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Carleton
Sep 9, 2004
Living in the Midwest kinda sucks.
Problem description:
I went from a snappy computer that got 200+ FPS in CS:GO and 60+ in H1Z1 to turtle that gets 40-80 FPS in go and 10-30 in H1Z1. It is also slower to load games, etc.
It doesn't seem to get better or worse after playing games for a while, maybe it gets slightly better?

I have an idea of what are the next two steps to fix this, but I am hoping someone can give me a solid recommendation on what to check next.


Attempted fixes:
I have tried checking all the temps and voltages, and everything looks good. Here it is with heavy load running:
http://i.imgur.com/XXfS7X6.png

So I tried taking out one stick of ram at a time. It looks like it runs slightly smoother with only one of the sticks, like 80 FPS in CS GO vs 40 with two sticks, or just the bad stick. If I restart a few times CS might run smooth for a while then get slow again. H1Z1 is always slow.

I tried running memtest, and windows built in memory tester, nothing bad shows up.

I ran Malwarebites but nothing bad, I didn't install anything recently, and I didn't let anyone use the computer, I even checked the history in case the housekeeper did.

I ran Trend House Call - No threads found.


Recent changes: The only possible changes are:
I went away for a day
The hosuekeeper came
H1Z1 updated the "Big drat patch"


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Operating system: Windows 8.1 64 Bit

System specs:
I5
MSI z97s SLI Wraith Mobo
2x 8GB Gskill Ripjaws X Ram
R9 280 Video card with 3GB Ram from sapphire
250GB Samsung EVO SSD - OS and everything else is here
500 GB WD Blue HDD
5 year old PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817182030

Location: USA

I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes

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Fruit Smoothies
Mar 28, 2004

The bat with a ZING
I'd replace the PSU anyway, it's usually a good idea with new builds. Also, run Crystal Disk Info just to make sure there's nothing obvious there

http://crystalmark.info/redirect.php?product=CrystalDiskInfo

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