I'm trying to figure out why my gaming PC is performing so poorly in Rust. The system has a Ryzen 7 5800X3D, GeForce RTX 5060, ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING motherboard, 32 GB of Kingston DDR4 running at 3200 MHz with D.O.C.P., a Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB NVMe SSD, NZXT Kraken 240 cooler, and a be quiet! System Power 11 450 W PSU. My monitor runs at 2560 × 1000.
At first I was getting roughly 80–120 FPS, although most settings were extremely low. After changing some settings, performance dropped and I'm now stuck around 60 FPS even on low settings. I already disabled VSync, but it didn't help. I'm currently performing a full system reset because I'm worried something is badly misconfigured. Is this performance normal for this hardware, and what should I check first?
4 Answers
Check Windows Task Manager while the game is running, especially the Performance tab. Confirm that the memory is actually running at the expected 3200 MT/s rather than dropping to a lower speed. Also check Windows power settings and use a normal Balanced or High Performance plan instead of an aggressive power-saving mode.
Make sure the frame rate is not being capped at 60 FPS by the game, NVIDIA settings, or the monitor configuration. VSync is already off, but also check for an in-game FPS limit, NVIDIA frame-rate limiter, and any overlay or recording software that could be imposing a cap.
The 450 W power supply is worth investigating. It may be enough on paper depending on the exact RTX 5060 model, but it leaves very little headroom and the quality and available PCIe power connection matter. Check the GPU manufacturer’s recommended PSU rating and monitor GPU power usage, clock speeds, and temperatures while playing.
A standard reset may reinstall Windows while keeping some existing configuration or files, depending on the options you selected. If the problem continues, a genuinely clean Windows installation is worth considering: boot from Windows installation media and remove the existing partitions during setup. Back up anything important first.
I used the factory-reset option because I thought it removed everything and reinstalled Windows. If the performance is still bad afterward, I’ll try a clean installation instead.