Low/drop FSB in random games! (GTX480SE)

angela · 11 Sep 2011 at 22:48

Low/drop FPS in random games! (GTX480SE)

sorry, tittle mistake: LOW/ DROP FPS IN RANDOM GAMES - mods please correct if bothered

Hi, I noticed stuttering/small lags in some games I play long time ago, with previous GPU's: gtx280/ Hd4890/ 5870.

Now I own GTX480 SE running together with E8500 4ghz (specs in sign)

I monitor fps with MSI afterburner and I got low fsp/fps drop in random games, however not all of them power hungry: Homefront (jumps between 30-58fps), left 4 dead (stays most of the time on 60fps however it drops every so often to 30fps and back), Deus ex 2 (same- fps drops and goes back down)...even older games like mass effect 1 it stays stable on 60fp, but every 3-8min fps drops and jump to 60fps again, DOW: retribution, Assassins creed 2 stays on 45-60fps...
and every time I got fsb drop it obviously slows game down for couple secs.

Strange that it is only in some games, games like COD 4/5/6, Crysis, street figher 4, bioshock 2.. not effected.

I tried different settings in Nvidia and in game, stock GHZ of gpu and cpu, different drivers, fresh OS install..- nothing actually changes,..some games run smoothly, some with "problems" above.

Anybody has same issue and knows how to resolve it?

SkeeterUK · 11 Sep 2011 at 22:51

I think most games fluctuate like that it is very rare to have a game fps stable from what i have found.

iviv · 11 Sep 2011 at 23:02

Your FSB is dropping? Check your BIOS settings then

CinderzFTW · 12 Sep 2011 at 01:09

iviv said:
Your FSB is dropping? Check your BIOS settings then

FPS DUDE! He made a mistake. FSB or Front Side Bus has got nothing to do with GPU cores.

CinderzFTW · 12 Sep 2011 at 01:12

Have you tried to update your graphics card driver?

Also, the GTX460 is getting old, so when playing and you stray into an area with more polygons and AA than anywhere else (i.e. more detail) it may lag, as it cannot keep up with the quick transition to more detailed areas than anywhere else. Try and OC it a little, may compensate for some of the lag.

Plus, running the older LGA775 socket doesn't help, even at 4ghz, which is a very nice OC may I say.

MissChief · 12 Sep 2011 at 01:38

CinderzFTW said:
Have you tried to update your graphics card driver?

Also, the GTX460 is getting old, so when playing and you stray into an area with more polygons and AA than anywhere else (i.e. more detail) it may lag, as it cannot keep up with the quick transition to more detailed areas than anywhere else. Try and OC it a little, may compensate for some of the lag.

Plus, running the older LGA775 socket doesn't help, even at 4ghz, which is a very nice OC may I say.

He has a 480? :confused:

Could it be a power draw issue? I'd imagine a 620W PSu might be cutting it a little close? What amps does it put out on the 12V rail?

iviv · 12 Sep 2011 at 02:09

CinderzFTW said:
FPS DUDE! He made a mistake. FSB or Front Side Bus has got nothing to do with GPU cores.

Relax, if you get so annoyed about posts like that, you'll explode if you stay here much longer

left 4 dead (stays most of the time on 60fps however it drops every so often to 30fps and back)

Sounds like V-sync in that case. Tries to keep the game running at 60fps for smoothness. If at any point it can't manage 60fps then it drops to a smooth 30fps until it can manage 60 again.
Try turning the graphics settings down a bit, especial anti-aliasing. Should help with it

Mr. May · 12 Sep 2011 at 06:38

quad core ?

'Wes · 12 Sep 2011 at 08:26

CinderzFTW said:
FPS DUDE! He made a mistake. FSB or Front Side Bus has got nothing to do with GPU cores.

So did you, i think Angela is a female name.

cp88 · 12 Sep 2011 at 08:54

CinderzFTW said:
Have you tried to update your graphics card driver?

Also, the GTX460 is getting old, so when playing and you stray into an area with more polygons and AA than anywhere else (i.e. more detail) it may lag, as it cannot keep up with the quick transition to more detailed areas than anywhere else. Try and OC it a little, may compensate for some of the lag.

Plus, running the older LGA775 socket doesn't help, even at 4ghz, which is a very nice OC may I say.

Did you even read his/her's full post?

Also had this problem and also tried a few different cards, turns out it was vsync but with it off I get **** loads of tearing.

CinderzFTW · 12 Sep 2011 at 13:33

Ah, didnt notice it was a 480 lolz... wasn't wearing my glasses at the time... blind as a bat sometimes.

I'd upgrade to quad core... looks like your dual core cannot keep up with the 480... cpu = bottleneck

angela · 12 Sep 2011 at 14:00

iviv said:
Your FSB is dropping? Check your BIOS settings then

LOL

ace...

CinderzFTW said:
Have you tried to update your graphics card driver?
Plus, running the older LGA775 socket doesn't help, even at 4ghz, which is a very nice OC may I say.

Yes, as stated in original post, I did update and tried different drivers..

MissChief said:
Could it be a power draw issue? I'd imagine a 620W PSu might be cutting it a little close? What amps does it put out on the 12V rail?

PC Power and Cooling is very solid and high end PSU, I don''t think it is PSU related. As I had same problems with not that power hungry GPU's like HD5870

SkeeterUK · 12 Sep 2011 at 14:12

Cinders, nope his cpu should be ok as it is at a good speed. Quad core type games may be a little slower but fluctuating fps wouldnt be an issue it would just be slower.

Its one of them things i reckon, most games you will have some dips it could be loading game data from a hdd the cause, it could be a game issue not your computer issue i.e optimisation or somit like them things.

Only game i have had constant high fps was sf4 almost any other game i can get nice fps but can dip which not a lot i can do about it.

Drivers as well could be the thing, depends how cleanly installed they were, if there good set of drivers, settings in em.