• Sudden poor performance on all games
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Specs Windows 7 64bit Ultimate 4gb DDR3 1333 PNY GTX 260 Core 216 AMD Phenom II X4 965 1.5tb hdd space Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H 600watt cooler master extreme power plus So, I've had this stuff for over a year now, and it's been pretty great. Suddenly, whilst playing Skyrim, my computer's performance drops from 60fps to ~24-30fps. I restart the game, same problem. I update drivers. Same problem. I restart computer, same problem. I change the settings on Skyrim down from high to medium, still equal performance. Thinking Bethesda broke Skyrim, I launched Counter Strike to see if it plays badly. CSS plays poorly as well! Then I launch Mass Effect 1, same thing, though better than the other games. I have now done a clean install of Windows 7, and the games all still perform horribly. Skyrim is only playable at Low settings. What is happening!? Note, before this crash, I tried overclocking my GPU a little bit. I had it OCed before, but for some reason it reset some time ago, I just hadn't noticed. I did stability tests, and it went by fine. I've reset it to stock clock, but no fix. What could be wrong? Also, GPU stays at 49c idle with fan auto adjusting at 14.9%. I haven't checked the in game temps etc.
Well, there's definitely something wrong with your hardware, then. Download HWMonitor, let it run while you play Skyrim, and then take a screenshot of all the temps.
Alright, will do. [editline]4th December 2011[/editline] So, opened up my computer and made sure everything was in the case nice and snug, I launched the game and now it is performing like usual! However, my CPU seems to be running a little hot, it hit 70c max according to HWmonitor (after I exited game, I couldn't see it while in game.) My GPU is overclocked again, and it doesn't seem to hit above 70c, which I think is alright if I am not mistaken. Also, it's fan never exceeded 42%
Clean any and all dust from the CPU heatsink. The GPU temps are fine.
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