So the OS install can be treacherous with no one telling you which drivers and apps to install. There are summaries like 1. OS. 2. Chipset Driver. 3. Other drivers. 4. Helper apps. But it looks pretty new so why not RMA if the suppliers won't tell us what drivers and apps to install?
Bob
Hello, I just completed a new build, and have been experiencing issues. In all of the games I try to play, I keep getting low framerates (nothing above 30) despite my attempts to raise or lower graphical settings. I have tried Skyrim, Fallout, Metro LL, and Crysis 3 so far with no luck. I am also not sure how hard my cpu should be working when sitting at the desktop.
My Specs:
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CPU: AMD FX-8350 - Factory Clock (4 GHz) w/ Stock Cooler
GPU: Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 4GB
MOBO: Asrock Fatality 990fx Killer Motherboard
Storage: WD Red 3TB HDD & Samsung EVO 120GB SSD
RAM: 8GB Team Vulcan DDR3 1600 MHz
PSU: Rosewill ARC 750W
OS: Windows 8.1
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I've been scouring the web and it seems like others are having issues with their GTX 970 cards, experiencing extremely low fps for what should be a decent card, so I thought that might be the problem. I play at 1920x1080 resolution, and can't even get higher than 30 fps in fallout, which I was able to do on my old build with a Radeon 6870.
I also tried removing the stock cooler for my CPU, and reapplied the thermal paste, but it did not help at all. I know that AMD processors are not as good at single thread/core processes when compared to Intel, but In didn't think that it made this big of a difference. If anyone could offer help I would greatly appreciate it

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