Framerate issues (new computer specs)

[Spyder Arachnid]

Didn't know where to ask this, but figured this might be a good place.

 

Okay so before, I was running Skyrim on:

 

Windows 7 64bit

2.8ghz Dual Core Processor

Nvidia GeForce GT 430

4GB Ram

 

I was able to run Skyrim on High settings with ENB and everything. Didn't have any issues with framerate loss either.

 

Now I have:

 

Windows 7 64bit

2.3ghz Quad Core Processor

Nvidia GeForce GT 610

4GB Ram

 

This would be better one would assume. But instead, now I can only run Skyrim on Medium settings, ENB causes framerate drop, and the game in general stutters and has a low framerate.

 

So what exactly is going on? Clearly the second set of specs is better than the first set, but it seems to do a worse job running Skyrim. It is rather frustrating and I have no idea what is causing this now.

 

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[lordofthedread]

Untrue the GT 430 is better than the 610, a newer model is not always better.

 

The 430 has a GPU score of 970 in futuremark while the 610 has a score of 560.

 

source :

 

http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/NVIDIA+GeForce+GT+430/review

http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/NVIDIA+GeForce+GT+610/review

[Spyder Arachnid]

So switching back to my old video card would be better?

 

So what is the point of getting the newer version of a video card, if it is going to be worse than the old one? Doesn't make any sense.

[Dude500X]

did you install any hd mods or stuff like skybirds etc?

[Spyder Arachnid]

Nah no HD mods or anything like that.

 

But I went ahead and switched back to my 430, and now everything is able to run on High again with no more FPS drop.

 

It's great that it was just a graphics card issue, but kind of sucks that my old 430 is better than a 610. Was hoping that the upgrade would of been better, but turned out to do more harm than good.

 

Thanks again. Appreciate it.

[lordofthedread]

Your new graphic card is a 610 thus replacing the 410 version (I am not even sure they made a 410 ..)

 

The most important point in a graphic card is often the two last digits (3 last digits for a radeon), the series will give new functionalities, the two last digits will speak of raw power.

 

It is always best to look around for reviews before buying a graphic card, sometimes buying a faster older graphic card is a smarter choice than buying a slowder and newer one there are also many cases of 'renaming' an old generation graphic card.

 

On futuremark community website you can see which card runs which game at recommended settings.

 

if you wanted to play Skyrim in good conditions and planning on changing your graphic card here what I would recommend :

 

For ATI : Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 (cheapest), Radeon HD 7850 1GB GDDR5 (best value for money, note that having 2GB on your graphic card does not give you more performance but could help if you are using a lot of HD textures), Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 (if you have that kind of money to spend)

 

For Nvidia : GeForce 650TI 2GB GDDR5(cheapest), GeForce GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 (best value for money), GeForce GTX 670 2GB GDDR5 (again if you have more money to spend and want more power)

[bjornk]

Your new CPU won't perform any better than the old one either. Clock speed is a more important performance factor for most of the games today than the number of cores. So it may even perform worse.

 

[Rayblue]

True enough. These days and for serious performance gaming every component must be matched to another in an effort to eliminate bottle-necking; high-end videocards also require that the motherboard, memory, the processor, and even the power supply be matched.

[lordofthedread]

I would not say that the motherboard (unless you are using a SLI or Crossfire), memory (any DDR3 1333-1600 will do on most games and the gain for lets say a 2400 ram set will be a few FPS, it is not worth the price asked IMHO but of course quality memory should be used instead of cheap value memory) or power supply has much of an impact but processor definitly does.

 

Power supply is very important for the lifespan of your computer and you should always get a quality one, the power output is way overrated as the most powerful graphic card on the market uses 450W (GeForce Titan if I am right) but a regular graphic card will never use more than 150 - 200W  so 500-600W power supply is way enough, theres good PSU calculators on manufacturers websites like Cooler Master here is a link : http://www.coolermaster.outervision.com/ you will need a SLI of GTX 690 to use 1000W.

[pds123]

Look at the charts and always pick a new gfx card atleast 2 bands higher that what you currently have or you're unlikely to see any major differences

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html