A technician recently built a gaming PC with a multicode CPU, 32GB DDR4 memory, a 1TB SSD. and a high-end GPU. The technician installed the OS and a new game but noticed the frame-rate performance…

The correct answer is D. Update the device drivers. After building a new PC and installing an OS, device drivers - especially the GPU driver - are typically at a generic or outdated version. Gaming performance is heavily dependent on up-to-date GPU drivers, which include optimizations, bug fixes, and game-specific profiles…

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A technician recently built a gaming PC with a multicode CPU, 32GB DDR4 memory, a 1TB SSD. and a high-end GPU. The technician installed the OS and a new game but noticed the frame-rate performance was much lower than expected. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to address the performance issues?

Options

AInstall a higher wattage PSU.
BDownload security patches
CDefragment the drive
DUpdate the device drivers

How the community answered

(46 responses)

A
13% (6)
B
4% (2)
C
7% (3)
D
76% (35)

Explanation

After building a new PC and installing an OS, device drivers - especially the GPU driver - are typically at a generic or outdated version. Gaming performance is heavily dependent on up-to-date GPU drivers, which include optimizations, bug fixes, and game-specific profiles. Updating drivers is the correct first troubleshooting step before assuming hardware issues. Installing a higher-wattage PSU (A) is premature without evidence of power instability. Security patches (B) do not affect frame rate. Defragmenting (C) an SSD is unnecessary and harmful to SSD lifespan.

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#device drivers#GPU performance#troubleshooting#gaming PC

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