- Jul 12, 2013
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I'm new to PC gaming and am unsure if what I'm experiencing is normal. In all of my games (Arkham City, Tomb Raider, Far Cry 3, Dirt 3, etc), I get great smooth performance and high FPS in general except that every once in a while the screen will freeze for a fraction of a second and then pick up where it should be. Audio is uninterrupted during these freezes.
It happens at select times during the Arkham City benchmark, usually when switching between scenes in the benchmark. My FPS average and maximum are always high, but the minimum value is clearly affected by these random freeze/lags. I have PhysX off since my cards are AMD, and while disabling DirectX11 helps, it doesn't explain why I get these occasional lags in all my games.
My Heaven scores and Firestrike scores are good, and I don't notice any freezing/lagging in those, so it seems like my overall system is performing as it should. Here is my Firestrike score for example: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/888991
Here are my key system specs:
CPU: i7-4770
OS: Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
GPU: Sapphire 7970 OC Boost x2 (Crossfire)
Drivers: AMD Catalyst 13.10 Windows Beta Driver
Primary HD: 512GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
MB: Asus Z87 Deluxe Dual
PSU: Seasonic Platinum Series 1000W
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport
Display: Apple 30" Cinema Display (2560 x 1600)
GPU temps aren't going over 75 degrees C under load, and this type of freeze lag was also occurring when I had just one 7970. Part of the reason I bought the second 7970 was that I was hoping the added power would eliminate these lags.
Are these occasional freeze/lags normal? Do I just need to find the right settings for each game to eliminate them? Should I just eliminate them? Is this an AMD thing (no flames please!)?
Thanks for all replies
It happens at select times during the Arkham City benchmark, usually when switching between scenes in the benchmark. My FPS average and maximum are always high, but the minimum value is clearly affected by these random freeze/lags. I have PhysX off since my cards are AMD, and while disabling DirectX11 helps, it doesn't explain why I get these occasional lags in all my games.
My Heaven scores and Firestrike scores are good, and I don't notice any freezing/lagging in those, so it seems like my overall system is performing as it should. Here is my Firestrike score for example: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/888991
Here are my key system specs:
CPU: i7-4770
OS: Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
GPU: Sapphire 7970 OC Boost x2 (Crossfire)
Drivers: AMD Catalyst 13.10 Windows Beta Driver
Primary HD: 512GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD
MB: Asus Z87 Deluxe Dual
PSU: Seasonic Platinum Series 1000W
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport
Display: Apple 30" Cinema Display (2560 x 1600)
GPU temps aren't going over 75 degrees C under load, and this type of freeze lag was also occurring when I had just one 7970. Part of the reason I bought the second 7970 was that I was hoping the added power would eliminate these lags.
Are these occasional freeze/lags normal? Do I just need to find the right settings for each game to eliminate them? Should I just eliminate them? Is this an AMD thing (no flames please!)?
Thanks for all replies
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