GTA V lags (1fps) with a gtx 970

Diswittlepiggy

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My specs:

EVGA Gtx 970 SC
16 GB DDR3 ram (Corsair Ballistix)
i5 4690k @ 3.5 Ghz
7200rpm HDD

I'm not sure when this happened, but when I tried to play GTA V, it takes a long time too load (longer than usual), and it runs at 1 fps. It freezes for about 2 seconds, then gives half a second of motion. This happens both online and offline. Also, when it stops lagging, there is a small buzz that occurs, that I think is coming from my GPU.

I currently have 2 versions of GTA installed on my HDD. One is through Steam, the other through the Rockstar launcher, respectively. Is it possible these two files are interfering with eachother? I uninstalled one of the saves, and redownloaded it, same problem.

At first I thought it wasn't using my GPU, but according to the EVGA gpu manager, it is being used. I tried updating drivers, rolling back the drivers, I tried using DDU, nothing worked. As far as I know, nothing is overclocked.

I recently enabled my integrated graphics in my CPU (4600) so that I could use 2 monitors, but I went and disabled it to see if that made a difference (It didn't).

I have absolutely no idea how to fix this, so any tip or solution helps.
Thanks!
 
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Got it.

I uninstalled "Razer Surround." I don't know why I had it in the first place, but I just uninstalled it and everything is working perfectly again!

Thanks 2stronk anyway :D

2stronk

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Is the game using up more than 3.5 gigs of VRAM?

if i remember correctly the gtx 970 is known to tank in performance when you exceed 3.5 gigabytes of VRAM usage
 

Diswittlepiggy

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I don't think so. How would I tell? The meter in GTA V is only halfway filled (still green)

It had always worked fine in the past.
 

Diswittlepiggy

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Got it.

I uninstalled "Razer Surround." I don't know why I had it in the first place, but I just uninstalled it and everything is working perfectly again!

Thanks 2stronk anyway :D
 
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