Thomas_The_Tank100
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Hi Guys... Hope you can help.
I recently moved my Computer from my apartment to my parents house for winter break and now my performance has dropped. Started a week ago on the 27th after the move.
I'll be able to play a game (Trainz, Skyrim, GTA, etc) for about a few minutes before the frame-rate starts to drop significantly. I have no problems doing anything else (Internet, Youtube, Netflix, AutoCAD, Photoshop, etc).
From the research I've done online, it sounded primarily like the RAM or GPU came out of alignment and is causing this performance drop.
I have re-seated both the RAM and GPU to which there was no change.
Could it be the CPU is out of alignment as well? Or is there something else I'm overlooking?
I've gone through ~11 similar moves in the past (since 2011) and have never had problems like this.
Specs:
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Liquid CPU Cooling System
8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 - 2GB
1TB HDD [32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s] - Primary Drive
1TB HDD [32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s] - Dedicated Trainz Drive
Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1 [64 Bit]
1920x1080 24" Monitor
Build is from back in September 2011, so hopefully she's not showing her age!
Best,
~James
I recently moved my Computer from my apartment to my parents house for winter break and now my performance has dropped. Started a week ago on the 27th after the move.
I'll be able to play a game (Trainz, Skyrim, GTA, etc) for about a few minutes before the frame-rate starts to drop significantly. I have no problems doing anything else (Internet, Youtube, Netflix, AutoCAD, Photoshop, etc).
From the research I've done online, it sounded primarily like the RAM or GPU came out of alignment and is causing this performance drop.
I have re-seated both the RAM and GPU to which there was no change.
Could it be the CPU is out of alignment as well? Or is there something else I'm overlooking?
I've gone through ~11 similar moves in the past (since 2011) and have never had problems like this.
Specs:
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Liquid CPU Cooling System
8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 - 2GB
1TB HDD [32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s] - Primary Drive
1TB HDD [32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s] - Dedicated Trainz Drive
Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1 [64 Bit]
1920x1080 24" Monitor
Build is from back in September 2011, so hopefully she's not showing her age!
Best,
~James