Hi all, I'm after some advice on a problem I have been having.
A few weeks ago I changed my CPU from a Core i5 4430 to a core i7 4790K and went from 8GB to 16GB ram. Everything was fine with the change – after I updated the BIOS to recognise the new processor. I didn't notice any problems for the first week with all programs running fine.
I went back to play some far cry 4 when I had 30min to kill the other night and the FPS where dropping from a steady 60 to around 20 or lower for roughly 2 seconds every 30 seconds. I thought it strange as I didn't have this issue before. I was planning a reinstall of windows anyway so I went ahead with that and reinstalled everything including the game with the same issue still being present.
I have checked temps with all being ok but as I had a new cooler available I put it in (Arctic Cooling Freezer 11i CPU Cooler) and it has lower the already fine temps a little so I'm sure this isn't the issue.
I have done searching around on-line and some people who have had similar problems are blaming it on CPU throttling due to temps, power issues from power supply or motherboard not working well with or powering the CPU effectively.
What I'm after here is some advice on my issue and if someone with more knowledge than myself can identify the likely cause so I can remedy or upgrade as needed.
My specs are below, thanks for any help
A few weeks ago I changed my CPU from a Core i5 4430 to a core i7 4790K and went from 8GB to 16GB ram. Everything was fine with the change – after I updated the BIOS to recognise the new processor. I didn't notice any problems for the first week with all programs running fine.
I went back to play some far cry 4 when I had 30min to kill the other night and the FPS where dropping from a steady 60 to around 20 or lower for roughly 2 seconds every 30 seconds. I thought it strange as I didn't have this issue before. I was planning a reinstall of windows anyway so I went ahead with that and reinstalled everything including the game with the same issue still being present.
I have checked temps with all being ok but as I had a new cooler available I put it in (Arctic Cooling Freezer 11i CPU Cooler) and it has lower the already fine temps a little so I'm sure this isn't the issue.
I have done searching around on-line and some people who have had similar problems are blaming it on CPU throttling due to temps, power issues from power supply or motherboard not working well with or powering the CPU effectively.
What I'm after here is some advice on my issue and if someone with more knowledge than myself can identify the likely cause so I can remedy or upgrade as needed.
My specs are below, thanks for any help
