Got some constant lag in games!

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

Hi folks!
So basically my problem is that every game i play on my computer lags. Its like a constant lag/stuttering/low fps when large and detailed areas occur. I've had this problem for a long while now, and I got a tip from someone that my CPU would be a bottleneck in my build, so i replaced it, but still get the same old freaking stuttering. I have got my drivers up to date, i have updated the BIOS, and I've tried literally everything! I ran Prime95 to test if my CPU was stable, tried to overclock it to like 4ghz, but it was perfectly okay, and no change in the stuttering. I cant think of anything that could possibly be causing the madness! My build should be powerful enough to run all the games I have. Some examples are Hitman: Absolution, Crysis 3, Sleeping Dogs, BF3 etc. Hitman and Sleeping Dogs doesn't run smooth on higher than LOW, and even lots of lagging in Hitman, just to give you guys a perspective. My specs are:
Gigabyte GA UD3 mobo
HD 7850 DirectCU2 gpu
1tb seagate hdd
600w corsair psu
amd fx-8320 8-core cpu
2 sticks of 4 gb corsair ram
Please if anyone has any clue of what my problem could be, then please leave a comment!

ZionZA · Nov 14, 2013

What operating system are you running?

nickbachu · Nov 14, 2013

you need to defragment your hard drive its probaly fragmented and slowing down everything on your hard drive

nickbachu · Nov 14, 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131492
this card is perfect for battlefield 4 on ultra on 80 fps maybe lower because of the cpu you have

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

ZionZA :

im running windows 7

tiny voices · Nov 14, 2013

nickbachu :

His CPU will easily max BF4 with a proper GPU. It will not be the bottleneck AT ALL. That 7870 is a small performance increase from the 7850. DEFINITELY not worth the money.

I believe there is a problem besides hardware. This computer should easily play at medium settings at 60fps.

What are your temps under load?

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

nickbachu :

Oh yeah, maybe that will work. You know of any software for defragging?

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

tiny voices :

My gpu never crosses 70 degrees on load and the cpu on somewhere around 55 i think. I'm quite cartain that nothing is overheating, cus i tried cooling everything down when under load, and still got the same bad performance...

tiny voices · Nov 14, 2013

Is your monitor connected to the GPU and are the CORRECT AMD drivers installed for that GPU?

Test the CPU temps. This sounds like a CPU throttling issue. Run prime95 again and check the temp while running.

ZionZA · Nov 14, 2013

3nter :

64 bit I take it?

Check hard drives for bad sectors, also defrag HD's. Reset your bios to optimal defaults. Check that your ram is running under the correct profile(speed) after doing this.

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

tiny voices :

It is connected to the gpu, and yes, the correct drivers are installed. I will run prime again, just to be shure

tiny voices · Nov 14, 2013

Good deal with prime95. Also, do the aforementioned check for bad HDD sectors.

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

ZionZA :

I don't understand what you mean with bad sectors, what is it? How do i reset bios? And with the ram i dont know either...
It is 64 bit, yes.

ZionZA · Nov 14, 2013

Also update directx, c++ runtime, .NET runtime etc as well. And scan pc for viruses etc?

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

tiny voices :

how do i check for bad sectors?

tiny voices · Nov 14, 2013

You can enter the bios and reset all fields. It will remove your overclock and all other saved bios changes. The RAM is definitely working. Even if it was running at slowest possible ddr3 speed it would still perform perfectly fine for max settings gaming.

A HDD can have partial failures called bad sectors.

tiny voices · Nov 14, 2013

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors Checking the HDD for errors.

ZionZA · Nov 14, 2013

3nter :

When a hard drive starts to get old or gets damaged in some other way it usually starts to show this by getting bad sectors. Areas on the drive that are unreadable or have difficulty reading. This can have a rather large performance hit on your system.

You said you overclocked your CPU. Did you not do this in bios?

With a lot of motherboards nowadays you have to set the XMP profile for the ram or manually set the timings etc for the RAM to run at its intended speed.

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

tiny voices :

ahhh, ok. This probably sounds pretty dumb, but i really dont know where to look for it. Do i need some sort of software?

tiny voices · Nov 14, 2013

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors same for win7

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

ZionZA :

3nter :

When a hard drive starts to get old or gets damaged in some other way it usually starts to show this by getting bad sectors. Areas on the drive that are unreadable or have difficulty reading. This can have a rather large performance hit on your system.

You said you overclocked your CPU. Did you not do this in bios?

With a lot of motherboards nowadays you have to set the XMP profile for the ram or manually set the timings etc for the RAM to run at its intended speed.

Yes, yes, right. Thnx! I did overclock in the bios. Will try going into the bios then

ZionZA · Nov 14, 2013

Ok just to summarize what everyone has suggested for him to do.

Check hard drives for bad sectors.
Defrag hard drives
Reset BIOS
Update windows, directX and framework runtime like c++, .NET

Edit: further suggestions. Reseat RAM and Graphics card

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

tiny voices :

ZionZA :

I've got 2 sticks of 4gb, but why should i remove one? Isn't dual channel to make 2 sticks share the job under load, like one takes care of half the job, and the other on takes the rest? Reseat? You mean like take them out and then place them back in?

ZionZA · Nov 14, 2013

3nter :

lol ignore the ram statement. I was commenting on another similar thread and got confused with the two. Sorry about that

and yes. Take them out and place them back in making sure they are in correctly. I've seen people have performance issues due to a not properly seated graphics card or RAM.

3nter · Nov 14, 2013

ZionZA :

3nter :

lol ignore the ram statement. I was commenting on another similar thread and got confused with the two. Sorry about that

and yes. Take them out and place them back in making sure they are in correctly. I've seen people have performance issues due to a not properly seated graphics card or RAM.

Haha, okay, thnx!

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