So I just bought Skyrim with all its DLC's n ****. The game automatically detected that "ultra high" settings would be the best. However, when I run the game, I'm experiencing MASSIVE fps drops. At first it runs smoother than a baby's bum - steady 60FPS, but after a while at completely random times the FPS can drop to 6 and stay at 2-6 for 30 or so seconds. Sometimes it also jumps right back to 60 again. Most of the time it lands at around 25-20. What's the reason it does this ? I have been getting these FPS drops in a few other games as well so I think there might be something going wrong here. My processor isn't overheating or anything and it seems to be all-round fine. The ridiculous thing is that I downloaded "coretemp" to make sure it's not an overheat issue (which I have had before) and the program says both cores are minimum temperature (50-70 celsius to maxtemp) and the load is 20-35% on both. yet at the same time the game is running at 6FPS. How can it be possible ? I have all the latest drivers.
Here's my specs
Mobo
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model P7H55 (LGA1156)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge
Chipset Revision 12
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model H55
Southbridge Revision 06
System Temperature 29 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 0308
CPU
Intel Core i5 650
Cores 2
Threads 4
Name Intel Core i5 650
Code Name Clarkdale
Package Socket 1156 LGA
Technology 32nm
Specification Intel Core i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model 5
Extended Model 25
Stepping 2
Revision C2
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 4
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 669,1 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 9 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 9 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
-Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model Radeon HD 5700 Series
GPU Juniper
Device ID 1002-68B8
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 1,050 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 166 mm²
Release Date Oct 13, 2009
DirectX Support 11.0
DirectX Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL Support 4.1
GPU Clock 850,0 MHz
Temperature 42 °C
Core Voltage 1.200 V
Bios Core Clock 850,00
Bios Mem Clock 1200,00
Driver version 12.104.0.0
BIOS Version 113-AC40500-100
ROPs 16
Shaders 800 unified
Memory Type HyperMemory
Memory 512 MB
Bus Width 64x2 (128 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 13,6 GPixels/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 108 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1
GPU Clock 157 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Level 2
GPU Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 1200 MHz
Level 3
GPU Clock 850 MHz
Memory Clock 1200 MHz
PSU.
Corsair TX750 750W
What should I try ?? Should I try to overclock or sth ?
Here's my specs
Mobo
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model P7H55 (LGA1156)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge
Chipset Revision 12
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model H55
Southbridge Revision 06
System Temperature 29 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 0308
CPU
Intel Core i5 650
Cores 2
Threads 4
Name Intel Core i5 650
Code Name Clarkdale
Package Socket 1156 LGA
Technology 32nm
Specification Intel Core i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model 5
Extended Model 25
Stepping 2
Revision C2
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 4
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 669,1 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 9 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 9 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
-Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model Radeon HD 5700 Series
GPU Juniper
Device ID 1002-68B8
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 1,050 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 166 mm²
Release Date Oct 13, 2009
DirectX Support 11.0
DirectX Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL Support 4.1
GPU Clock 850,0 MHz
Temperature 42 °C
Core Voltage 1.200 V
Bios Core Clock 850,00
Bios Mem Clock 1200,00
Driver version 12.104.0.0
BIOS Version 113-AC40500-100
ROPs 16
Shaders 800 unified
Memory Type HyperMemory
Memory 512 MB
Bus Width 64x2 (128 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 13,6 GPixels/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 108 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1
GPU Clock 157 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Level 2
GPU Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 1200 MHz
Level 3
GPU Clock 850 MHz
Memory Clock 1200 MHz
PSU.
Corsair TX750 750W
What should I try ?? Should I try to overclock or sth ?