Issues with varying frame rates on older hardware
Issues with varying frame rates on older hardware
hey guys, so ive been on this 2nd hand system for almost 4 years now, and its 6-7 years old at this point. and i need some help with micro-stuttering that's happening in every game that im playing. the basic specs of the pc are: -i5 6500 (stock cooler, running at %100 fan speed) -gtx 970 zotac amp edition (running at the highest overclock settings possible) (driver 466.11) -msi b150 gaming m3 (latest bios) - 16gb 2400 mhz ram (running at 2133 cuz motherboard cant handle it) - 512gb nvme ssd on a pcie 3.0 x16 adapter, and two 256gb sata ssds and its all powered by an overkill cooler master 750W 80+ bronze PSU and i also added a couple of fps counter graphs for you to take a look. if you need any other info/graphs feel free to ask! the micro-stuttering has been happening for around 2 years now and last summer i decided to try overclocking. for the first week it was sorta effective but afterwards it basically did nothing to improve performance. and in the last few months i started experiencing graphical glitches even in the most popular titles like LoL, Valorant, Apex Legends, CS:GO which are pretty well optimized at this point. valorants new update that came out today actually helped a lot with micro-stuttering but its still there :'). since we got that all out of the way, time for the question. what can i do? i have done (im basically gonna put EVERYthing ive done on this list, so you dont waste your time explaining to me something ive already tried) - factory resetting (3 times) - overclocking the gpu - updating motherboard bios - turning fan speeds up to their highest speeds - shutting down ALL background applications including norton 360 - reseating and reconnecting every component - cleaning every component possible (a few times, excluding CPU itself.) (but one thing i havent done is re-apply thermal paste, let me know if i actually should) - using razer cortex which actually made the gaming experience worse :I - clearing cache - setting the game to high priority in task manager - deleting every bit of unnecessary file excluding system files - trying to find the best settings possible for each game by trying and with suggestions of geforce experience (which are misleading :/) i might have forgotten some basic stuff but if you have anything to say, please do; if you read this far, i need your help. i am sick of playing at 30 fps even though the counter shows 144 thank you!
Sure, include visuals for CPU and GPU activity, plus GPU clock details. Temperature readings are also included. This should help pinpoint the bottleneck you're experiencing.
Thanks for your message! It seems the charts didn’t clearly show the issue, but I noticed the CPU and GPU performance both dropped significantly when the game was closed. The CPU clocked around 3292 MHz during play, which is quite high. Let me know if you want to include more details in the files. Appreciate your help!
It depends on your goals. If you want a bigger upgrade, swapping the CPU and GPU might be necessary. Otherwise, adjusting settings could help without hardware changes.
Consider checking for affordable used CPUs. The motherboard supports Intel CPUs from the 6th and 7th generations, up to the 7700K (which would need an aftermarket cooler). Overclocking isn't an option, but an i7 processor seems beneficial. For the graphics card, upgrades aren't practical. Anything with strong performance is difficult to obtain. I don't believe a GTX1660 upgrade makes sense in this situation. It might be better to focus on lowering temperatures, keeping them below 85°C, to avoid throttling.