Nooby says Hi

hi everyone

im new to the forum, I joined to find out more info on DIY builds and upgrades to my current system.
some of my specs are

Processor: AMD A8-7650K Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G, 3300 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BaseBoard: A78M-E35 (MS-7721)
RAM: 8GB
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 1050ti

I'm in need of advice regarding temps and usage
My CPU is running 90-100% usage during gaming, Temp is as high as92C
My GPU is Running 45-65% usage during gaming, temps running around 55C
FPS is erratic, sometimes 7fps and as high as 45fps in game

I've been looking at new motherboard bundles but I don't have all the funds yet, what could I do in the meantime?

Thank you in advance
Kris

Hello and welcome to the forums.

It's a weak CPU so depending on the title you'll see it bottlenecking the GPU, even a pretty mid-range one like a 1050 ti in some cases.

That CPU temp isn't healthy.

As the forums belong to PC Specialist we can't advise on self build projects or competitors' products so you'd need to try an open forum like Tom's Hardware (I assume this wasn't a PCS system).

When you feel like you're ready to buy an upgrade, make sure to get advice on it first - and avoid false economies. Sometimes underspending on components can be worse than overspending.

Thanks for the reply

when I bought the machine I had the idea of upgrading it, at first I got a R7 GPU and crossfire with the onboard
seemed to work well or so I thought until I played games like pubg and elite:dangerous (my two main games)

so I then bought a 1050ti thinking it would help, it did a little but not much.
im concerned about the temps of the cpu while gaming, I just had a game of PUBG and recorded the temps and usage of both CPU and GPU.


this was halfway through the round

I don't mind paying for a decent system if it will last a few years.

Cheers

Have you ever cleaned / dusted the system? Case fans, CPU fan, etc.

If not, that's the first thing to check. Next would be making sure the CPU cooler is installed properly and hasn't come loose anywhere.

Possibly reinstalling it and repasting.

But handling the temps probably won't do much for performance, it doesn't look like you're thermal throttling much. If you want more performance, you'd need a new CPU - which involves a new mobo and new RAM, and possibly a new Windows licence as you likely already know.

If you have a budget, we can recommend a PC Specialist build. If you want to do a DIY upgrade, you'd probably need to seek advice on Tom's Hardware or similar forums.

Even if you did decide to buy a new PC, you'd probably want to fix the temps on your current PC before giving it away to someone or selling it on.

Hello and welcome!

As Oussebon has said, these fora are primarily for the support of PC Specialist (PCS) built PCs and laptops and the advice we can give on home builds is very limited.

ubuysa said:

Hello and welcome!

As Oussebon has said, these fora are primarily for the support of PC Specialist (PCS) built PCs and laptops and the advice we can give on home builds is very limited.

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I understand that, and thanks for the advice Oussebon, much appreciated.

I cleaned the cpu cooler fan and heatsink this morning, and all other fans also the filters.
generally I clean it twice a month but I never cleaned the cpu cooler (too scared of doing damage)

after the clean this morning though it is running around 10-15 Celsius cooler. the next thing is to get a better cooler.
thanks for the advice

Before getting a better cooler consider repasting the same cooler. It could be enough to tame temps and if it doesn't help then it's practice for installing a different cooler. Thermal paste is always handy to have and there's no point spending extra money if you don't need to. You can find videos online showing how to repaste.