fps gets lower as game progresses

Evolution' · 07-03-2010, 09:19 AM

i have weird problem, when i started the game and the first few levels of game play i had a solid 60fps with v-sync on and runnin at 1680x1050 but now i have lows of 29 and max of 41 ??

drivers are 258.69 geforce beta's and using a gtx275, q6600@ 3.6ghz, 4gb ram and creative xtreme audio sound card

anyone else has similar ?

JediNachos · 07-03-2010, 12:15 PM

Yup. I see it too. Starting around 60+fps, and it gradually goes to 40. Or if I have been playing something else like BC2, then start playing Sniper... low FPS.

novafaen · 07-03-2010, 01:23 PM

Sounds like a heat problem. If your GPU gets warm/hot (as it should when you play compared to regular windows activity) and therefor lowers performance to avoid permanent hardware damage.

Are you running an old system (more then a year)? Try open your computer, vacuum clean your fans. Install a software (usually comes with your graphics card) to monitor your temperature, and see if there is anything that can relate your bad fps with GPU temperature.

Tearjerker · 07-03-2010, 02:43 PM

It really does sounds like a heat problem. Clean your computer with compressed air, then if it doesn't work try adding a fan. They are usually 10$ for a good one, but you need space in your case. If that still doesn't work, try a new case. Last solution is a new CPU Heatsink.

Evolution' · 07-04-2010, 01:35 AM

well all is cool enough and max temp on gpu is 91c so not a heat problem really

i am very good at looking after my pc and it is dust bunny free and cpu is cooled by a bolted ocz vendetta 2 and mx-2 paste, case is a coolermaster storm "scout" case with 1 fan at front bottom, 2 at side, 1 back and huge 1 at top towards the back

max cpu temp during games is around 53c ram is @ ddr2 960 but is rated at 1066, really its a game problem and now i've finished the game anyway and other games dont lose random amounts of fps

Tearjerker · 07-04-2010, 03:20 AM

91c is high My video barely reach 50c

Evolution' · 07-04-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Tearjerker

91c is high My video barely reach 50c

thats a lie or you only play solitare or summat, u sure ur not checkin the gpu memory temps lol

Stevel024 · 07-04-2010, 12:33 PM

It's possible if he has liquid cooling.

91C is pretty high. My 470gtx reached that level on default settings when playing Crysis. Now with the MSI Afterburner program I can customize fan speeds according to temperatures and it never goes above 80, although the fans are a little louder.

If your graphic card is getting to 90C then there is a real possibility that it's slowing down due to the heat.

Tearjerker · 07-04-2010, 01:30 PM

I'm serious... No liquid cooling, playing Crysis on Very High and my Radeon 5850 reach 50c. It have 2 120mm fans blowing on it and a 200mm fan at the bottom blowing in the case, and 2 140mm on the top, an other 200mm on the front and 120mm on the back. I've got a case with good ventilation (Haf 922)

novafaen · 07-04-2010, 01:42 PM

I got to agree, 91C is pretty high. I think my gf275 has a fail safe of 105C to shut down. But I am running about 80C full load.

Evolution' · 07-05-2010, 09:49 AM

no my card has been the same since i bought it in april 09, i saw my old 8800gtx go above 100c playing stalker clear sky but it didnt fail and i presume is still working now although it was stolen out of a mates house some months back

anyway not all games make my card that high normally temps are 84c or even 75c for mw2, i cannot stress enough that for me its NOT heat related but i am gonna get some compressed air and blow it through the gpu cooler

07-03-2010, 09:19 AM	#1
Evolution' Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 417	fps gets lower as game progresses i have weird problem, when i started the game and the first few levels of game play i had a solid 60fps with v-sync on and runnin at 1680x1050 but now i have lows of 29 and max of 41 ?? drivers are 258.69 geforce beta's and using a gtx275, q6600@ 3.6ghz, 4gb ram and creative xtreme audio sound card anyone else has similar ?

07-04-2010, 03:20 AM	#6
Tearjerker Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 31	91c is high My video barely reach 50c Last edited by Tearjerker: 07-04-2010 at 03:39 AM.

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07-03-2010, 12:15 PM	#2
JediNachos Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 2 Posts: 30	Yup. I see it too. Starting around 60+fps, and it gradually goes to 40. Or if I have been playing something else like BC2, then start playing Sniper... low FPS.

07-03-2010, 01:23 PM	#3
novafaen Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 48	Sounds like a heat problem. If your GPU gets warm/hot (as it should when you play compared to regular windows activity) and therefor lowers performance to avoid permanent hardware damage. Are you running an old system (more then a year)? Try open your computer, vacuum clean your fans. Install a software (usually comes with your graphics card) to monitor your temperature, and see if there is anything that can relate your bad fps with GPU temperature.

07-03-2010, 02:43 PM	#4
Tearjerker Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 31	It really does sounds like a heat problem. Clean your computer with compressed air, then if it doesn't work try adding a fan. They are usually 10$ for a good one, but you need space in your case. If that still doesn't work, try a new case. Last solution is a new CPU Heatsink.

07-04-2010, 01:35 AM	#5
Evolution' Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 417	well all is cool enough and max temp on gpu is 91c so not a heat problem really i am very good at looking after my pc and it is dust bunny free and cpu is cooled by a bolted ocz vendetta 2 and mx-2 paste, case is a coolermaster storm "scout" case with 1 fan at front bottom, 2 at side, 1 back and huge 1 at top towards the back max cpu temp during games is around 53c ram is @ ddr2 960 but is rated at 1066, really its a game problem and now i've finished the game anyway and other games dont lose random amounts of fps

07-04-2010, 12:33 PM	#8
Stevel024 Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 3 Posts: 252	It's possible if he has liquid cooling. 91C is pretty high. My 470gtx reached that level on default settings when playing Crysis. Now with the MSI Afterburner program I can customize fan speeds according to temperatures and it never goes above 80, although the fans are a little louder. If your graphic card is getting to 90C then there is a real possibility that it's slowing down due to the heat.

07-04-2010, 01:30 PM	#9
Tearjerker Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 31	I'm serious... No liquid cooling, playing Crysis on Very High and my Radeon 5850 reach 50c. It have 2 120mm fans blowing on it and a 200mm fan at the bottom blowing in the case, and 2 140mm on the top, an other 200mm on the front and 120mm on the back. I've got a case with good ventilation (Haf 922)

07-04-2010, 01:42 PM	#10
novafaen Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 48	I got to agree, 91C is pretty high. I think my gf275 has a fail safe of 105C to shut down. But I am running about 80C full load.

07-05-2010, 09:49 AM	#11
Evolution' Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 417	no my card has been the same since i bought it in april 09, i saw my old 8800gtx go above 100c playing stalker clear sky but it didnt fail and i presume is still working now although it was stolen out of a mates house some months back anyway not all games make my card that high normally temps are 84c or even 75c for mw2, i cannot stress enough that for me its NOT heat related but i am gonna get some compressed air and blow it through the gpu cooler