Is A Fx-8320 Unable To Support Warframe At 60+ Fps?

[GravesTheOutlaw]

I've been having trouble lately with my 1920x1080 monitor keeping my game running at above 60 fps.  My CPU never goes above 60 C and I have it overclocked to 4.1 Ghz (can't do it higher because my mobo won't let me change voltages).  I am positive my FPS bottleneck is in my FX-8320, as I have 8 gigs of RAM and a 970 that barely breaks a sweat.  I'm assuming the FX-8320 simply isn't strong enough to support Warframe to give me a consistent smooth experience.  If it really is my CPU and not some random problem I'm having, is it a better idea to try to get a new mobo that's not crap that will let me adjust my CPU overclock voltages, or am I better off getting the FX-8350?  Not considering switching to new mobo+Intel CPU because that's currently out of my budget.

[Weed-is-my-cheat]

I am using Amd FX 9590, Geforce GTX 970 and 16 GB Ram and i cant reach 60 fps all the time...

[Letter13]

An FX-8350 shouldn't be having any trouble running Warframe.

 

A few steps which might help:

- Make sure your GPU drivers are the most recent from Nvidia's website for a GTX 970

 

- Make sure you have the latest DirectX redistributable from Microsoft

 

- Make sure your monitor is plugged into your GPU's display ports (not your Motherboard's display port(s)

 

- Try Unparking your CPU cores if they're parked to improve CPU load distribution & performance

 

- Verify & optimize your game cache via the launcher

 

- Run the game in "Safe" mode (Turn the following off in the launcher: DX10, DX11, 64-Bit, Multithreaded Rendering) and re-initialize options one by one until you find what might be the culprit (NOTE: Only DX10 or DX11 should be checked; don't have both checked at the same time, for a GTX 970 you should use DX11)

 

- Lastly, if VSync is on in game, it will throttle your FPS to 60. Unchecking it will let your FPS skyrocket, but it will cause your GPU to run at full power all the time (it will try to render as many frames a second as possible) and cause it to heat up and get very loud.

[izzatuw]

An FX-8350 shouldn't be having any trouble running Warframe.

 

A few steps which might help:

- Make sure your GPU drivers are the most recent from Nvidia's website for a GTX 970

 

- Make sure you have the latest DirectX redistributable from Microsoft

 

- Make sure your monitor is plugged into your GPU's display ports (not your Motherboard's display port(s)

 

- Try Unparking your CPU cores if they're parked to improve CPU load distribution & performance

 

- Verify & optimize your game cache via the launcher

 

- Run the game in "Safe" mode (Turn the following off in the launcher: DX10, DX11, 64-Bit, Multithreaded Rendering) and re-initialize options one by one until you find what might be the culprit (NOTE: Only DX10 or DX11 should be checked; don't have both checked at the same time, for a GTX 970 you should use DX11)

 

- Lastly, if VSync is on in game, it will throttle your FPS to 60. Unchecking it will let your FPS skyrocket, but it will cause your GPU to run at full power all the time (it will try to render as many frames a second as possible) and cause it to heat up and get very loud.

You deserve a Dogeer biscuit.

[Tuuhea_Takasumu]

I've been having trouble lately with my 1920x1080 monitor keeping my game running at above 60 fps.  My CPU never goes above 60 C and I have it overclocked to 4.1 Ghz (can't do it higher because my mobo won't let me change voltages).  I am positive my FPS bottleneck is in my FX-8320, as I have 8 gigs of RAM and a 970 that barely breaks a sweat.  I'm assuming the FX-8320 simply isn't strong enough to support Warframe to give me a consistent smooth experience.  If it really is my CPU and not some random problem I'm having, is it a better idea to try to get a new mobo that's not crap that will let me adjust my CPU overclock voltages, or am I better off getting the FX-8350?  Not considering switching to new mobo+Intel CPU because that's currently out of my budget.

Your overclocked 8320 is essentially 8350 ( http://anandtech.com/bench/product/697?vs=698 ). Personally I'd advise you to save the cash for a full cpu+mobo upgrade in the future. Gains for spending 100+ on another motherboard would be negligible.

 

My older build was Phenom 2 at 3.8GHz with AMD 7870 and I got pretty constant 60fps (1080p max details minus depth of field and motion blur) everywhere except high intensity invasions or survivals but I believe fps never dropped below 30 unless using vsync.

[GravesTheOutlaw]

Thanks for all the responses guys, I appreciate it.

 

An FX-8350 shouldn't be having any trouble running Warframe.

 

A few steps which might help:

- Make sure your GPU drivers are the most recent from Nvidia's website for a GTX 970

 

- Make sure you have the latest DirectX redistributable from Microsoft

 

- Make sure your monitor is plugged into your GPU's display ports (not your Motherboard's display port(s)

 

- Try Unparking your CPU cores if they're parked to improve CPU load distribution & performance

 

- Verify & optimize your game cache via the launcher

 

- Run the game in "Safe" mode (Turn the following off in the launcher: DX10, DX11, 64-Bit, Multithreaded Rendering) and re-initialize options one by one until you find what might be the culprit (NOTE: Only DX10 or DX11 should be checked; don't have both checked at the same time, for a GTX 970 you should use DX11)

 

- Lastly, if VSync is on in game, it will throttle your FPS to 60. Unchecking it will let your FPS skyrocket, but it will cause your GPU to run at full power all the time (it will try to render as many frames a second as possible) and cause it to heat up and get very loud.

 

My GPU driver is 347.52, which I believe is the latest version (2.10.2015).  Not overclocked in terms of core and memory clock because I've heard the Evolution Engine gets finicky when you do that.  However, I did overclock the power since I don't think that should have an effect on the game.

 

Checked your redist link, I'm fine on that.

 

Monitors are plugged into my GPU ports.

 

I've never tried unparking my cpu cores before.  I'll give it a look.

 

Game verified and optimized.

 

I'll try the other options, I do get a performance drop when I don't use Multi-Threaded Rendering for sure though.

 

I always have Vsync on for this game, otherwise I get significant visual tear (especially in the ship, where the FPS gets huge fluctuations).  Heat is not a problem for my build, my computer never gets hot even when I run a CPU-hogging game or a GPU smasher (I'm thinking Frostbite 3 games here).

 

 

Thanks again, I'll update if I get any results.

Edited February 27, 2015 by GravesTheOutlaw

[GravesTheOutlaw]

Seems like either unparking my CPU cores or verify/optimizing the game did the trick, though I'm not sure why my CPU would be throttled still without directly unparking its cores.  Either way, thanks guys (especially Letter13)!

[Kastoremaru]

In the bios you can disable some of the power saving features of the chip and it will run at full speed all of the time.  Stock it will cut off cores to save energy, and sometimes it takes a few seconds for the PC to speed back up.  It will do this in the middle of gaming if the load is low.  I get around 170 fps walking around my ship.  You have to really throw on a effects light show to dip to 60.

 

FX-9370 @4.7GHz

8GB 1866 DDR3

R9 290 Stock

 

FX-8320, FX-8350, and the FX-9000 series are all the same basic chip.  When they get a nice wafer that runs fine at a faster speed then they bin it for a higher priced processor.  If you're bent on overclocking it more, try getting a new motherboard and a AIO water cooler like the Corsair H80i.