New PC lags from time to time

Valter Medeiros · Jul 20, 2014

(Sry about my English)
Hello people, im newbie and just got a new PC:

CPU --> AMD FX 8350 - 8 Core & 4Ghz
GPU --> MSI TwinFroz GTX 760
Ram --> 4GB - HyperX Fury 1600Mhz
MB --> Asrock 990FX Extreme 3

Some times when I'm playing my PC, time to time (~5 minutes) lags (~15-25 Fps) and is not about the games because my pc gots the Reqs to play it nicely. I got more 4GB of Ram coming maybe tomorrow.
Can this be some bad drivers? I don't know. :/
I also have mu GPU connected with a 6 pin to 2x4 Pin for PSU (Click here for image)

Please help me, and Thanks in advance!

FoxVoxDK · Jul 20, 2014

Methinks you are running out of RAM to some degree, making Windows write to swap/pagefile occasionally which can be felt as frame drop, screen freezes and stuttering, since it executes as high priority.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 20, 2014

FoxVoxDK :

Yea, I think tomorrow we can see if that is the problem.

I just hope that is! Thanks

Valter Medeiros · Jul 20, 2014

I also noticed that my Gpu goes to 83ºC when playing a heavy game. Is that cool?

FoxVoxDK · Jul 20, 2014

Well the GTX 760 has a temperature max of 97c ,however, in my opinion 85c is absolute max temp that I would sustain on my card at any given time, so 83c is OK, but not optimal.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 20, 2014

FoxVoxDK :

Thanks

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

I just recived more 4 GB RAM and still the same. Even a 2D game lags time to time. What Can I do to fix this? :S Im getting worried. Please help me.

FoxVoxDK · Jul 24, 2014

Ok, then: Hard drives size and age, how full are they?

Also post me some screenshots of your 3D settings.

Which programs are starting with your PC? Start -> run -> msconfig -> "Start"-pane. Try disabling all start programs including anti-virus programs(i suggest pulling the internet cable or disabling wi-fi when doing this) see if you still have problems.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

3D Settings (I Think) - http://prntscr.com/460cku http://prntscr.com/460bqq http://prntscr.com/460c44 http://prntscr.com/460dlv
Startup - http://prntscr.com/460ayl

Pwer Supply (I took it from my old pc) - 500W
HardDrive (I took it from my old pc) - MAXTOR STM3320613AS (dont know how old, maybe around 4 years)

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

For exemple, I play League of Legends maxed out (and I got specs for it) but sometimes I got 15-20 FPS ... :S

FoxVoxDK · Jul 24, 2014

All looks fairly normal, my main gripe is that old MAXTOR HDD, it is past its prime, how full is it? Has it been defragmented regularly?

Also, if you're playing Watch Dogs, getting those low FPS from time to time is normal as that game a has a propensity for Vram overload. xD

You might want to try disabling Avast Anti-Virus going OFFLINE and try playing without that, your old HDD might be having trouble keeping up.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

42GB Free of 297GB and I defragmented yesterday :S
But about League of Legends, thats a light game, why should it lag?

FoxVoxDK · Jul 24, 2014

Well, requested IO's for that poor crowded HDD will take a long time to fulfill.

If you're willing to try an experiment, go to advanced system settings -> performance -> settings -> virtual memory since you're on Win 8 I'm not entirely sure if it's located in the same place, nonetheless, try setting no pagefile or user defined as 16MB-16MB.

See if that helps. I'm pretty sure the culprit is your HDD.

After trying set it back to system defined.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

Im not sure if is this what you want. http://prntscr.com/460w8k
After done this you want me to try to play the game?

FoxVoxDK · Jul 24, 2014

It is, and yes, try playing the game.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

Keeps equal, sometimes drops to ~24FPS

FoxVoxDK · Jul 24, 2014

Ok, how long between the frame drops? Is it consistent? Always after a certain amount of time and for how long does the low fps last?

If you can open resourcemonitor in task manager and keep and eye on disk and CPU tabs see if anything starts peaking above normal.

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

I also notice that this happens more when I combat with other people. When im solo fps are okay :s

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

When the game lags everything still almost equal
cpu ~20-30%
ram ~1gb
disk ~0%

Valter Medeiros · Jul 24, 2014

I think I got the problem. When lags, my Cpu usage goes from 30-40% to 10% and when it stop lagging, goes back to 30-40% (Playing The Forest).

FoxVoxDK · Jul 25, 2014

No idea what would cause your problem atm. I have two things that it might be, but I highly doubt it.

1. Your GFX card in 3D settings "Power Management Mode" : Adaptive. Try Prefer Maximum performance.

2. In Power settings/Power control the one which controls when your HDD's go to sleep, try setting them to "never".

I'm pretty stumped to be honest and for a while I was just thinking that maybe your GFX is just not that great, but it's a 760 it should do fine in LoL. D:

Valter Medeiros · Jul 28, 2014

Soon my SSD Hard Drive will arrive. SAMSUNG SERIES 840 EVO ULTRASLIM 250GB 2.5" SATA III

Valter Medeiros · Aug 1, 2014

Hi, I just got my SSD. Will test and post here the results.

FoxVoxDK · Aug 1, 2014

Oki, also, try taking out the old harddrive, just to see if things aren't affected by it in any way.

Valter Medeiros · Aug 1, 2014

It keeps equal. Sometimes my CPU usage drops witch makes my PC lag. Im getting bored with this.

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