Just upgraded my CPU/Mobo and I'm experiencing stutters

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Peekapew

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As the title says I just upgraded and am experiencing random gaming stutters that last anywhere between 1-5 seconds that were not present before.

New Mobo:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K7807IK/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1
New CPU:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KPRWB9G/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1
Old Mobo:
MSI MS-7778 Jasmine
Old CPU:
A8-5500 w/ Radeon GPU

VideoCard: GeForce 760 GTX
RAM: 8gb DDR3 1600

Prior to the upgrade I ran Arma 3 at a steady 15-25 FPS. Considering the low FPS there was no abnormal drops in frames lower than that but I'm now hitting a steady 40-60 fps and suddenly it will drop to .5-2 fps with minimum settings and it's completely random. I've tried doing some research regarding this issue and I've seen some people suggest it could be a bottleneck caused by drivers or hardware. I'm not entirely sure it's the hardware as it all seems fine using CPU-Z software and the typical stress testing overnight. So I'm thinking it's a driver issue which I don't have a single clue on how to approach fixing it. I'm thinking a clean reformat but that just causes another problem for me as I've never done a complete restart I've always just sent it to the manufacturer while under warranty which is out of the question now.

So what I'm asking is have you ever experienced this issue before and if you have how did you go about fixing it? If it's in my best interest to simply reformat just let me know what I'll need to do pre-install and during as it's all new to me. Appreciated!
 
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Well.... if it's working..... be happy, but back up your data, and keep the Windows install disc and license key where you can find it easily.

And installing Windows is almost as easy as installing a game. Just takes longer, and you need to reinstall all your other stuff.
Saving your favourite antivirus and firewall on a thumb drive along with your browser of choice and security plugins for it means you can be all safetied up before you re-connect the ethernet cable.
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exroofer

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"So what I'm asking is have you ever experienced this issue before and if you have how did you go about fixing it? If it's in my best interest to simply reformat just let me know what I'll need to do pre-install and during as it's all new to me. Appreciated! "

Ummmm. Am I reading this correctly and you did NOT do a fresh windows install after installing the cpu/mobo?

Because this is a badness thing. Very much badness.

OEM Windows licenses are tied to the motherboard. You might be able to get it authorized with a phone call to Windows support.
Or it is possible you may need to buy a new Windows license. I have heard people say that Microsoft support has let them re-register a rebuilt PC , sometimes just by installing and authorizing, sometimes by calling and telling them the mobo replacement was needed because of failure but it is still the "same" computer that the license was originally registered to.

In any case, changing cpu/mobo pretty much requires a new windows install. Especially going from AMD to Intel.
But if you just changed the parts and then rebooted from the same hard drive with the old install from the previous build, yes it will make your computer have a heart attack.
 
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My first though would be that the GPU may be throttling due to power limitations or heat. Could you install MSI afterburner then run the game until you experience a stutter, alt tab then post a screenshot here of the afterburner window. Also what PSU are you using.
 
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Peekapew

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Yeah, I was told to reformat as soon as I switch parts out but it booted up fine and didn't have a problem. But I'm experiencing issues when playing games like Arma 3... I've got a free windows 7 install from my school that I can use but I've never done it before so idk how to go about it.

I'll check that afterburner in a bit
 
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Peekapew

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Ran the MicrosoftFixit and it came up with 3 different drivers that I was apparently missing and it's been running completely smooth since my last post. Should I take this as relief or should I keep considering the reformat
 
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Well.... if it's working..... be happy, but back up your data, and keep the Windows install disc and license key where you can find it easily.

And installing Windows is almost as easy as installing a game. Just takes longer, and you need to reinstall all your other stuff.
Saving your favourite antivirus and firewall on a thumb drive along with your browser of choice and security plugins for it means you can be all safetied up before you re-connect the ethernet cable.
 
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