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Games stuttering with 60+ fps.

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September 24, 2013 10:01:25 AM

This problem has been ruining my gaming for a while now, and I desperately need help. What happens is, if I try to play a game, (Any of my games, Online and Offline) the game feels very laggy. The thing is, I always have 60+ FPS. I have checked with Fraps and dxtory, and they have both confirmed this. I have bench marked, and that said the same. I have also noticed, the game's animations don't seem laggy, just the camera, like when I turn. The one solution I have found that works is turning v-sync on. However I don't like doing this, because of the input lag it creates. I would also like to point out that I have not always had this problem. The PC used to work fine, and play all of my games like butter.

Pc Specs:

i3 3220 3.2Ghz
Asus GTX 560Ti DirectCUII
8gb Kingston hyperx
320gb WesternDigital HDD
Corsair CX600 PSU
Corsair Carbide 200r Case
Asus p8z77-LX Mobo

One theory I have is that the HDD might be causing the problem. It is only 320GB, and it is quote old. The other day, it did clunk a little on start up, but nothing has happened since. (I don't mind if it breaks on me.) So I wanted to check on here before a got a 1tb Western Digital Caviar blue. Another thing that happens occasionally is when I am browsing the internet, (Browser makes no difference) and I have a few tabs open, my PC freezes for a few seconds, and then beeps once and is fine. Some times when this happens, the cursor goes green, and turns into random pix-elated shapes. Could this be a GPU problem? I tried running a game off intergrated graphics, and when on low resolution, and looking at the floor, it looked smooth. So I plugged my gpu back in and tried the same low resolution, (320 X Something) and it was actually smooth. I am very close to buying a new GPU, (HD 7870 or 7950) but am still not 100% that it will work.

ANY help you could give would be very much appreciated! And thank you very much for reading

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September 24, 2013 12:53:44 PM

Sometimes the issue can be the harddrive, and the computer cache'ing alot. Look at the hd activity light. Also any antivirus or firewall program can seriously slow things down as well. Disable/close them and try again.
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September 24, 2013 3:24:57 PM

Bad RAM can cause stuttering as well.
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September 25, 2013 7:52:01 AM

computertech82 said:
Sometimes the issue can be the harddrive, and the computer cache'ing alot. Look at the hd activity light. Also any antivirus or firewall program can seriously slow things down as well. Disable/close them and try again.


Is there a good chance it is the HDD? I suspected this because it is quite old. I don't have a hdd activity light. And I have no anti virus.
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September 25, 2013 8:16:40 AM

It might be your HDD....... you can try defragmenting it or freeing up lots of space. I have about 320GB HDD too and this also starts happening to me when i have a lack of space on harddrive. And the game is another entirely different issue because your game is most likely having trouble with graphics. Try enabling V-Sync and then lower some more of the graphics settings and it should run better. Also try upgrading your RAM. :) 
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September 25, 2013 8:35:39 AM

darkx132 said:
It might be your HDD....... you can try defragmenting it or freeing up lots of space. I have about 320GB HDD too and this also starts happening to me when i have a lack of space on harddrive. And the game is another entirely different issue because your game is most likely having trouble with graphics. Try enabling V-Sync and then lower some more of the graphics settings and it should run better. Also try upgrading your RAM. :) 


I have defragged, and done a clean Windows installation. No change. :(  I don't really want V-sync on because of the input lag, and I get the problem on ANY setting. I don't think I need to upgrade my RAM because 8gb is adequate. My GPU should handle these games perfectly, and it used to.
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