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New GPU - low fps with low gpu/cpu usage!
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Whats the thinking - that the gpu is taking too much power from the psu and the cpu is underpowered?
I have the power settings set to high performance - is that what you mean?
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Yeah - try compatability in Wattman and see if it helps. It could be the VS 550W is not pushing enough power to the motherboard. They are rather average PSUs from what I gather.
Like I said also do the malware check,since someone had GPU issues with their R9 290 not working properly and it was a Trojan using their GPU to mine Bitcoins causing gaming performance to tank.
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Compatability setting draws more power through the PCI-E power connector.
Its really weird - mate has a RX480 Nitro+ OC running on a B150 motherboard fine. Never had any issue and he is also running a Core i7 which draws more power than your Core i3.
I assume you are running the latest drivers too??
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All drivers installed? Checked for any yellow flags in device manager?
Couldn't find a compatibility tab in Wattman - I think it might only be for the 480?
No yellow flags, all drivers installed.
Here's an update. I put the rx470 back in its box, uninstalled all amd drivers and software. It's on its way back to Amazon. I went out and bought a GTX 1060 6gb (Asus strix version) - guess what....... it made NO difference!! Same problem!!! CPU clock speed throttled to 800. Tearing my hair out now!!! I'm not sure PC gaming is for me! 
Try some benchmarks and compare with similar specs to see if there is a problem.
I'm a bit suspicious of a throttled CPU at 800, that can't be right.
https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/heaven/
Andi.
PS Also that CPU is pretty low end, dual core only. Have you enabled Hyperthreading in the BIOS. I'd be looking at an i5/i7 for gaming.
I'm a bit suspicious of a throttled CPU at 800, that can't be right.
https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/heaven/
Andi.
PS Also that CPU is pretty low end, dual core only. Have you enabled Hyperthreading in the BIOS. I'd be looking at an i5/i7 for gaming.
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Yep, definitely the latest bios.
I have been using 3dmark - here's the latest http://www.3dmark.com/spy/789528
Do I need to enable hyperthreading? I'll have a look at that.
I realise it's a low end cpu, but it was a cheap build for my boy originally, I'm upgrading it for me to test the water with PC gaming. I'll build something more appropriate next year if I get into it. At the moment though, I'd say I'm in over my head!!
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I think you should have held onto the RX470 for a bit longer - methinks the PSU is the issue.
Try Cinebench with and without the GPU in it.
Try Cinebench with and without the GPU in it.
The end of this thread hints at something called "away mode" being enabled in the bios, under performance and power saving tabs. Not too sure if it's going to be an option in your bios but it's worth a shot i guess!
P.s. i had started reading this thread hoping there would be a happy ending, but, finding that there wasn't caused me to have a little sleuth to see if anyone else had experienced similar throttling, it doesn't really seem so for your cpu/gpu combos but, they may be related...
P.s. i had started reading this thread hoping there would be a happy ending, but, finding that there wasn't caused me to have a little sleuth to see if anyone else had experienced similar throttling, it doesn't really seem so for your cpu/gpu combos but, they may be related...
I ordered the wrong card when i got the 470, I wanted the 480, I was torn between that and the 1060, so if I can get it working I'm happy with that move - amazon have already refunded my money!
Will cinebench tell us anything that the 3dmark results haven't?
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Good spot - might be worth looking at that.
CB is very CPU heavy and tests both single core and multi-core performance.
BTW,you can get an MSI RX480 8GB for £200 now with cashback and a game worth £20 to £30!!
OK Something wrong here, your score shows 3305 but with 0 as a cpu component. Other scores are showing up to 4205 with an i3 6100 and 1060 with a cpu component of 2713.
TimeSpy suggests 6700 needed for a 4K gaming PC but you should be looking at 4250 for your cpu/gpu. I'd have a look at why the CPU isn't doing so well.
Andi.
You need to rerun the benchmark with default settings as well.
TimeSpy suggests 6700 needed for a 4K gaming PC but you should be looking at 4250 for your cpu/gpu. I'd have a look at why the CPU isn't doing so well.
Andi.
You need to rerun the benchmark with default settings as well.