GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz
Memory: 8.00 GB RAM 
Resolution: 2560 x 1440, 59 Hz
PSU: Corsair HX850
Motherboard: Maximus VI Hero
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1 TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB
Operating System: Windows 10 64 bit
 
Hello all. I've been noticing drops in frames in more demanding areas of games since I built this PC nearly two years ago and thought that it was just due to the limitations of my system as this was my first ever PC build. As I've learned more since then and noticed my frames dropping into the low 30s in games like Borderlands 2 even with settings like ambient occlusion and view distance turned down, I've began worrying that something might be causing issues with my performance. I ran a benchmark using the Unigine Valley program, the results of which you can see here: http(:)//imgur(.)com/rlS7mCv
Comparing this score to others who have used the Unigine Valley program, I saw that my score was below even most GTX 780 users. The spreadsheet with this information can be found here: https(:)//docs.google(.)com/spreadsheets/d/1ZjSfiTSkQpeKBmff9mHjpSJ_NbYGnIPxB_uLtt3AoLw/pub?gid=2#
At this point, I decided to clean out the inside of my PC, check my connections, and do a clean install of my drivers using the guide here: https(:)//www.reddit(.)com/r/nvidia/comments/2ha3q9/howto_fresh_driver_install_for_new_gpu_or_any
Once I did this, I ran other benchmark. Here are the results of the second benchmark after the clean install: http(:)//imgur(.)com/qEAt78l
Slightly better, but still not as high as I would expect. So I'm simply looking for assistance with this issue. Do I indeed have an issue that needs to be resolved, or is this normal performance that I should expect? If there is an issue, what are some things that I can do to try and resolve it? Any help would be much appreciated.
 
Also, this is my first time posting to the forums, so I'm sorry if I broke any rules or made some mistakes with formatting or something like that. If I did, please let me know, and I will do what I can to fix that. Thank you.

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When was the last time you fully refreshed your operating system and/or drivers?

You may have other resources, over two years, that are starting to use more cpu power or something causing the dips. Try using Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to remove the drivers while in safe mode, and refresh them. Start with legacy driver 347.88 and see how your performance is in Borderlands 2, and a few other games you normally play.

Hopefully it is just software slowly causing the system to slow down. Either way, there are some really great people on here that can figure things out and get you rolling no problem..

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Here are some screenshots of the MSI Afterburner graphs just after I played a little bit of Borderlands: The Pre Sequel in some of the earlier levels. I had many of the most demanding graphics settings like ambient occlusion and PhysX turned down. I can turn them up and monitor my results again later.

Sajin
#1 The spreadsheet you posted is from overclock.net. The results shown on that spreadsheet are with the users system overclocked not stock.
 
#2 Demanding areas inside a game will make your fps drop. This is normal. To get more performance overclock your machine or add in more graphic cards.

Does overclocking really make that big of a difference that I would score lower than 90% of 780 users in that spreadsheet? I honestly don't know since I have no experience with overclocking. Is there a similar collection of data for people who don't overclock out there to compare to? Also, getting dips of below 30 fps while using the recommended settings by NVidia in a game like Borderlands 2 just doesn't seem... right to me. I don't think BL2 is considered to be a super demanding game. But I'm very much an inexperienced PC gamer, so maybe my expectations are too high. Do the recommended settings through GeForce Experience not value a stable frame rate?

Hm, kind of embarrassing to cause such a fuss over it then, but I guess that's part of the learning process. I had no idea that overclocking could give such a large boost in performance. Perhaps I should look into doing it myself, but I'm not sure how much my current cooling setup could handle.