AdrianMusic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Sorry for posting here but i dont believe that bioware can help me on this one. I have upgraded my GPU from R9 270 to RX40 - STRIX, 8GB and now game is unplayable for me. I have tried all suggestions found here except returning to windows 7 (am at 10 now) like directX, GPU tweaks with power limit, turning off AA in game but turn it on on GPU settings.....its 5th day since i have this graphic and i cant play. At fleet or at normal play zones i get 150-200fps but when im in combat (PvP especially) it drops to around 2 FPS for 5-8 seconds and than it picks back to 50 for some short time and than again drops to 2-4 FPS. Other games like Witcher 3, or Tomb Raider are working great so hardware is fine Rest of my specs are FX8320, 8GB DDR3, and SSD. With my old GPU i had no issues Anyone had or heard about anything that might help me? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtykid Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I had read that there was a batch of RX cards that needed firmware updates because they were overdrawing power over PCIE slot. try looking into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Few initial things to check Heat can exhibit "5-8 seconds and than it picks back to 50 for some short time and than again drops to 2-4 FPS." Ie system throttles temp lowers, speed picks up , it heats again and throttles to cool again when you went to win 10 you did set windows power options to high performance ? so check temps and the windows power settings if it persists make a post at EA Answers HQ and attach a dxdiag per this link Edit - google of rx480 low fps does pop up a lot of returns maybe talk to AMD as well ? Edited January 15, 2017 by OwenBrooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMusic Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) power is High performance and i monitored temps with wattman so its not an issue i think. Graphic card is fine since i have great FPS at other demanding games just swtor gives me headache i have posted on EA with dxdiag to see if they have idea Edited January 15, 2017 by AdrianMusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) SWTOR is very CPU intensive, especially in PvP and OPs. Perhaps it's your CPU that's throttling. Your older 270 may not have pushed the frame rates enough to cause the CPU to throttle. Or you may have disturbed the integrity of the CPU cooler's thermal compound while installing the new graphics card. As a test, trying running on minimum graphics settings and see if the problem persists. If it does, then your CPU is the problem. If the CPU is the problem, wait for Ryzen and upgrade. Edited January 15, 2017 by JediQuaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tummiswtor Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 SWTOR is very CPU intensive, especially in PvP and OPs. Perhaps it's your CPU that's throttling. Your older 270 may not have pushed the frame rates enough to cause the CPU to throttle. Or you may have disturbed the integrity of the CPU cooler's thermal compound while installing the new graphics card. As a test, trying running on minimum graphics settings and see if the problem persists. If it does, then your CPU is the problem. If the CPU is the problem, wait for Ryzen and upgrade. ^ Like he said. Upgraded my CPU from FX 6300 to i7-4790k. I still got fps drops but not from 70 to 20 but 100+ to 40-50 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMusic Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 I have checked CPU usage with MSI afterburner and its usage never goes over 40%. And if it was an issue i think it would happen in other games aswell Regarding thermal compound i have removed stock cooler and installed Cooler Master when i bought GPU last week so everything is new in that area. Lowering settings changes nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tummiswtor Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Your CP dont neet to go 100% load. SWTOR is heavy Single-thread performance game. FX series got weak cores for games, but have many of them. Intel got less cores but stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMusic Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 ok. but any idea why did this started to happen after i upgraded graphic card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarbingerIskatu Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Sorry for posting here but i dont believe that bioware can help me on this one. I have upgraded my GPU from R9 270 to RX40 - STRIX, 8GB and now game is unplayable for me. I have tried all suggestions found here except returning to windows 7 (am at 10 now) like directX, GPU tweaks with power limit, turning off AA in game but turn it on on GPU settings.....its 5th day since i have this graphic and i cant play. At fleet or at normal play zones i get 150-200fps but when im in combat (PvP especially) it drops to around 2 FPS for 5-8 seconds and than it picks back to 50 for some short time and than again drops to 2-4 FPS. Other games like Witcher 3, or Tomb Raider are working great so hardware is fine Rest of my specs are FX8320, 8GB DDR3, and SSD. With my old GPU i had no issues Anyone had or heard about anything that might help me? Thx How is that card btw ive had my eye on that one for awhile the strix is cool design and the led lights on the card itself. getting it when my tax return gets here. better be worth it with shipping and tax its guna be round 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALaggyGrunt Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I had read that there was a batch of RX cards that needed firmware updates because they were overdrawing power over PCIE slot. try looking into that. Those were the reference boards. A Strix shouldn't have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixxieTriss Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Sorry for posting here but i dont believe that bioware can help me on this one. I have upgraded my GPU from R9 270 to RX40 - STRIX, 8GB and now game is unplayable for me. I have tried all suggestions found here except returning to windows 7 (am at 10 now) like directX, GPU tweaks with power limit, turning off AA in game but turn it on on GPU settings.....its 5th day since i have this graphic and i cant play. At fleet or at normal play zones i get 150-200fps but when im in combat (PvP especially) it drops to around 2 FPS for 5-8 seconds and than it picks back to 50 for some short time and than again drops to 2-4 FPS. Other games like Witcher 3, or Tomb Raider are working great so hardware is fine Rest of my specs are FX8320, 8GB DDR3, and SSD. With my old GPU i had no issues Anyone had or heard about anything that might help me? Thx I'm running this below system and have none of the issues you are having in WZs. I'll try and help you with this, but I need to know what exact graphics settings do you have in the game. i7 4790k Sapphire RX 480 8gb nitro 16gb ram Asus Maximus formula MB Samsung 850pro SSDs My FPS in WZs never goes below 60, but usually sits between 90-110fps This is my AMD crimson settings if you want to try it out Antialiasing mode - override application Antialiasing level - 2xEQ Antialiasing filter - standard Antialiasing method - multisampling Morphological filtering - off Anisotropic filter mode - use application settings Texture filter quality - high Surface format optimisation- on Vertical sync - off unless specified OpenGL buffering - off Shader cache - on Tessellation - use application Frame rate control - 160 FPS Swtor settings Vertical sync off Resolution- 5760 x 1080 Bloom off Conversation depth off Texture quality high Shader quality high Antialiasing off Character lvl detail high Texture anisotropy high Character texture atlasing high Visible character limit very high Shadow quality off Shadow map cascades medium (but it's disabled anyway) Grass render medium Tree quality 20 Grass quality 20 Edited January 16, 2017 by TrixxieTriss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierzah Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 watch the power draw from shot....mine msi 480 got fried due to it..still waiting for a replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixxieTriss Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) watch the power draw from shot....mine msi 480 got fried due to it..still waiting for a replacement Was it an early model because the later ones were changed not to have that issue. Edited January 16, 2017 by TrixxieTriss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMusic Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) I'm running this below system and have none of the issues you are having in WZs. I'll try and help you with this, but I need to know what exact graphics settings do you have in the game. i7 4790k Sapphire RX 480 8gb nitro 16gb ram Asus Maximus formula MB Samsung 850pro SSDs My FPS in WZs never goes below 60, but usually sits between 90-110fps This is my AMD crimson settings if you want to try it out Antialiasing mode - override application Antialiasing level - 2xEQ 8XEQ Antialiasing filter - standard Antialiasing method - multisampling Morphological filtering - off Anisotropic filter mode - use application settings Texture filter quality - high Surface format optimisation- on Vertical sync - off unless specified OpenGL buffering - off Shader cache - on Tessellation - use application Frame rate control - 160 FPS MINE IS OFF Swtor settings Vertical sync off Resolution- 5760 x 1080 1920X1080 Bloom off Conversation depth off Texture quality high Shader quality high Antialiasing off Character lvl detail high Texture anisotropy high Character texture atlasing high Visible character limit very high Shadow quality off Shadow map cascades medium (but it's disabled anyway) Grass render medium Tree quality 20 Grass quality 20 Settings almost same, 3 differences... I tried all recommended suggestions with settings found online. Last night i overclocked, downclocked, played with wattman etc and i my friend suggested that i check my core clocks on MSI afterburner. I played one WZ with that on and saw that Core clock is droping even to 300mhz. That is when i have low FPS. Like the GPU is not recognizing that i need power. So switched to manual and set all stages to 1250mhz and i had improvement. Now fps will go down but not so drastically and not for that long. Was tired and went asleep. Gona tweak when i get back from work some more @HarbingerIskatu GPU is awesome in other games bro (played Overwatch, Witcher 3 and latest Tomb Raider) but i wouldnt go for it for swtor Btw thx everyone Edited January 16, 2017 by AdrianMusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMusic Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 After every possible thing i reverted to windows 7 and now i play 3840 X 2160 resolution with lowest fps at 70. Just posted this if anyone encounters similar problem. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) After every possible thing i reverted to windows 7 and now i play 3840 X 2160 resolution with lowest fps at 70. Just posted this if anyone encounters similar problem. Cheers Suggest sending details to AMD as well it could be a driver/OS issue - http://www.amd.com/report also contact the manufacturer in case brand specific Bit rough to revert OS to get the card working better Edited January 17, 2017 by OwenBrooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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