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[Dota 2 low fps] What is the bottleneck?

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Sa1cor
Profile Joined March 2013
Lithuania5 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-25 17:08:54
September 25 2013 17:08 GMT
#1
Hello TL

I'm pretty sure my PC should run Dota 2 smoother. In the early game I get ~50 fps, however in the late game it goes down to 30 or even less.

My computer specs:

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory : 6144MB RAM
Video card : AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Motherboard : P35C-DS3R
Harddisk : SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device

First of all, let me point out that it was always like that, so the update is not the problem.

I try to keep my pc clean and empty as possible. I'm using Razer Gamebooster when I play. I keep my video settings to a minimum. I have a lot of commands in my autoxec.cfg that should help improve performance. I don't have any background processes running while playing except skype. My pc is not overheating. I know about the high performance power plans, setting dota to high cpu priority etc.. I'm pretty confident I can say I tried everything.

As far as I know, my video card is still decent and I'm pretty sure I have enough RAM. So is my processor too slow? If not, what could be the problem then?
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20285 Posts
September 25 2013 17:11 GMT
#2
Watch a game and put dota in windowed fullscreen, open task manager performance tab and set it to always on top in the options, then click back onto the game and watch CPU usage on each core

You can make it smaller by double clicking on the cpu usage graphs

If either core is at high load (like anywhere near max when the game is running at normal fps for you) then there's your problem
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
September 25 2013 17:16 GMT
#3
It's your CPU. I was using a similar set up as yours and mine did something similar. Late game there's just a lot more going on and by game mechanics there are more units on the map.
Get it by your hands...
Sa1cor
Profile Joined March 2013
Lithuania5 Posts
September 25 2013 17:27 GMT
#4
Thanks for the help.

Well both cores are about 90%...This brings my next question. If I want a cost effecient way to improve my gaming experience, should I get a new processor, or should I just get a new pc instead. After all, this pc is like 5 years old. Maybe it's just better of getting a fresh new pc?

Thanks.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20285 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-25 18:16:03
September 25 2013 18:13 GMT
#5
What's your GPU model? (there's a few in 6800 series) You'd probably be looking at new motherboard (for new CPU) and new RAM to go with that as ddr2 is no longer used (2x4gb ddr3 or similar) maybe a few other things like case etc. At the very least, the GPU's probably pretty good to keep. How are other components, case, power supply etc? Are they like, prebuilt stuff, or did you select them?
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Sa1cor
Profile Joined March 2013
Lithuania5 Posts
September 25 2013 20:46 GMT
#6
More info about the video card:
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Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by AMD
Graphics Chipset AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Device ID 6739
Vendor ID 1002
Subsystem ID 0B00
Subsystem Vendor ID 1787
Graphics Bus Capability PCI Express
Maximum Bus Setting PCI Express x16
Memory Size 1024 MB
Memory Type GDDR5
Core Clock in MHz 820 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 1100 MHz
Total Memory Bandwidth in GByte/s 140,8 GByte/s


All pieces of the pc were selected. Cpu-z says my socket is 775 LGA. On ebay I found some decent LGA 775/Socket T CPUs, but I'm not sure about buying a used CPU. What are the risks, if there are any?
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
September 25 2013 21:50 GMT
#7
Like Cyro said, if you want a new CPU, you need a new motherboard and memory. There is nothing decent on LGA775, the socket is more than five years old. All the processors available on that socket are shit by today's standards.
Sa1cor
Profile Joined March 2013
Lithuania5 Posts
September 26 2013 05:10 GMT
#8
Ok, well I know what to do next then. Thanks for the help.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20285 Posts
September 26 2013 05:39 GMT
#9
Make sure to check benchmarks first, generally i5 is best choice for strong gaming CPU, and fx6300 is available cheaper and isn't significantly worse in many cases, though a few games like Starcraft 2 that are not well multithreaded, the stronger dual-quad cores like current gen intel have a massive advantage over the many-weak-cores layout of FX cpu's
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Sa1cor
Profile Joined March 2013
Lithuania5 Posts
September 26 2013 08:19 GMT
#10
Thank you for your advise, I will check them out
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