Hmmm, I took all the recent Windows updates and I remember that the Meltdown/Spectre patches were pushed out but I thought Microsoft pulled them for some reason. I will definitely check that out.
Just as an update...
I disabled the Xbox DVR thingy and followed some other quick fixes from that...
Yeah, i'm current on all windows updates, drivers, BIOS, etc. SSD Firmware is current too.... I'm anal about that kind of stuff as I work in IT. I have not checked temps... I should def do that because my PC originally had a Core i5 and I put the Core i7 2600 (not k) in there and used the same...
I just cleared the appdata and performed a few other of the tweaks that I found in this guide: http://forums.joinsquad.com/topic/28197-low-frames-with-gtx-1080/?do=findComment&comment=298820 and saw a little improvement (~40 FPS) but was on a map without a lot of fog.... can't remember the name...
Hey, Squaddies.
I'm trying to find my bottleneck that is causing me to average 35 FPS in Squad after the v10 update. I know there are some issues with the v10 update causing lower FPS for a lot of people but I was getting about 50-60 before the update and none of my hardware changed.
My rig...
Squad is not a run-n-gun or fragging type of game. I've had several matches where I was in the highest-scoring squad and had the highest points in the Squad and I didn't get a single kill.
I agree with everything these guys said above. Squad is alllll about working as a team. Focus on...