- Jan 27, 2018
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Issue: PC randomly starts stuttering, usually after 30 minutes to an hour after the first bootup of the day. I play Fortnite most of the time, and the issue happens suddenly in game, but my FPS will remain at 240 while these stutters occur. Usually I just assume it's a memory leak issue introduced with a new Fortnite patch, but the thing is my PC continues to stutter after I close out of Fortnite and even after restarting. I am now experiencing this issue in any game I play, and even on the desktop with no games running.
PC Specs:
i7 8700k 3.7ghz
GTX 1080 ti FTW3
16GB DDR4 4133 RAM GSKILL Trident
EVGA 750 GQ 80 Plus Gold PSU
480GB ADATA SSD
1TB Western Digital HDD
I currently have my Windows 8.1 OS running on the SSD, and my files and installs on my HDD.
Troubleshooting steps taken so far:
> Reformatted on the HDD to Windows 10
> Reformatted on the HDD to Windows 8.1
> Reformatted on the SSD to Windows 8.1, and partitioned the HDD for storage and installation
> Reduced OC of CPU from 4.7ghz to 3.7ghz (voltage auto)
> Updated all Windows updates, and made sure Graphics Drivers are up-to-date
- Admittedly, I have not checked for most recent drivers for most other computer pieces, but I will do this and report back.
> Disabled Windows Defender
> Updated NVIDIA Control Panel settings for Mutli-threading, High Performance, VSYNC Off, etc.
> Monitored temperatures with no issue, dusted entire PC for due diligence
> Disabled GeForce overlay
I have a streaming PC that I can pull pieces from to troubleshoot, but it is quite a hassle and I would like recommendations of what pieces to swap if necessary.
Streaming PC Specs:
i7 7800x
16GB DDR 2666 RAM
GTX 1080
Older PSU that can support the 1080, I believe 650 watt
My gut feeling is that this has to do with the PSU. My next step I'm thinking about taking is swapping out RAM from my streaming PC, and after that swapping out my PSU and GPU (old PSU doesn't support 1080ti). The thing I don't like about swapping out my PSU and GPU, is that I won't know whether it was the PSU or the GPU causing the issue, since I have to swap out both due to PSU being old.
Any input is greatly appreciated. I've been struggling with this issue for the past week, and none of my friends are experiencing the same issues as me when playing Fortnite, so I'm pretty confident something is going on with my PC.
Edit: My EVGA 750 Gold PSU is only about two or three months old, which is why I have been hesitant to make the swap from my streaming PC to my gaming PC as a troubleshooting step.
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PC Specs:
i7 8700k 3.7ghz
GTX 1080 ti FTW3
16GB DDR4 4133 RAM GSKILL Trident
EVGA 750 GQ 80 Plus Gold PSU
480GB ADATA SSD
1TB Western Digital HDD
I currently have my Windows 8.1 OS running on the SSD, and my files and installs on my HDD.
Troubleshooting steps taken so far:
> Reformatted on the HDD to Windows 10
> Reformatted on the HDD to Windows 8.1
> Reformatted on the SSD to Windows 8.1, and partitioned the HDD for storage and installation
> Reduced OC of CPU from 4.7ghz to 3.7ghz (voltage auto)
> Updated all Windows updates, and made sure Graphics Drivers are up-to-date
- Admittedly, I have not checked for most recent drivers for most other computer pieces, but I will do this and report back.
> Disabled Windows Defender
> Updated NVIDIA Control Panel settings for Mutli-threading, High Performance, VSYNC Off, etc.
> Monitored temperatures with no issue, dusted entire PC for due diligence
> Disabled GeForce overlay
I have a streaming PC that I can pull pieces from to troubleshoot, but it is quite a hassle and I would like recommendations of what pieces to swap if necessary.
Streaming PC Specs:
i7 7800x
16GB DDR 2666 RAM
GTX 1080
Older PSU that can support the 1080, I believe 650 watt
My gut feeling is that this has to do with the PSU. My next step I'm thinking about taking is swapping out RAM from my streaming PC, and after that swapping out my PSU and GPU (old PSU doesn't support 1080ti). The thing I don't like about swapping out my PSU and GPU, is that I won't know whether it was the PSU or the GPU causing the issue, since I have to swap out both due to PSU being old.
Any input is greatly appreciated. I've been struggling with this issue for the past week, and none of my friends are experiencing the same issues as me when playing Fortnite, so I'm pretty confident something is going on with my PC.
Edit: My EVGA 750 Gold PSU is only about two or three months old, which is why I have been hesitant to make the swap from my streaming PC to my gaming PC as a troubleshooting step.
https://imageshack.com/a/img922/604/OU1GUU.png
https://imageshack.com/a/img922/7797/lSHlcB.png
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