All my games suddenly FPS drop, any help?

[Gh0st93 5]

Hello, all the time since yesterday i have had this problem with ArmA it laggs so horribly when i start it up so i dont bother playing it, (if i have recently restarted my computer it is at 70fps however) but it takes like 10 minutes or something and it lags again, I tought i would try other games, because it might just be Arma. and then

I try Fallout new vegas, same thing happens. after 30 minute or so the game laggs like HELL, moving on.

Left 4 dead 2, same shit.

EVEN MAGICKA laggs. and then something isnt right.

(yes I have tried to restart the games, but its just the same lagg aswell) so i actually have to restart my computer to make them run smooth

my GPU is at 38c idle and 48c while playing. and the CPU is lower. so its not overheating

any toughts? or maybe help?

A note tho: I recently downloaded my newest driver to my Video card. but that should increase the performance and not bring it down. if i'm not misstaken? :S

Thanks

[ironman Tetsuo 181]

I think you answered your own question wih the last line buddy.

When anything suddenly changes with your PC's performance always look to the last thing you changed/updated....

Edited August 8, 2012 by ironman Tetsuo

[Gh0st93 5]

So i should try Pre-grade it and then try again?

[hazedaze 89]

Hello, all the time since yesterday i have had this problem with ArmA it laggs so horribly when i start it up so i dont bother playing it, (if i have recently restarted my computer it is at 70fps however) but it takes like 10 minutes or something and it lags again, I tought i would try other games, because it might just be Arma. and then

I try Fallout new vegas, same thing happens. after 30 minute or so the game laggs like HELL, moving on.

Left 4 dead 2, same shit.

EVEN MAGICKA laggs. and then something isnt right.

(yes I have tried to restart the games, but its just the same lagg aswell) so i actually have to restart my computer to make them run smooth

my GPU is at 38c idle and 48c while playing. and the CPU is lower. so its not overheating

any toughts? or maybe help?

A note tho: I recently downloaded my newest driver to my Video card. but that should increase the performance and not bring it down. if i'm not misstaken? :S

Thanks

check windows power options and make sure its set to high performance.[control panel > power options]

if you installed new gpu driver on previous one, conflicts can cause this too. try removing all video drivers and installing the latest again.

make sure to use guru3d driver sweeper after uninstalling them from control panel > programs

http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

[ironman Tetsuo 181]

always make a back-up before you upgrade any drivers, you never know when you'll need them. But yes, try downgrading your drivers and see if that helps.

[Gh0st93 5]

Ok trying to download 296.10 now, down from 301 and i will see if this fix the issue, i really hope so :-) Thanks for the suggestions though ^^

[DEOVONTAY MCSLANGA 149]

Some games do legitimately have problems with memory leaks regarding RAM. For example, playing Tera Online I start with 60 frames, and slowly dwindle down to 20 at which point I have to close and relaunch the game and it's fixed. I sometimes have the same problem with DayZ, after playing for a few hours at a time frames start to drop for no identifiable reason, and it's fixed after relaunching. This could also be caused by just having shitty old ram, so you could consider buying some new sticks.

It's also worth noting that there are quite a few servers that just inherently have shitbad frames for me. When looking for a new server with friends we'll often go through several servers before finding one that's playable. Not sure what causes this, I would assume something along the lines of excessive tent duping or something a hacker did. Do you always play on the same server/is the problem always just as bad on every server you play?

[Blindingsun 233]

Try running Memcheck. if that runs clean for more than 3 hours..

try cleaning your pc.. heat can cause problems.

[KilgoreTrout (DayZ) 0]

A note tho: I recently downloaded my newest driver to my Video card. but that should increase the performance and not bring it down. if i'm not misstaken? :S

Thanks

Roll it back, duder.

And if you want to be on the safe side, follow these (ridiculously long) instructions:

[KilgoreTrout (DayZ) 0]

Try running Memcheck. if that runs clean for more than 3 hours..

try cleaning your pc.. heat can cause problems.

You should definitely clean your pc! But your idle GPU temps are fine (your CPU is as well), so I doubt that's the problem.

Any problems detected by Memtest are more likely to cause BSOD-109 errors. Unless one of your dimms came loose and you're now playing with half the RAM you were a few days ago (that's actually happened to me before).

The drivers are your best bet- though it would be pretty funny if you had just set your PC to "power saver' mode or something.

Edited August 8, 2012 by KilgoreTrout

[Gh0st93 5]

I Found the answer, and it was indeed the newer version of my Video graphics driver! but thanks for the advise folks! ^^