Hey folks,
I'm having a major issue with CS2. Up until a while ago, the game was running perfectly, locked at 400 FPS without any drops, even during intense gunfights. But then, I had some trouble with Faceit AC not working, which led me to change the Secure Boot setting in my BIOS. This caused several bluescreens, so I reset the BIOS settings to default, and thankfully Windows and Faceit AC started working again without crashing.
After that, I installed a Windows update and updated all my drivers, including the GPU and chipset. Since then, I've been facing significant FPS drops while playing—whether I'm in Faceit, online deathmatch, or just messing around with bots. My FPS can drop from around 380 to 170-180, especially noticeable during gunfire, making the whole experience feel janky.
I've tried a bunch of fixes: checked my AMD driver settings, turned off V Sync, closed background apps, switched to high performance power mode, and even used DDU to uninstall and reinstall my GPU drivers. I also set my RAM back to EXPO to get it back up to 6000 MHz and restored my previous AMD settings.
Here are my specs for reference: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard, RX 7600 XT GPU, and 32 GB DDR5 RAM. I'm running Windows 11 Pro.
Does anyone have an idea what might be causing these drops? Could it be the recent Windows or driver updates, or maybe a change in the BIOS settings after I reset to defaults? I'd really appreciate any help, it's making the game pretty hard to play right now!
3 Answers
First off, you should definitely check your BIOS settings to see if the Resizable BAR is enabled. On my Gigabyte board, it's set to disabled by default, so it could be worth a look on yours too. Sometimes these settings can impact performance in games like CS2.
Just to give you a heads up, sometimes reverting BIOS settings back to default can disable certain features that help with performance. Beyond checking the Resizable BAR, make sure your overclocking settings for RAM are correctly set. It might not seem related, but it can have an impact!
Have you looked into getting the dump files from your BSODs? Those can really help diagnose the problem. If you're able to boot into Windows, check for any dump files in C:WindowsMinidump. You can zip those up and upload them for analysis. If you only have one or a few, it’s still worth sharing them. The more data we have, the better we can help!
Thanks for the suggestion! I thought I checked that through AMD Software, and it seemed to be on, but I’ll double-check in the BIOS just in case.