Game freezes for half a second, GPU usage drops

rickykong

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Hey there, ever since I've had my PC I've had half a second to two seconds freezes when I'm playing games. Tracking with MSI afterburner I can see that my power percentage, my GPU usage and CPU usage all drop when I'm playing World of Warcraft. If I'm standing around doing nothing, nothing happens, but I'll get a feeze when I enter combat, loot an item or whenever a boss does an ability with a fancy animation. I searched everywhere and can't find a solution.
 

010010

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Jun 29, 2016
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What components?
 

falbouni

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Sep 8, 2016
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First of all, have you been overclocking? CPU or GPU? Maybe you're running into a stability issue. Also make sure you have enough ram to run the game at the desired settings, as insufficient ram can be catastrophic .
 

rickykong

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Sep 8, 2016
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CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Western Digital WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB
Corsair Force LS 2.5" 120GB
Intel Core i5-4690K
Strix GTX 970
MSI Z97 PC Mate
EVGA SuperNOVA 750

No overclocking.