Issue with frame rate loss in gameplay.
Issue with frame rate loss in gameplay.
Hi guys, I've been scratching my head with the computer of a friend. I chose the hardware for him and his brother built it. Here is the list : Z170 ASUS Pro Gaming Intel 6600K @ stock 16 Go DDR4 Corsair Vengeance 2133 Mhz ASUS GTX 970 Strix Corsair RMx650 FD Define R4 He is running Windows 10 but we tried also with Windows 7 and it's the same : whenever he's playing LoL, he get sudden quick frame drops randomly. It goes from 60 FPS stable to 20-24 for less than 1 sec and then back to 60 which causes him troubles when in "dangerous LoL stuff" because the game freezes for that time. That's the list of what we tried : We have tried Windows 7, same problem. We have swapped graphic cards, the 970 worked fine in another computer, but his computer kept the frame drop with another GC. We tried disabling Intel Speedstep, nothing changed. We checked temperatures, they are super ok. Running AIDA64 stress didn't cause any problems. Updating the BIOS, nothing changed. Right now, I just told him that he might have to return CPU+ MB and hope they find something like bad PCI-E. But because he doesn't play a lot of games, it's hard to tell if it's like bad LoL+Drivers combo or something like that. One interesting thing is that he told me that when the computer was working only with integrated graphics, it was ok, but maybe it was just luck. Any ideas ?
I attempted it initially and didn’t notice any unusual heat spikes or specific trends during the drop. He was in the middle of a game while I monitored the readings. Perhaps I overlooked something, but he doesn’t have an OC on the CPU and the 212 EVO provides ample performance (he uses a Define R4 case, which offers a solid build and airflow).
Would you like to explore different games? Have you watched movies online? Have you checked other computers connected to the same network? If offline games run smoothly without lag, the issue likely lies elsewhere.
He attempted Smite recently and mentioned he had some in-game currency. I haven't heard anything about offline play, but his sibling is on the same network and seems fine. It might just be a local connection issue, I'm not sure. Regarding the risky content in LoL, that rapid drop can be frustrating during team fights as it often determines whether players escape or lose. Sometimes it occurs near a tower and forces him to take damage because the second loss coincided with needing to save.