Stuttering in all games i play please help

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

Any game i play on pc stutters Battlefield, call of duty, Ect. And i can't figure out whats causing it so if anyone could help me i'd be very grateful.

My pc specs are

PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80

GPU: MSI GTX 970

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3

CPU: AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core

If you need to know anything else just let me know thanks.

090909090909 · Feb 11, 2015

What I am sure of is that your CPU (FX-6300) bottlenecks your GPU (GTX 970)
and by the way,Your PSU isn't good

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

Check your CPU temperature with Open HW Monitor and report back. If it hovers very close to or exceeds 61C, it is overheating (making it throttle and reduce your performance) and you will need to clean the heatsink and/or reapply thermal paste. Or get a new cooler alltogether like CM Hyper 212 EVO.

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

My CPU Temperature is hovering around 42C

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

You need to check them under load - while stressed. Play a game and keep the Open HW Monitor running in background. Then return to desktop and see what does it say under "max" temp column for the CPU.

090909090909 · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

I know that 61 C isn't good for CPUs at all,but I think that overheating begins from 70 C.
anyway, it depends on the CPU and the (safe temp limit) depends on the person.
and I'm sure that the CPU bottlenecks the GTX 970.
any FX processor bottlenecks any GPU that higher than R9 280X at few games (especially BF4).

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

Not for this CPU. Its thermal limit is 61C. Intels can go as far as 100C, and some other AMD CPUs can go further as well. But not this one.

And yes, there are certainly bottlenecks involved here, although I doubt the OP would complain for that reason - he is probably getting huge lag spikes and slowdowns, implying CPU overheating.

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

Yeah im pretty sure its my CPU This is what im getting in game
http://prntscr.com/63qbqj

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

From this image, it is evident that your CPU doesn't go above 45C even under load, so something else is the issue here.

Can you provide GPU temperatures under load as well?

Also, a GPU-Z screenshot would help.

Latest drivers?

How much RAM do you have in your PC and in how many sticks/sizes?

090909090909 · Feb 11, 2015

I'm sure that is the CPU bottlenecks and to make sure of it:
Download MSI afterburner > settings > monitoring > choose all CPU cores and GPU usage > play any game (BF4 FOR EXAMPLE) > Provide me with the details.
I'm sure that the CPU usage will be 99%

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

It is already evident from his screenshot that the CPU is maxed out (bottlenecking), but this should not ruin the experience so much to have "stutters" as the OP explained. Less FPS (but still more than enough not to bother him) would be much more likely scenario.

I used to play Battlefield 3 and 4 on Core 2 Quad Q9550 with Radeon R9 280X, without a single stutter. And this CPU was like 8 years old. Certainly slower than his.

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

Okay so my Ram is Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz

And here's the screenshot
http://prntscr.com/63qhfj

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

After seeing all the screenshots all I can say that everything looks fine, and your FPS in both screenshots is well above 100. How would you describe your issue precisely? How does it manifest?

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

I just get a lot of stutter in mostly all the games i play and I've got no clue on what's causing it my FPS can be at 100+ and the game still feels like it's stuttering

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

Try using vsync with "triple buffering" enabled in Nvidia Control Panel - many people reported it helps.

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

It helped but it gives me mouse delay witch might be more annoying then the stuttering itself! ahaha

herrwizo · Feb 11, 2015

Then just switch off the "triple buffering" option. This should resolve mouse lag.

090909090909 · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

you may not believe this,but the FX processors architecture is weaker.the FX is faster ,but because of the many cores and higher frequencies. I know that FX has more these than an I7 , but the I7 architecture is more advanced than the core 2 duo's and the FX's . In the end, it depends on the architecture's IPC.
bottlenecks should spikes and shuttering because the CPU won't 99% at all time. the bottlenecks happens when the CPU jumps to 99%.

090909090909 · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

V-sync may help or make it worse. there are many ways to eliminate the FPS spikes is to disable normal V-sync and upgrading BIOS,but here it won't work.
I'm sure its the CPU. many people have problem the combination of (FX processor and 290X or GTX 970) at BF4. OVERCLOCKING THE CPU will solve the problem.
what is your monitor refresh rate?

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

herrwizo :

Its started stuttering again :/

ImSize · Feb 11, 2015

090909090909 :

herrwizo :

V-sync may help or make it worse. there are many ways to eliminate the FPS spikes is to disable normal V-sync and upgrading BIOS,but here it won't work.
I'm sure its the CPU. many people have problem the combination of (FX processor and 290X or GTX 970) at BF4. OVERCLOCKING THE CPU will solve the problem.
what is your monitor refresh rate?

My Monitor's refresh rate is 60Hz

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