Motherboard Bottle-neck?

Have you tried any other games... Is Total War the only one with this problem? It is worth seeing how the system performs in multiple games.

Do you live anywhere near Portsmouth? My system components are compatible with yours so if you're close enough I could come round and swap out components to check hardware performance.
 
I've tried Counter-strike & Fallout4 and it's a lot more choppier.. sometimes the sound is too..

I had 50-60 FPS with gtx970 & amd phenom
but getting 30-40 with gtx 970 & fx-8350

Also when I alt&tab outta games it's a lot slower and freezes for about 15 seconds frequently.

And no i'm from Glasgow but thanks!
 
if you can, buy a ssd, unplug old hd, do a fresh install

would be worth investigating if the motherboard is throttling itself to stop it cooking itself, probably just a couple of cheap 120mm fans blasting at the board should give you a indication of if it is that.

i think aida64? shows if cpu is throttling, worth trying that too,
 
pingu666 said:
if you can, buy a ssd, unplug old hd, do a fresh install

would be worth investigating if the motherboard is throttling itself to stop it cooking itself, probably just a couple of cheap 120mm fans blasting at the board should give you a indication of if it is that.

i think aida64? shows if cpu is throttling, worth trying that too,
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Think i'm best just to install updated motherboard, get a new HDD & SSD and do fresh re-install? That way it basically covers everything?
 
pastymuncher said:
I bet the board is throttling under load. That board has no vrm heatsinks at all and the FX cpu's hammer the vrm's when loaded.
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Pasty is right,this board can not handle an 8 core without throttling due to lack of VRM heatsinks

A lot of the am3+ boards claim 8 core support,but in reality they cannot handle them.

OP needs a new mobo,tbh im not sure whats good for am3+ anymore as a lot of them have been discontinued
 
MrMD said:
Pasty is right,this board can not handle an 8 core without throttling due to lack of VRM heatsinks

A lot of the am3+ boards claim 8 core support,but in reality they cannot handle them.

OP needs a new mobo,tbh im not sure whats good for am3+ anymore as a lot of them have been discontinued
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What do you think of the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 ?
 
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This is the funniest thread I've read in a long time.
ALWAYS eliminate software out of the equation FIRST unless you are 100% sure its a hardware issue.

Your trying to avoid reinstalling the operating system - going so far as to buy new kit - lol!.

Dude, even if you are on the same chipset you should always fresh build after cpu/m/brd upgrades.

I rebuild my system once every 3 months (takes 5 minutes because I use imaging software) just to clean out the crap and keep it healthy.

Same applies here really - rebuild your system first - test, THEN eliminate hardware. Cost of your time v's actual monetary cost.
 
zoomee said:
This is the funniest thread I've read in a long time.
ALWAYS eliminate software out of the equation FIRST unless you are 100% sure its a hardware issue.

Your trying to avoid reinstalling the operating system - going so far as to buy new kit - lol!.

Dude, even if you are on the same chipset you should always fresh build after cpu/m/brd upgrades.

I rebuild my system once every 3 months (takes 5 minutes because I use imaging software) just to clean out the crap and keep it healthy.

Same applies here really - rebuild your system first - test, THEN eliminate hardware. Cost of your time v's actual monetary cost.
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Please explain "Rebuild"

I have no OS Disc... I have all my games software/saves installed on this pc... All my photos ETC..

Could you give me a simple guideline and i'll try that first before buying?

Also... many people have said my motherboard doesn't have the VRMs to support my CPU.. also doesn't use all the cores.. So it makes complete sense.
 
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Your best bet is to buy an external hard drive caddy, mount your current drive in there to keep it out of disasters way while re-installing your OS.

Buy an SSD and choice of OS, (you may be eligible for free upgrade from current to windows 10). Plug the SSD in where your HDD was, reinstall OS to SSD, re-attach old HDD via USB.

Its unlikely to be the VRMs imo, as it takes time for the heat to build up and throttling to initiate. Is that FPS from the go, or does it start OK and get worse?
 
Concrete said:
Your best bet is to buy an external hard drive caddy, mount your current drive in there to keep it out of disasters way while re-installing your OS.

Buy an SSD and choice of OS, (you may be eligible for free upgrade from current to windows 10). Plug the SSD in where your HDD was, reinstall OS to SSD, re-attach old HDD via USB.

Its unlikely to be the VRMs imo, as it takes time for the heat to build up and throttling to initiate. Is that FPS from the go, or does it start OK and get worse?
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I currently have windows 10. So can I just download that to a USB?

And why would attach old HDD via USB?

Also say I spend £60+ on SSD, re-install OS... WHY would that fix my performance that my HARDWARE has changed?:confused: I need to be sure

The FPS is from start to finish.
 
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