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Frame stuttering/skipping in 2D High res indie games only. What's going on?

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September 20, 2014 10:25:27 PM

So I've been googling all over the place, and I've found a lot of solutions to frame stuttering in 3D games. 3D games run smooth as butter, but I've noticed a short skipping effect in games such as Don't Starve and Guacamelee, titles that run at 60fps with a high res 2D art style. It's as if the game is dropping frames.

I've tried everything in the book, re-installing graphics drivers, playing with v-sync and triple buffering, refresh rate, etc. Even tried underclocking and overclocking my GPU/CPU, reducing polling rate on mouse, nothing works.

This happens in EVERY 2D high res indie game, but 3D games are fine. What's going on here?

Specs:
-Haswell Core i5
-Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC Edition
-Windows 8.1
-8gb HyperX RAM
-Samsung EVO 256GB SSD

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September 20, 2014 10:29:51 PM

What is your setup? Laptop...Desktop?
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September 20, 2014 10:38:05 PM

Desktop:
-Haswell Core i5
-Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC Edition
-Windows 8.1
-8gb HyperX RAM
-Samsung EVO 256GB SSD
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September 20, 2014 10:41:31 PM

It might be something with your Integrated graphics trying to go over your dedicated... Have you tried going into your bios and disabling integrated?
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September 21, 2014 10:54:05 AM

Good suggestion, but I tried it and it didn't work. I should add that my monitor is a Samsung s27b970d.
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September 22, 2014 11:54:50 AM

I just tried testing the game on a different monitor. Same issue. Tested it on a different pc with the same monitor, no issue. This rules out both the monitor and the game as the problem
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September 22, 2014 12:19:27 PM

How about logging on with a different Windows profile?
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September 25, 2014 7:57:37 PM

Okay check this out: I actually run a hackintosh on a separate SSD. I tested Don't Starve for Mac on OS X and the frame skipping behaviour is still there. This rules out the problem with Windows.

So it's not Windows, the game, or the monitor.

Another theory: could it be that my since my graphics card is a Sapphire "OC edition", perhaps it's a problem with the clock speeds? Unfortunately I don't have a separate graphics card to test this out.
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September 25, 2014 7:59:13 PM

Download MSI Afterburner, And try bumping up the voltage just a tad
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September 25, 2014 9:11:57 PM

Hmm I'll try it out, but I think I just ruled out my graphics card: I took it out of the case, and used my Core i5's integrated graphics to run the game. The frame stutter was still there! It would be a coincidence to have the same problem on both the CPU's graphics and my graphics card.

So not Windows, not the game, not the monitor, not the graphics card. Could it be the CPU or RAM?

BTW, thanks again for the suggestions, much appreciated.
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September 25, 2014 9:26:18 PM

More likely you have something set on the CPU that is messing with things... Look around your CPU settings..

Also look in your bios and see what your RAM frequency is set at. Mobo's like to set the ram below what they are rated for(You buy a 1600 ram stick, mobo clocks it at 1333). If it is like that, bump it up to whatever you feel.

Last note, update your bios and check into your chipset driver.

Intel Driver: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect?iid=dc_iduu
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