OK, so I decided to stop getting annoyed with 30fps on my xbox one, step up and get into the PC gaming world - yes I’m a Noob!. I didn’t go crazy with my first build, see specs below:
i3 6100 3.7GHz
RX 470 8GB Saphire Nitro+
HyperX FURY 8GB 2133 DDR4
GIGABYTE GA_H110M-2SH Intel H110
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB Hybrid SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" 8GB MLC SSD [SG-1000DX]
Corsair CP-9020097-UK VS550 ATX/EPS Vs Series 80 Plus Power Supply Unit
My son had been using this setup (without the rx 470) for the last 6 months - it runs Minecraft and a few other games he likes fine. I decided I to add the graphics card so I could use it to play games like GTA, SKYRIM etc at highish settings 1080p at 60fps. I did a bit of research and found youtube videos of people running these games with that CPU/GPU combination, running those such games at those settings, no problem.
I installed the card without any problems, downloaded Far Cry 3 from Steam (it was on sale for less than £3!), I enjoyed Far Cry 4 on xbone and I’ve not played FC3, so though that would be a quicker download to test out the new system - GTAV will take nearly 2 days to download with my internet connection! So, here’s the big surprise - it’s appalling! At medium settings 720p, the framerate hovers between 15-20 fps - obviously something is not right! I tried a couple of my sons games, same settings he was using before the card was installed, he confirmed, it’s running worse than before!! I also tried the only non-steam game on that we have, Minecraft - I didn’t have a fps indicator for it, but i was terrible. Same settings as before the installation, stuttery with terrible framerate, it used to run very smoothly (I’d guess 60fps+) with the integrated graphics!!
I have used the Radeon Crimson software with Wattman, so see what the card is doing when I try to run a game, along with Task Manager to keep an eye on the CPU. So the CPU usage is low - 20% or below. The GPU usage is low, it kind of spikes here and there towards the max, but the average use is below 10%. Nothing seems to be working very hard! I disabled the onboard graphics from the mobo, and deleted the Intel drivers from add/remove programmes. After some googling on these sort of forums, I decided to try and uninstall/reinstall the GPU and all drivers - no difference, still VERY slow!
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated - thanks in advance!
i3 6100 3.7GHz
RX 470 8GB Saphire Nitro+
HyperX FURY 8GB 2133 DDR4
GIGABYTE GA_H110M-2SH Intel H110
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB Hybrid SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" 8GB MLC SSD [SG-1000DX]
Corsair CP-9020097-UK VS550 ATX/EPS Vs Series 80 Plus Power Supply Unit
My son had been using this setup (without the rx 470) for the last 6 months - it runs Minecraft and a few other games he likes fine. I decided I to add the graphics card so I could use it to play games like GTA, SKYRIM etc at highish settings 1080p at 60fps. I did a bit of research and found youtube videos of people running these games with that CPU/GPU combination, running those such games at those settings, no problem.
I installed the card without any problems, downloaded Far Cry 3 from Steam (it was on sale for less than £3!), I enjoyed Far Cry 4 on xbone and I’ve not played FC3, so though that would be a quicker download to test out the new system - GTAV will take nearly 2 days to download with my internet connection! So, here’s the big surprise - it’s appalling! At medium settings 720p, the framerate hovers between 15-20 fps - obviously something is not right! I tried a couple of my sons games, same settings he was using before the card was installed, he confirmed, it’s running worse than before!! I also tried the only non-steam game on that we have, Minecraft - I didn’t have a fps indicator for it, but i was terrible. Same settings as before the installation, stuttery with terrible framerate, it used to run very smoothly (I’d guess 60fps+) with the integrated graphics!!
I have used the Radeon Crimson software with Wattman, so see what the card is doing when I try to run a game, along with Task Manager to keep an eye on the CPU. So the CPU usage is low - 20% or below. The GPU usage is low, it kind of spikes here and there towards the max, but the average use is below 10%. Nothing seems to be working very hard! I disabled the onboard graphics from the mobo, and deleted the Intel drivers from add/remove programmes. After some googling on these sort of forums, I decided to try and uninstall/reinstall the GPU and all drivers - no difference, still VERY slow!
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated - thanks in advance!
