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SirIssac

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I get stuttering/frame rate drops while playing Dragon Age:Inquisition, I closed all background programs and disabled Origin in game. I have uninstalled my nvidia drivers and reinstalled and tested it again. I have also defragged the hard drive with the games. I have also noticed that I get stuttering/framerate drops in Shadow of Mordor and while playing Smite which isn't as graphic intensive. I have put them all on the lowest setting and the problem still persist. The frame rate jumps anywhere from 48-30 to 15-28 and goes smooth, pause, smooth, smooth pause. The only game where this does NOT happen is playing Evil Within, it stays locked at 30FPS and even 60 FPS when I change the settings. I am willing to try anything to fix this, just give me a step by step, not tech savvy. One other thing the games are on a separate internal hard drive not on my main SSD, just adding that in to help narrow it down. Dragon Age uses 100% of my CPU, while other games use 30%

Here is an example:http://social.xfire.com/video/77b92
and an other for good measure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jhw5QxhQJA

Here are my specs:
GPU:GeForce GTX 760
CPU:Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670k CPU @ 3.40GHz
Memory:8.00 GB RAM (7.93 GB usable)
Current resolution: 1920 x 1080, 60Hz
Driver version:344.75
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
MOBO:Asrock z87m Extreme 4
 
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Your CPU is being throttled. That's what causing the stuttering. Your cpu core temps are in the 90's. Something bad is going on there. Bad paste job, CPU cooler heatsink not seated well, fan not spinning fast enough, not enough case cooling, SOMETHING is going on there. With temps in the 90's and your cpu clocks only showing in the 700's, that tells me the CPU is throttling.
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PSU brand and model?

Try uninstalling using Display driver uninstaller and then reinstalling with the drivers from the Nvidia website. DDU removes old drivers and settings that the normal methods do not. This could very well be an issue with the GPU itself or the hard drive the games are on. Did you change anything recently? Have you checked the GPU temps? Are ALL your case fans and the CPU fan working?

How old is your system? You might check the GPU heatsink under the fans, the CPU heatsink under it's fan and the inside of the PSU to see if there is significant dust and crap built up that may be causing thermal issues. Run HWinfo to check your thermals.

Display driver uninstaller: http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/

Nvidia drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/79891/en-us
 
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Its been is 11 months since I built my rig

Yeah all the case fans are working, I didn't change anything recently, all I can think of is just windows updates, But i dont know how far back. I recently cleaned out my case and took out most if not all the dust in the case with a bottle of compressed air. I just performed the Display driver uninstaller in safe mode and installed the Nvidia driver with the link. Smite got a small boost but theres still some stuttering. Shadow and Evil within are still stuttering.

The PSU is a Corsair CX500
 
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You can test the memory using Memtest86. Test each module individually and for seven passes. This will take several hours per module but it's the only way to get a fairly accurate test result. Testing together will either cause false positives, or if errors are present, you won't know which module is throwing them.
 
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I've enable vsync on the Nvidia card I thought it helped but still random framerate drops. I will try the Memtest86, but I don't know what you mean by Module or how to make it work.
 
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Your CPU is being throttled. That's what causing the stuttering. Your cpu core temps are in the 90's. Something bad is going on there. Bad paste job, CPU cooler heatsink not seated well, fan not spinning fast enough, not enough case cooling, SOMETHING is going on there. With temps in the 90's and your cpu clocks only showing in the 700's, that tells me the CPU is throttling.
 
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Is you CPU fan a stock setup or an aftermarket cooler? Also, how many case fans do you have, and where, and have you checked to verify they are ALL working AND blowing the correct directions. Top case fans should blow out of the case (Exhaust), rear fans should blow out of the case and side or front fans should be intake sucking cool air in. I've a sneaking suspicion, since I've seen this happen many times, that you could have a top case fan, which would be located near the CPU, that is oriented wrong. But it could be fine too. Is the cpu fan even working for sure?

It's unusual for the CPU to overheat and the GPU temps to be fine unless it's something directly related to the CPU like screwy airflow in that part of the case, a heatsink that's not completely seated, a lack of thermal paste or too much or a cpu fan that's not spinning properly and increasing with the heat. Is the CPU fan FOR SURE plugged into a CPU fan header #1.
 
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The rear case fan near the CPU (But not ON the CPU) should be also exhaust, blowing out, not in, ever. All heat rises to the top of the case and you're just blowing heated air onto the CPU more than anything else. The front fan or fans should be intake sucking in. Turn that fan around and retest the temps in HWinfo under load.

Also make sure the CPU fan is blowing toward the CPU and not away from it. Sometimes it's possible to mount the CPU fan backwards if it doesn't come already mounted. I'd double check anyhow. I've seen them come from the factory backwards once or twice.
 
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This is what the case airflow should look like.



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Well, I fixed the problem, it was the heat sink it wasn't adjusted well and there was some more dust i over looked. after I re seated it temps went down by more than half. Thanks man, for sticking for this long.
 
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