Struggling to identify the reason behind game lag in FPS?
Struggling to identify the reason behind game lag in FPS?
- Built a new PC in 2018
- Performance is stable with no problems
- In 2019 games started lagging slightly
- Some titles showed reduced FPS and stuttering
- Dota 2 was a clear example of the issue
- In 2020 it remained similar but still noticeable
- Played Doom Eternal on GeForce GTX 1080-Ti
- Achieved perfect performance after the upgrade
- Experienced increasing lag in 2021
- Played Resident Evil Village with noticeable stuttering
- Noted worsening in 2022 as Elden Ring neared release
- Tried different games like Lost Ark, No Man's Sky, etc.
- FPS dropped to around 10-20FPS depending on specs
- Considered upgrading to an SSD NVMe for better performance
- Applied new thermal paste and cleaned old paste with alcohol
- Ran No Man's Sky but no improvement
- Still facing issues despite changes
- Feeling uncertain about next steps
- CPU replacement was long desired
- Current specs: Intel Core i5-7600K, GTX 1080-Ti, 2x8GB RAM, MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS
- Planned CPU swap to AMD Ryzen 9 5900X soon
- Still unsure if thermal paste will help
I intended to share the userbenchmark outcomes.
Here they are, sorry about that.
Also, if needed, I can opt for a lower CPU since the current one isn't compatible with my setup. That’s essentially what you mentioned—I really need to upgrade the PC.
Finally, my PSU is a Corsair CX Series 550 Watt. The BIOS was updated when I installed the SSDs, which is great.
Woah! Ok.
What cooler do you have for CPU?
What case and how many fans amd how are they oriented?
Is the RAM installed in slots a2-b2?
Enable XMP in BIOS.
I dunno if that's a good or bad woah but we'll go on lol.
Cooler is a
Corsair Hydro Series H100i v2
.
If I'm counting right I think the
case
has five fans?
Is it possible to check the RAM slots without opening the PC or do I need to do that?
I'll try that.
I understand. That seems correct. I also turned on XMP, which appears to have improved performance in Lost Ark, but it doesn't seem to fix issues with No Man's Sky. I'll check the other games I mentioned.
I tried other games and it seems XMP helped most of them, but I want to be absolutely sure this is the solution.
On a different point, the suggested settings for Elden Ring need at least an Intel Core i7-8700K or an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. My motherboard appears to support up to i7-7700K (no mention of AMD Ryzen). I'm starting to lose hope.
Sorry, I didn't mean to post this multiple time.
Your Intel motherboard won't work with an AMD CPU. The Elden Ring needs at least i5-8400, and an i7-7700K would be preferable. Run userbenchmark.com once more and share the outcomes.