Gaming VG279QM with a 280Hz refresh rate. I ran a PC benchmark test on userbenchmark.com and got this result https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/53861003 . I don't overclock my GPU because I still have about 500GB of free space on the SSD, so that's not the problem either. I want to say that the motherboard is the bottleneck, but I'm unsure. The CPU isn't top of the line or anything bad anyway.

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9000_WAFFLE
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05-13-2026, 05:34 PM
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Don't stress too much about userbenchmark scores that say your PC isn't good enough. As far as I know, the site just compares your computer to a bunch of other people's PCs who might have overclocked their processors. Without even asking if you or they are overclocking and comparing in similar categories, it makes things skewed toward those who are overclocking my rig. My setup has always played games well, but for curiosity I tested it on userbenchmark, and it said mine was performing below expectations too. Since I run both CPUs at normal speed without any boost, maybe the site assumes everyone is overclocking so that's what they think is normal. It should actually ask if you are using stock speed or overclocked settings and only compare against people in the same categories. At any rate, check to see if the games installed have Vsync turned on (many of them do). That said, pairing a 280Hz display with a relatively weak GPU like an old 3050 is going to limit you to games where you can get very high frame rates. The i7-6700 CPU will also be a weak link in CPU-heavy games like Valorant. I ran your specs through a bottleneck calculator and checked LoL and Minecraft, which showed acceptable results, but Valorant shows as having a nearly 85% bottleneck, meaning the GPU can only perform at about 15% of its true potential. I'm guessing there is more to this problem than just a simple bottleneck though.
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05-13-2026, 05:34 PM #2

Don't stress too much about userbenchmark scores that say your PC isn't good enough. As far as I know, the site just compares your computer to a bunch of other people's PCs who might have overclocked their processors. Without even asking if you or they are overclocking and comparing in similar categories, it makes things skewed toward those who are overclocking my rig. My setup has always played games well, but for curiosity I tested it on userbenchmark, and it said mine was performing below expectations too. Since I run both CPUs at normal speed without any boost, maybe the site assumes everyone is overclocking so that's what they think is normal. It should actually ask if you are using stock speed or overclocked settings and only compare against people in the same categories. At any rate, check to see if the games installed have Vsync turned on (many of them do). That said, pairing a 280Hz display with a relatively weak GPU like an old 3050 is going to limit you to games where you can get very high frame rates. The i7-6700 CPU will also be a weak link in CPU-heavy games like Valorant. I ran your specs through a bottleneck calculator and checked LoL and Minecraft, which showed acceptable results, but Valorant shows as having a nearly 85% bottleneck, meaning the GPU can only perform at about 15% of its true potential. I'm guessing there is more to this problem than just a simple bottleneck though.

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