Frame rate Issues with graphics intensive games-Gigabyte 4GB GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC (N970TTOC-4GD)

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So I recently upgraded to the Gigabyte Geforce 4GB GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC (N970TTOC-4GD). While at first it worked just fine I later noticed that in certain demanding games like the Witcher 3 and FFXVII every 10-15 secs the frame rate would drop to like 10fps for like 4-5 seconds and then go back to around the 60 mark again. This cycle keeps repeating itself which is very annoying. I'm using the latest drivers and not overclocking at all but it is factory overclocked.
Am I getting the stuttering because of the factory overclocking or do I need to upgrade my PSU to something with a higher capacity? Or is it because of something different entirely?

The rest of my specs:
Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W PSU
AMD FX 8350 X8 ~4.0 Ghz
16GB DDR3 RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
DirectX 11
 
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what motherboard do you have?

you need specific motherboards with good vrm cooling to not throttle

also do you monitor cpu/gpu temps while gaming?

do you have windows set to high performance under power options?

have you ran the hard drive manufacturer's health tool?

run memtes86, check for errors
 
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The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P
The temp for the GPU runs at around 70 celsius under stress and the CPU ranges from 50-70 celsius.
Yes, I have it set to high performance.
Ran both the hard drive health tool(SeaTools in my case) and memtest86 and they came up with no errors.
 
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ok, install amd overdrive


run a game check the cpu's thermal overhead while playing



usually when you drop fps so dramatically it is because the cpu is thermal throttling

i suspect this is the case, could also be the motherboard's vrm's overheating as well ( or bios is out of date )
 
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Ok so I'm guessing TMPIN1 is the temperetaure because all the measurements I can find for the CPU is Thermal Margins.
It's around 82 degrees celsius. Thermal Margins are going between -2 to -6

 
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That's is, your thermal margins are -


which means your cpu IS overheating and is causing your low fps


it is throttling down to save itself from dying, check your cpu cooler and make sure the fan are spinning

if they are, re mount the cpu cooler remove the old thermal paste and re-apply with fresh paste




 
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Fans are spinning just fine.
Removed the old paste and put some fresh Noctua paste on the CPU but I'm still getting the same problem.
I have a suspicion that it's the GPU that's the cause. It's really loud when it's running a game like it's struggling. Maybe something to do with the Factory Overclock? Is there a way to underclock it?
 
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If you want much better temperatures on your cpu I strongly recommend getting the evo212. Really cheap and super efficient. My Temps were just like yours around 70-80c. Now my Temps went down all the way. When idle temps were below 20c and not much more than that while playing games
 
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Update: The problem is in fact the video card not my CPU(CPU temp seems to be not too bad now). But I have no idea how to fix it.
Googling it revealed that it is in fact a very common problem with the 970 but all the solutions that people have posted haven't worked for me.

I tried all sorts of things: lowering in-game settings, changing power management settings for the video card and the whole system, disabling Shield streaming in Geforce experience, performing a clean driver install,upgrading my Motherboard's bios, downclocking the core speed to 1051mhz through the OC Guru and even setting manual fan speeds. None of these solutions work and I think it has something to do with temperature because I can see it shoot up to around 80+ degrees celsius during gameplay and still running hot at around 55 degrees celsius just sitting on the desktop. As well as that during boot up and when running a game the video card's fan gets very loud, not sure if that's normal.
 
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where is your computer located? is it getting proper ventilation? Does your motherboard have another slot that you can use to see if you get any changes?
 
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