getting fewer frames after an in-game stress test

[bozzerz]

a while ago, I was playing Valorant with a friend. we thought it would be funny to see how many abilities we could put in one location with the aim to crash the game. I thought this was harmless but I don't think it is. Since we did that, my pc has been getting significantly fewer frames, going down from about 300 on Valorant to about 150-200. the decreased frames also apply to other games like Battlefield and GTA 5. any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. attached is the PC's specs.

 

[Steveyg]

Has anything else changed? Doing what you said in Valorant is unlikely to have caused any problems it's more likely a new piece of software that could be causing issues.

Also you could try giving the system a good clean to make sure it's not overheating. A physical clean I mean

 

[bozzerz]

I have given the pc numerous good cleans since it happened. The reason i suspect it is due to valorant is that the friend i was playing with is also getting less frames since. it might not be the direct cause but im convinced. is there any way to see any softwares that could cause this?

 

[Martinr36]

Can you post your full specs from your orders page so we can see exactly what we are dealing with

 

[Steveyg]

Nah mate that wouldn't affect the system. Valorant isn't exactly a demanding game and the 3070 is a powerful card so I doubt it's an issue

They can handle a lot more than that without breaking a sweat, I would monitor your temperatures though as thermal throttling could be the issue?

It's hard to say without more details though I'm basically just throwing things out there at the minute

 

[bozzerz]

Can you post your full specs from your orders page so we can see exactly what we are dealing with

is that not what i attached in the first message or do you mean something else?

 

[Martinr36]

is that not what i attached in the first message or do you mean something else?

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ah i see. here it is
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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Google Chrome™
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3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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ah i see. here it is
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 15 to 18 working days
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Did you set anything like vsync on in the nvidia driver?

 

[Martinr36]

Has the nvidia driver updated since then, if so try rolling back

 

[bozzerz]

Has the nvidia driver updated since then, if so try rolling back

im not sure but ill try roll back. i have to do it manually but im not sure when the incedent happened. ill just go back and see what happens

 

[Steveyg]

Yeah it could be anything mate so it's really difficult to pin point. Rolling back your computer to before you were having issues may narrow it down

 

[bozzerz]

i tried rolling it back and it worked but i now get an error when launching valorant the first time

I launched it again and it worked but the fps is still low. it doesnt seem like the fix for the issue

 

[bozzerz]

is there any way i can check that my gpu is fully working? i dont think i installed any kind of software that could make that kind of difference.

 

[Martinr36]

Might be worth running a benchmark as described here, then we can see how it's performing compared to similar builds

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[bozzerz]

Might be worth running a benchmark as described here, then we can see how it's performing compared to similar builds

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ive just run the benchmark you recommended. here's how it went:

 

[Martinr36]

can you click the compare results online and post the link, also could you run the firestrike benchmark using the same software

 

[bozzerz]

can you click the compare results online and post the link, also could you run the firestrike benchmark using the same software

here's time spy:

I scored 11 888 in Time Spy

AMD Ryzen 5 3600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 x 1, 16384 MB, 64-bit Windows 10}

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and here's fire strike:

I scored 23 942 in Fire Strike

AMD Ryzen 5 3600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 x 1, 16384 MB, 64-bit Windows 10}

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[bozzerz]

are these results normal for a pc with specs like mine?

 

[Martinr36]

are these results normal for a pc with specs like mine?

Well it's better than 94% of machines of a similar spec