My Games Are stuttering

POIS0N · Mar 12, 2018

All of my games that I play are stuttering. Fps isn't a issue. I can get consistent FPS but then out of no where my game stutters to the point where it is unplayable. Eventually the game will come back to a smooth fps and it'll just go back and forth. I'll list the solutions I tried
-I monitored my game but it looks like hardware isn't the issue
-I turned down my settings and I capped my fps
-I don't have V-Sync turned on for any games
My Rig has:
CPU: i7-4770
GPU: GTX 1050
PSU: SOLIDGEAR 500W
RAM:8GB DRR3 1600MHZ
MOBO: MSI H81M-P33

jacobweaver800 · Mar 12, 2018

POIS0N :

Are you using a V-Sync monitor?

skywalkerqq · Mar 12, 2018

POIS0N :

Can you check your monitors' framerate and what resolution you're running the games at? There is a possibility it is just bad internet connection.

POIS0N · Mar 12, 2018

I'm not using a V-Sync monitor

POIS0N · Mar 12, 2018

skywalkerqq :

POIS0N :

Can you check your monitors' framerate and what resolution you're running the games at? There is a possibility it is just bad internet connection.

My monitor refrshrate is 144hz

jacobweaver800 · Mar 12, 2018

POIS0N :

skywalkerqq :

My monitor refrshrate is 144hz

What is your average FPS in games and on what settings? Most times this happens because the FPS is too high and this introduces stuttering, 99% of the time using V-Sync on a V-Sync monitor will fix the issue.

POIS0N · Mar 12, 2018

Fortnite I get 140 fps capped at low settings, rocket league about 100fps maxed, and pubg about 80 fps at lowest setting

jacobweaver800 · Mar 12, 2018

POIS0N :

Does your monitor support V-Sync? If it does then turn on the V-Sync setting in your games and that should fix it.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Mar 13, 2018

Monitors should all support v sync I think.

Also, this may not be the cause of the stuttering, but you should consider replacing that solid great power supply. Those are usually near the bottom of the budget stack at my local microcenter.

jacobweaver800 · Mar 13, 2018

ohiou_grad_2006 :

That could be it too, a bad PSU that can't supply enough power to a GPU can cause stuttering and instability. Also, not all monitors support V-Sync, it would be in the manual or on a sticker on the front bezel of the monitor if it supports V-Sync, most gaming monitors support it, usually something 120hz or above does.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Mar 13, 2018

I'd be surpised if the monitor does not support V-Sync. I think every monitor I've owned supports it that I'm aware of. I have always had 60hz monitors thus far.

skywalkerqq · Mar 13, 2018

jacobweaver800 :

That power supply is very much enough to power everything, 500 watts is good for a high end system today. The GTX 1050 is powered by the mobo so there shouldn't be an issue. Check all your cable connections, maybe a loose connector just shorts the power every while. Also check your 1050 pci connection, maybe dust is shorting the cards power. Every monitor out there supports V-sync, its just standard now. One more thing, check your internet speed. If its less than 10mb recieving than you have a problem.

jacobweaver800 · Mar 13, 2018

skywalkerqq :

jacobweaver800 :

That power supply is very much enough to power everything, 500 watts is good for a high end system today. The GTX 1050 is powered by the mobo so there shouldn't be an issue. Check all your cable connections, maybe a loose connector just shorts the power every while. Also check your 1050 pci connection, maybe dust is shorting the cards power. Every monitor out there supports V-sync, its just standard now. One more thing, check your internet speed. If its less than 10mb recieving than you have a problem.

Correction, MOST monitors support V-Sync, however a bunch do not, none of the several monitors I have support it. It is likely to support it since it is a gaming monitor with a high refresh rate but it may not depending if it is new or a few years old.

g-unit1111 · Mar 13, 2018

skywalkerqq :

It has enough wattage for sure, but 500W on a low end PSU isn't the same as 500W on a Seasonic or any other high end PSUs. That is the one area of the PC where you really do get what you pay for. If you get a cheap, low quality PSU, it won't supply enough power to the system. Which is critical when you're running any sort of external GPU. Even a 1050 needs a solid stream of power in order to properly function. If it doesn't have that, then that's when you will start running into problems.

jacobweaver800 · Mar 13, 2018

g-unit1111 :

I can't say this enough, you need to buy a good PSU, I had a crappy PSU once and the thing sparked and made my computer do weird things, thankfully it had at least decent capacitors inside to keep it from frying my motherboard which had multiple blown capacitors in the string to the CPU already. When getting a PSU NEVER trust any brand that even remotely seems fishy or low quality. Always stick to EVGA, Corsair, Antec, Seasonic, CoolerMaster, NzXT, XFX, Thermaltake and any other PSU maker that has good reviews and an average rating 4 stars or over and no problems that tend to happen a lot like buzzing or sparking sounds. I have heard this already that a PSU can't handle a system even though its rated at way more watts than the system needs, it can end up running very hot, not being able to supply enough power to parts, starving them of power and causing system instability or stuttering and even ruining parts than otherwise would have been fine, some bad PSU's will even surge and send WAY too much power to a part and kill it instantly. The PSU is the one thing in your whole computer that can single handedly kill everything in your PC and even burn down your house.

skywalkerqq · Mar 13, 2018

g-unit1111 :

skywalkerqq :

It has enough wattage for sure, but 500W on a low end PSU isn't the same as 500W on a Seasonic or any other high end PSUs. That is the one area of the PC where you really do get what you pay for. If you get a cheap, low quality PSU, it won't supply enough power to the system. Which is critical when you're running any sort of external GPU. Even a 1050 needs a solid stream of power in order to properly function. If it doesn't have that, then that's when you will start running into problems.

The power supply should be enough even if its not 80+, but the number of fans and drives might be pushing it to its limit. Can you tell us what and how many storage drives and case fans you have?

g-unit1111 · Mar 13, 2018

jacobweaver800 :

Yes, I agree 100% with this. I've seen otherwise solid PCs fail instantly because they have terrible PSUs and inadequate setups. The PSU is the one component of your PC that you just do not want to go cheap on. I'm not a PSU alarmist because we have definitely had our fair share of those people here, but being informed of your PSU choice is definitely some of the best research you can do when buying one. And this one component where I will *ALWAYS* recommend the name brand over any off brands.

skywalkerqq :

We are not questioning whether or not it has enough wattage. The build quality of the PSU is just as important, if not more important than the stated wattage. Power requirements are often overstated because of poor quality PSUs which use junk capacitors and won't supply enough power. You need a quality power supply. Get a good one and it will last several years, get a bad one and it will take down your system. A poor quality PSU will simply not deliver a steady stream of power that a modern GPU needs. That's where you can run into serious trouble if you try to overload the card.

mossberg · Mar 13, 2018

skywalkerqq :

That is some dangerously bad advice, regarding PSU. I have had a low quality PSU die and take my system with it. This one is more than enough, for now, and will give you some upgrade headroom, down the road.

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jacobweaver800 · Mar 13, 2018

g-unit1111 :

jacobweaver800 :

Yes, I agree 100% with this. I've seen otherwise solid PCs fail instantly because they have terrible PSUs and inadequate setups. The PSU is the one component of your PC that you just do not want to go cheap on. I'm not a PSU alarmist because we have definitely had our fair share of those people here, but being informed of your PSU choice is definitely some of the best research you can do when buying one. And this one component where I will *ALWAYS* recommend the name brand over any off brands.

skywalkerqq :

We are not questioning whether or not it has enough wattage. The build quality of the PSU is just as important, if not more important than the stated wattage. Power requirements are often overstated because of poor quality PSUs which use junk capacitors and won't supply enough power. You need a quality power supply. Get a good one and it will last several years, get a bad one and it will take down your system. A poor quality PSU will simply not deliver a steady stream of power that a modern GPU needs. That's where you can run into serious trouble if you try to overload the card.

To be completely honest here, I would rather use a super high quality PSU from a good band like EVGA that just barely meets the power requirements of my system than have a bad PSU rated at 1200 watts for a system that would use less than 1/6th of that. Quality of a PSU is arguably more important than the rated wattage, a bad PSU can take your whole house with it. Something that has happened before to people that bought a crappy PSU that was supposed to have enough power but it shorted and caught there house on fire. Its not super common but very possible.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Mar 13, 2018

I can say as well, in regards to power supplies, or bad wiring connected to them, I've actually seen a hard drive with melted connectors inside a case that had scorch marks due to a molex to SATA power connector that caught fire and caught the wiring on fire.

jacobweaver800 · Mar 13, 2018

ohiou_grad_2006 :

Yep, when your dealing with the amount of power a PSU can deliver things can go bad quickly if its not done right. This is also why you should never adapter up, like a single 6 pin to an 8 pin, you always use at least 2 6 pins to adapter to an 8 pin, or just a single 8 pin to 1 6 pin. And never adapter molex or SATA power to a PCI-E power.

g-unit1111 · Mar 13, 2018

jacobweaver800 :

Yes, exactly, and this is what should be done. You could have a 1200W PSU and if it's poor quality it won't work and could take your system down with it. On PSUs, quality *ALWAYS* comes before quantity.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Mar 13, 2018

g-unit1111 :

jacobweaver800 :

Yes, exactly, and this is what should be done. You could have a 1200W PSU and if it's poor quality it won't work and could take your system down with it. On PSUs, quality *ALWAYS* comes before quantity.

Or house potentially.

Finstar · Mar 13, 2018

jacobweaver800 :

V-Sync caps your framerate to the maximum that of your monitor.
There's not a single monitor i know of that wouldn't support it.

I assume you meant Adaptive sync with that though.

jacobweaver800 · Mar 13, 2018

Finstar :

IDK Maybe it was A-Sync, I get all the Syncs confused, I mean theres V-Sync, Free-Sync, A-Sync and probably more.

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