Issues on high-end PCs can cause FPS drops.
Issues on high-end PCs can cause FPS drops.
He’s dealing with gaming issues and I’m trying to understand why his FPS drops. His setup looks like this: CPU – AMD 5800X, GPU – MSI RTX 3090, RAM – two 16GB 3200MHz modules, motherboard – ASUS TUF GAMING X570, power supply – Gigabyte 850W, storage – 1TB M.2 drive. He’s using Windows 11 and has Odyssey G9 Neo with XMP enabled. I thought possible throttling due to RAM limits, but it wasn’t the only cause—it happens in other games too. He suspects insufficient power from the PSU, but maybe the issue isn’t there. The problem might be related to the graphics card or driver settings, not just cooling. It seems like yesterday everything worked fine.
It seems he should tweak the game settings instead of relying on MAX/Ultra. Most games perform poorly under those extremes and don’t offer real gains. Try running at high settings with some medium adjustments and check optimization guides to find what works. If everything else holds, the system is fine. With a 5800x it’s actually the third-best option—stick to 5800x3D and 5600x3D for better performance. Thermal throttling usually only appears with specific hardware like a Hyper 212 or basic cooler.
He runs Warzone at the simplest settings and achieved 250 frames per second before dropping to 100 fps. No updates or adjustments were made; he’s using a 360 AIO cooler, which is reaching about 65°C.
The change might have affected the configuration or simply reflected new updates, as COD is often associated with developers who prioritize speed over stability, sometimes releasing updates that impact performance due to insufficient testing.
He was using 250fps quite recently, which might look unusual on that display. There have been noticeable reductions over the last couple of seasons, especially when switching from WZ1 to WZ2. Some tutorials on YouTube cover adjusting settings in Windows 11, particularly under device security—possibly updated soon. You can find these in sections labeled "call of duty" where you can modify counters and tweak options beyond what the game allows. YouTube also hosts optimization guides, and I noticed a streamer sharing a link to FoVeS on Twitter, which is used privately by several creators.