I recently built this new PC but I notice most games are not running as well as I had hopped, Tribes, Skyrim, Saints Row the Third and Serious Sam 3 for example. Some have really bad FPS like 60-30, dipping frequently.
I notice my Motherboard has a lot of updates, I'm hoping this will help.
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz | GPU: Radeon HD 6950 | Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LX | RAM: Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Best Answer
Go to Asus official website and download the latest bios. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V_LX/
Inside the file you will find the instructions on how to rename the file included. After renaming it you open up Asus Updater to flash the new Bios.
If you dont have Asus update you can get it here: http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&m=tools