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Question

frame rate unstable

by Feb 8, 2017 6:15AM PST

i just started building my new gaming pc. im not experienced at all with computers. I have a amd fm2 a6 5400k 3.6 cpu I have 8 gb of ram ddr3 and a msi a68hm grenade motherboard. I have a gtx 1050 ti and a Cooler Master Elite V2 - 550W Long-Lasting Power Supply with Full Electrical Protection I also have a cpu fan but I just don't know why it doesn't work. I have the computer running on windows 10 theres probably tons of settings I could mess with to help my gaming but I just don't know what to do. my frames go from 50 to 5 and back and fourth. maybe a driver issue but I downloaded the ones I needed from the disks that I was provided with my gpu and motherboard.

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because it avoids mistakes
by James Denison Feb 9, 2017 7:35PM PST

such as mixing dissimilar types of RAM which might create problems.

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Explaining my last reply.
by Forum moderator Feb 9, 2017 4:51PM PST

My experience with the AMD A series is they respond to dual channel better than the rest of the AMD CPU series. This is by observation as well as by upgrading a few too many of this series.

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Last question
by riddik3231 Feb 9, 2017 7:46PM PST

Should I buy a 2X4 GB kit of ram or buy another 8GB of the same kinda make and model

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check motherboard
by James Denison Feb 9, 2017 9:34PM PST

to see what max ram it supports first.

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by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 5:52AM PST

My motherboard supports 32GB and I already have 1 stick of 8GB ram ddr3. Should I replace it and the other slot with 2 4GB or should I just buy another 8 Gb

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Gamers today.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 10, 2017 7:45AM PST

Are setting up with 16GB RAM. 8GB is great for almost everything else but gamers tend to go to the little bit more. You have a lot of optimizing to do on this PC to get the games running smoothly but your choice at the end of the week. 2x4 or 2x8. Budget may decide.

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gamers today
by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 10:14AM PST

seeing that I already have 8GB im just gonna buy another 8 and see if that helps. im taking a little chance but I think it will be ok.

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Make sure it's the same "density"
by James Denison Feb 10, 2017 4:57PM PST

typically a motherboard will use one chip's SPD to be the setting for both chips. If you have both low and high density chips this might cause a problem.

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also
by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 10:14AM PST

any other ideas for optimizing would be very wonderful seeing im new and I know theres tons of what I can do

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The machine was very CLEAN
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 10, 2017 10:25AM PST

I did a reading of the SPECCY and came up with 3 changes if this was my PC.

One of them was a freebie.

Did you get that done?

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not yet
by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 10:34AM PST

ill be ordering the ram today and possibly a ssd for my os .

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My question was about the FREE item.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 10, 2017 10:57AM PST

The DNS change and testing with NAMEBENCH is a free step. Can help a little.

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by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 11:33AM PST

I wentered into my network settings but couldn't figure out how to changet it

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by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 11:33AM PST

Went*

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Dns
by Bob__B Feb 10, 2017 11:45AM PST
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=webhp&source=hp&q=change+network+dns&oq=change+network+dns&gs_l=hp.3..0l2j0i22i30k1l8.1890.11087.0.13387.18.18.0.0.0.0.400.2117.13j4j4-1.18.0.foo%2Ccfro%3D1%2Cnso-enfk%3D1%2Cnso-usnt%3D1%2Cnso-qnt-npqp%3D0-21%2Cnso-qnt-npdq%3D0-57%2Cnso-qnt-npt%3D0-16%2Cnso-qnt-ndc%3D400%2Ccspa-dspm-nm-mnp%3D0-08%2Ccspa-dspm-nm-mxp%3D0-2%2Cnso-unt-npqp%3D0-21%2Cnso-unt-npdq%3D0-35%2Cnso-unt-npt%3D0-1%2Cnso-unt-ndc%3D400%2Ccspa-uipm-nm-mnp%3D0-0125%2Ccspa-uipm-nm-mxp%3D0-0875...0...1.1.64.hp..0.18.2114...0i131k1.Iot1KKJHjFc
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Budget
by Bob__B Feb 10, 2017 10:17AM PST

I think where the op has a problem is with their budget.

The budget allows for.
1. One 8GB stick to add to their existing 8GB stick.
2. One 2x4GB kit to replace their 8GB stick.

A 2x8GB kit does not fit the budget.

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budget wasnt a problem.
by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 10:33AM PST

I would have ordered 2 8GB if I knew to in the first place but yes now I don't have that much money to get it working nicely.

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correct
by riddik3231 Feb 10, 2017 10:35AM PST

yeah I don't have the money to get 2 8GB but I have money for 1 8GB or 2 4GB

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update to my speccy
by Feb 21, 2017 9:54AM PST
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Please. No duplicates.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 21, 2017 10:40AM PST
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