games constantly stuttering. need help!

l337forrest · Jan 22, 2015

I built my own computer a year ago, ill list the specs at the bottom of this post. Recently whenever i play a game i have this issue. i run around and there is a slight stutter. if i see someone or start attacking, the stutter gets worse. its happens on all the games i play (DayZ, Borderlands, Counter Strike, anything) even if i turn the graphics to their lowest possible setting. Yes, my drivers are up to date.

Specs: CPU: Intel core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz Motherboard: ASRock z87 extreme3 RAM: 8 gigs Video card: MSI R7950 TWIN FROZR 3GD5/OC Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit Monitor resolution is 1360x768 @60hz I have a 64 gig SSD with my OS on it and a 1 terabyte HDD

13thmonkey · Jan 22, 2015

temps when this happens please, and precisely what power supply do you have?

l337forrest · Jan 22, 2015

i checked right after posting this and my temps are waaay to high, in the 80s. my power supply is Thermaltake TR2 600W.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Jan 22, 2015

Repaste the cpu, check all your fans. Dump that Thermaltake power supply.

l337forrest · Jan 22, 2015

ohiou_grad_2006 :

is thermaltake a no-go? is there a certain brand you'd recommend? or a certain wattage?

ohiou_grad_2006 · Jan 22, 2015

I must be mistaken. I looked up a review and they like the tr2, just usually when I use a power supply I don't reach for the tr2. I typically like evga or corsair. 600 watts should be sufficient though.

80 degrees is quite high. Are you running stock cooling? If so might check out the cooler master hyper 212 evo.

l337forrest · Jan 22, 2015

Yeah it is stock cooling. Didnt think i would need more, but apparently i was wrong.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Jan 22, 2015

Theoretically you shouldn't. But if you do spend any money on cooling, at least on amd systems I like the hyper 212. Did you dust out the system with compressed air? Also you may want to try removing the stock heatsink and putting new thermal paste on to see if that helps. Also how is your airflow in the case?

l337forrest · Jan 22, 2015

ohiou_grad_2006 :

yeah i dusted it out and took some q-tips to it even. i just ordered some thermal paste so once i get it on there ill update ya to let you know how it issssss. the airflow is good, im honestly not sure why the temps fluctuate so much but im glad i found the problem+solution!

ohiou_grad_2006 · Jan 22, 2015

Sometimes thermal paste breaks down with age. What kind did you order btw? Myself I'm partial to arctic silver 5.

I know my wife's laptop was acting like your system is, overheating, etc etc. I opened it up and cleaned the old paste from the cpu, then repasted the chip with arctic silver 5, so far no more complaints of heat or shutting down.

sacredbovine · Jan 23, 2015

Is 80 degrees your cpu or gpu temp?

l337forrest · Jan 23, 2015

sacredbovine :

cpu. the gpu is basically stuck at a solid 30.

l337forrest · Jan 23, 2015

ohiou_grad_2006 :

thats actually what i ordered, seemed to have good reviews and theres one more!

13thmonkey · Jan 23, 2015

the thermal paste can't have aged, the cpi isn't old enough.

more likely is that the push pins are not fully engaged, what are idle temps.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Jan 23, 2015

Don't know that I agree with the above statement. Had to do this on my wife's laptop that's 2 years old tops maybe? It came with Windows 8 preloaded and got the free upgrade to 8.1.

l337forrest · Jan 23, 2015

idle temps are around 65, currently not using my computer for obvious reasons. even if i dont need the thermal paste and its just the pins, doesnt hurt to reapply. so im waiting till my orders come in, then ill let you know how it effects my temps.

13thmonkey · Jan 24, 2015

It's the pushpins if you are idling at 65. They can be tricky and require more force than you think is reasonable.

l337forrest · Jan 30, 2015

idk if you guys care at all but i just installed a new fan and some thermal paste and my temps are now in the 20s and 30s. HUGE improvement! Again, thanks for the help.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Jan 30, 2015

Awesome. Glad to hear it's working better. I bet games are all nice and smooth now.

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