I have a question. I would like to push the performance of my PC, because I z.b. In Fortnite every 10 seconds, every few seconds frame breaks down to 2 FPS down and then again constant 60 FPS.
My setup:
8GB DDR3 Ram
i7 860 2.8 ghz
GTX 1050 2GB
250 gb SSD Model: HGST HTS 545050A7E680 SCSI Disk Device
500gb HDD external still 100gb free
Power supply I don't know
The i7 860 is a bit old - but still enough to play current games at ok frameraten.
The GTX1050 is the problem here, the card is newer but very weak. So you should trade these. In what depends on how much you want to spend and on what resolution you play. If you are z.b. If you want to play 4k you need an extremely strong GPU - which is also very expensive - but the CPU is in many cases not really relevant. At 1080p @ 144hz z.b. Would you synonymous ne ne CPU and thus motherboard and the newer DDR4 Ram. You can do that. But if you just want to play 1080p 30-60fps tuts ne 150-300 euro card without any problems. RX580, GTX 1660TI, etc.
More Ram is also an additional option. DDR3 ram get - especially use very cheap. Whether that is necessary you can look for yourself. As long as the 8GB are not full when using the PC - you see z.b. In the task manager - as long as did not have to invest here.
The PC is enough for such a bad game as Fortnite, the Cpu is still good today, as well as the Graka, that sounds to me more like if you have made settings that require too much graphics memory, because the 1050 has only 2GB.
Ram is always 80-85%
Actually, your hardware combination is very coherent together.
The 8GB Ram is usually quite sufficient and the SSD is also very conducive. Only the HD seems a little too small.
Maybe you should supplement this with a modern HD with 1TB. The current HDs are significantly faster than models that have been in operation for over 5 years or more.
If you do not play at FullHD, there should be a lot going on.
An upgrade to a GTX 1050ti (4GB) makes possibly pure performance minimal (!) Sense, but rather no financial.
For complex games, these 4GB but make noticeable. Only Fortnite does not necessarily count to this type of games. That is rather frugal. At least, if you do not screw the graphics settings too high.
https://www.youtube.com/...optimieren
However, I do not play it myself and therefore do not know any details about it.
However, for permanent play in FullHD (including high FPS rate) at least 6GB, better 8GB highly recommended. But your CPU is not enough.
I had on my even older, but similar powerful computer (Xeon E5450 (4x3, 0GHz), 8GB DDR3) of a GTX 750ti oc (2GB) on a GTX 1050ti oc (4GB) upgraded. This change was worth it for me.
With that I could reach or exceed the minimum requirements for some games. And I only play at 1680x1050 (16:10).
With you, it could possibly be a messy BS.
Presumably, some started program and tools occupy the memory and eat computing power. Also, the HD should be properly defragmented.
https://www.youtube.com/...%C3%A4umen
My standard tools would be:
Autoruns (https://www.heise.de/download/product/autoruns-15431)
CCleaner free (https://www.ccleaner.com/de-de/ccleaner)
Defraggler free (https://www.ccleaner.com/defraggler)
Process Explorer (https://www.heise.de/download/product/process-explorer-21841)
Revo Uninstaller (free) (https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html)
Process Lasso (https://bitsum.com/) or the much smaller "brother":
CPU Balancer (free) (https://bitsum.com/portfolio / cpubalance /)
Do you have an administration tool for your HGST SSD with which you can clean up the SSD, or even "defragment"?
For my Samsung SSD there's the "Samsung Magician". That offers me these options. And you can also optimize the computer for SSD operation (from Win10 works automatically very well).
Alternatively, the O & O Defrag 22 commercial defragmentation tool can "defragment" or optimize an SSD (=> method: "SOLID").
https://www.oo-software.com/de/products/oodefrag
As I said, these are only assumptions that your system requires proper maintenance, but it should not hurt fundamentally. At least, if you do not exaggerate.
However, it always makes sense to regularly back up your system. Of course, including boot medium, for emergencies…
I just see that you are using an "external" HD.
I hope for a "USB 3.0", or ESATA connection…
Why do you have no internal HD installed?
Or is it with you a notebook?
But then you should have said something about it…
