Low FPS Despite Having a Good PC Build

[ar15master7]

Hello, I just completed a new build, and have been experiencing issues. In all of the games I try to play, I keep getting low framerates (nothing above 30) despite my attempts to raise or lower graphical settings. I have tried Skyrim, Fallout, Metro LL, and Crysis 3 so far with no luck. I am also not sure how hard my cpu should be working when sitting at the desktop.

My Specs:
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CPU: AMD FX-8350 - Factory Clock (4 GHz) w/ Stock Cooler
GPU: Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 4GB
MOBO: Asrock Fatality 990fx Killer Motherboard
Storage: WD Red 3TB HDD & Samsung EVO 120GB SSD
RAM: 8GB Team Vulcan DDR3 1600 MHz
PSU: Rosewill ARC 750W
OS: Windows 8.1
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I've been scouring the web and it seems like others are having issues with their GTX 970 cards, experiencing extremely low fps for what should be a decent card, so I thought that might be the problem. I play at 1920x1080 resolution, and can't even get higher than 30 fps in fallout, which I was able to do on my old build with a Radeon 6870.

I also tried removing the stock cooler for my CPU, and reapplied the thermal paste, but it did not help at all. I know that AMD processors are not as good at single thread/core processes when compared to Intel, but In didn't think that it made this big of a difference. If anyone could offer help I would greatly appreciate it

 

[TheELF]

Go to nvidia settings in your control panel and check for adaptive vsync,this locks your fps to 30.
look at the pic

 

[ar15master7]

Go to nvidia settings in your control panel and check for adaptive vsync,this locks your fps to 30.
look at the pic

I already have it set to off in global settings

 

[Ketchup]

Go to nvidia settings in your control panel and check for adaptive vsync,this locks your fps to 30.
look at the pic

That was the first thing I thought of too, oh well.

As much as a find the program to be almost useless, what are your Windows Experience Index scores?

What drivers are you using?

Find a program like GPU-Z, run a game in Windowed mode, and see if your video card is clocking up correctly (check the temp while you are at it).

You could run a benchmark such as 3DMark and see if the scores are inline with other systems running a 970.

if you still aren't seeing a cause, see how hot the CPU is running during gaming.

 

[ar15master7]

That was the first thing I thought of too, oh well.

As much as a find the program to be almost useless, what are your Windows Experience Index scores?

What drivers are you using?

Find a program like GPU-Z, run a game in Windowed mode, and see if your video card is clocking up correctly (check the temp while you are at it).

You could run a benchmark such as 3DMark and see if the scores are inline with other systems running a 970.

if you still aren't seeing a cause, see how hot the CPU is running during gaming.

It was in fact a driver issue, it was recommended by someone else to use the nvidia driver found on the Gigabyte website, which seems to work for some odd reason. My gpu performance is now in line with what a 970 should be

 

[Ketchup]

It was in fact a driver issue, it was recommended by someone else to use the nvidia driver found on the Gigabyte website, which seems to work for some odd reason. My gpu performance is not inline with what a 970 should be

Very good. Thanks for letting us know. My card doesn't seem to care. I wonder what the nvidia driver was doing, maybe it wasn't letting the card clock up..

 

[ar15master7]

Very good. Thanks for letting us know. My card doesn't seem to care. I wonder what the nvidia driver was doing, maybe it wasn't letting the card clock up..

Entirely possible, given the fact that it was not experiencing any kind of change in GPU load whether it was rendering normal things or taxing things like explosions