FPS has dropped to half and don't know why....PLEASE HELP!!

[scruffyotter]

thanks for your help!
I'm feeling like I'm not getting the full 2gb usage out of the card, I just can't figure out why.

I'll look over the posts again and see if I can figure this out

thanks you guys for your help, I really appreciate it!!

oh yeah one more thing: I'm going to be jumping to 12gb RAM next week. should I figure out this benchmark score problem first before installing the new ram? just in case if I don't get the max out of the hardware...???

thanks

[scruffyotter]

I don't understand the "-OVERALL" command thing. when I changed the file name of the chipset installer it acts like it's not an .exe anymore...what am i doing wrong?

[RaineMagus]

I don't understand the "-OVERALL" command thing. when I changed the file name of the chipset installer it acts like it's not an .exe anymore...what am i doing wrong?

--Shouldn't be renaming the file at all. Leave the installer with the name it had during download.


Command line arguments can be passed by creating a shortcut to the chipset installer, and appending "-OVERALL" (without the quotation marks) the end of the target field (in the properties of the shortcut after its creation).

EDIT: To be absolutely clear, you'll need a space between whatever is in the target field and that argument.


Alternatively, you can open a command prompt:
aka, start menu > run > cmd.exe

Navigate to the installer directory, and then type in:
infinst_autol.exe -OVERALL



For example, if a cmd window is started from run (like above), the base directory will be your user folder. Let's say that we had 'infinst_autol.exe' in \Intel\ on the desktop.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\x>cd desktop
C:\Users\x\Desktop>cd Intel
C:\Users\x\Desktop\Intel>infinst_autol.exe -OVERALL

Hope that helps.

oh yeah one more thing: I'm going to be jumping to 12gb RAM next week. should I figure out this benchmark score problem first before installing the new ram? just in case if I don't get the max out of the hardware...???

To be honest I doubt that the 12GB of ram is going to noticeably improve your performance, unless by chance your current memory configuration is single-channel. More ram won't hurt performance, though I wouldn't suggest blind upgrading parts in the machine in an effort to resolve your current issue (as I doubt that it's hardware, nor necessarily needed).

-RAM in general is something where if you have enough (aren't using it all), then adding more will not give you a higher framerate. Sure the OS will use the additional memory, which "may" improve disk-caching and loading times in some respect (zone transitions) ... but that's about it.



**Since your i5 750 has a dual-channel memory controller, you need to have memory DIMMs installed in "equal pairs" if you want optimal performance (for bank swizzling).


This is something that you'll need to consult the motherboard manual for (on which slots comprise each pair). Far as your current "6GB" of ram, I'm assuming that you have two 2GB DIMMs, and 2 1GB DIMMs.

If you had 2x 2GB DIMMs, and 1x 2GB DIMM, this would be an inefficient memory configuration as the controller would be forced to drop to single-channel operation.


EDIT: CPU-Z can also tell you if your controller is in dual channel mode. Just check under the "Memory" tab. -- Channels #. This should read "dual".

[RaineMagus]

the GPUZ thing reads: PCI-E 3.0x16@16x1.1 .....is that a normal number? or does that show the problem (I did the render test and it moved to 16x2.0)

These are normal / expected numbers. Usually the bus would be throttled back even lower than 1.1 x16, down to say 1.1 x2 or x3 ... yet this really depends on the motherboard and bios support for power management.


Still, just because proper speeds are being achieved doesn't necessarily mean the drivers installed in Windows are the latest. Short of checking the date of your PCI-E controller drivers in device manager, I can't really say.

EDIT:

Also my PCI-E is 3.0, so does the second section of numbers mean anything?

-The first numbers in GPU-Z are the card's reported maximum speed and protocol version. While the card may support 3.0, your CPU's controller can handle only 2.0. The second batch of numbers are 'actual' negotiated bus speeds (the real / true speed).

That you have PCI-E 2.0 isn't a problem. PCI-E 3.0 is essentially 'overkill'. With 3.0 x16 in use, the highest bandwidth that I've ever seen utilized by FFXIV:ARR was around 16%. Higher bus speeds can reduce load-stuttering, yet the general gameplay (at 60fps) is well under the capacity of 2.0 x16 or even x8.

also there's one more thing I noticed:
I was playing Metro Last Light before the crash and had it at max and it ran smoothly.

NOW I had to reinstall it and I'm getting slower FPS and blinking shadows.

do you think this is related?
I'm guessing it's a possible software issue somewhere...I might be missing something..

I reallllly don't want to have to do another install of W7....

Improper chipset drivers *can* cause all sorts of artifacting or stability issues. It could be related. It could also simply be that the newest AMD drivers don't work correctly in Metro LL, and that when you played the game before you had older drivers installed (in the past Windows installation).

May be related, or may not be related... It's very hard to say just guessing on what's known here through the forums.

[scruffyotter]

thanks again for all your help.

I'm going to try the chipset thing and see what happens.

[scruffyotter]

well the chipset command thing didn't fix it. I think I'm gonna have to reinstall W7...sigh

[Vinnyk]

Running
I7 4770k OC to 4.3ghz
16gb DDR3 1866mhz
Asus maximus VI formula
GTX 780 3gb SLI config. (means i have 2 cards in my system!)

No changes were made to the system, no new installs, no nothing. only the FFXIV patch/hotfix that hit the week of jan 27 2014. once it was installed my FPS dropped to ......14fps...... this is a patch issue, i get no issues with any other game. Please review this SE!

[Vinnyk]

Do not reinstall W7, this is not a windows issue.

[scruffyotter]

ok but how do you know it isn't?
(besides I don't want to reinstall anyways...)

EDIT: the reason I ask is : I was getting a score of 8301 when I first installed my 2gb video card, but now I'm getting around 5400 something.

so if it's the game that's lagging, why am I not getting my original high score on the benchmark??

[scruffyotter]

so should I reinstalll W7 or not? I'm not sure what to do..