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

[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".