- Oct 29, 2017
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I first bought a used PC(@ a PC shop, didn't really have a lot of money initially) and then I decided to upgrade it.
So now I have:
MSI Z270-A PRO
i5 7600k at stock settings (disabled EIST/TurboBoost/Virtualization and the C-states)
pic of CPU features in BIOS: https://imgur.com/a/Wz0Xb
CPU Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx S40
2x4gb Corsair vengeance RAM running in dual channel mode (XMP enabled @ 3000MHz)
and my old(used from the PC shop) components on this rig:
Gigabyte GTX 660 https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N660OC-2GD#ov
Seagate 300 GB HDD (it's old but it's enough for me)
About the HDD:
I ran SeaTools tests and failed the Short Self-Drive test but it passed the long generic test.
Generic 500W PSU (FinePower DNP-550)
But when I play CS:GO (and I only play CS:go, keep in mind it's quite a CPU intensive game, especially when I game at 1024x768 res and medium-low settings), I still have this intermittent stutter lag: in intense gunfights and on some checkpoints of the map where the textures are being preloaded (I thought it was all loaded in the RAM already (console setting cl_forcepreload 1). I usually play on 1024x768 but I stutter on it and when I try 800x600 gameplay is smoother but it's too hard on the eyes.) I had this stutter on the old rig (AMD FX 8150 and 8gb ddr3) but I thought it was happening because my fps wasn't high enough (150 with drops). Now my fps is a consistent 300 but I still have this stutter lag.
So I decided to monitor a full game using MSI Afterburner and here's what I've got:
pic1: https://imgur.com/a/Vmsn3
pic2: https://imgur.com/a/9uf9S
pic3: https://imgur.com/a/RuqSX <(after this I skipped the usage graphs for the first 2 cores but they're the same as the other ones)>
pic4: https://imgur.com/a/I6xyJ
What caught my eye was the Voltage limit spiking back and forth. And the question arouses out of this: is it my graphics card having troubles or is it my PSU after all? Or maybe it's actually the HDD at fault here. I wouldn't like to dish out extra money on things I don't need to swap which is why I've come here.
extra info: I did multiple clean installs, both Win7 and 10, turning off as many unnecessary services/features as possible, the game configs are optimized for best performance. I've tried both new drivers and old drivers for the LAN controller, Realtek and Nvidia drivers, always use SG TCP optimizer to set the rig up for gaming. Nvidia global settings all set up for maximum performance and I've tried most of the possible tweaks in this world.
Would really be happy to hear your advice.
Thanks in advance!
So now I have:
MSI Z270-A PRO
i5 7600k at stock settings (disabled EIST/TurboBoost/Virtualization and the C-states)
pic of CPU features in BIOS: https://imgur.com/a/Wz0Xb
CPU Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx S40
2x4gb Corsair vengeance RAM running in dual channel mode (XMP enabled @ 3000MHz)
and my old(used from the PC shop) components on this rig:
Gigabyte GTX 660 https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N660OC-2GD#ov
Seagate 300 GB HDD (it's old but it's enough for me)
About the HDD:
I ran SeaTools tests and failed the Short Self-Drive test but it passed the long generic test.
Generic 500W PSU (FinePower DNP-550)
But when I play CS:GO (and I only play CS:go, keep in mind it's quite a CPU intensive game, especially when I game at 1024x768 res and medium-low settings), I still have this intermittent stutter lag: in intense gunfights and on some checkpoints of the map where the textures are being preloaded (I thought it was all loaded in the RAM already (console setting cl_forcepreload 1). I usually play on 1024x768 but I stutter on it and when I try 800x600 gameplay is smoother but it's too hard on the eyes.) I had this stutter on the old rig (AMD FX 8150 and 8gb ddr3) but I thought it was happening because my fps wasn't high enough (150 with drops). Now my fps is a consistent 300 but I still have this stutter lag.
So I decided to monitor a full game using MSI Afterburner and here's what I've got:
pic1: https://imgur.com/a/Vmsn3
pic2: https://imgur.com/a/9uf9S
pic3: https://imgur.com/a/RuqSX <(after this I skipped the usage graphs for the first 2 cores but they're the same as the other ones)>
pic4: https://imgur.com/a/I6xyJ
What caught my eye was the Voltage limit spiking back and forth. And the question arouses out of this: is it my graphics card having troubles or is it my PSU after all? Or maybe it's actually the HDD at fault here. I wouldn't like to dish out extra money on things I don't need to swap which is why I've come here.
extra info: I did multiple clean installs, both Win7 and 10, turning off as many unnecessary services/features as possible, the game configs are optimized for best performance. I've tried both new drivers and old drivers for the LAN controller, Realtek and Nvidia drivers, always use SG TCP optimizer to set the rig up for gaming. Nvidia global settings all set up for maximum performance and I've tried most of the possible tweaks in this world.
Would really be happy to hear your advice.
Thanks in advance!
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