Core 2 duo stutter in games !

[sam1911]

my core 2 duo e 4300 @1.8 ghz making games very un playable and stutter and 1 -2 sec pause , at fst i thought its because of GPU which was HD 5450 and recently upgraded to gtx 650 ti and still same result . please help, any help would be appreciated !

 

[sanilmahambre]

Buy a good CPU cooler and overclock your cpu to at least 3 Ghz and it'll work fine

 

[clutchc]

What games is it stuttering in and at what resolution? Game have gotten more graphically demanding, and the dual core is bottle necking the GPU. If you O/C your dual core, it will help a little, but you may need to think about an upgrade. And you'll never get the 1.8GHZ dual core up to a stable 3.0GHZ no matter what kind of cooler you put on it.

 

[sam1911]

But guys my Case doesn't support liquid cooling.... also my mobo doesnt have an option of increasing FSB in BIOS

 

[Azn Cracker]

But guys my Case doesn't support liquid cooling.... also my mobo doesnt have an option of increasing FSB in BIOS

no one told you to get liquid cooling. You can buy an air cooler.

If you can't overclock it then you might have to get a new cpu (probably new mobo too). Core 2 Duo is old and cant support some modern games.

 

[sam1911]

no one told you to get liquid cooling. You can buy an air cooler.

If you can't overclock it then you might have to get a new cpu (probably new mobo too). Core 2 Duo is old and cant support some modern games.

my motherboard is D945GCCR (old) so can I overclock my Processor by any software ? If I need an upgrade do you think I should wait for Haswell ?

 

[sanilmahambre]

What games is it stuttering in and at what resolution? Game have gotten more graphically demanding, and the dual core is bottle necking the GPU. If you O/C your dual core, it will help a little, but you may need to think about an upgrade. And you'll never get the 1.8GHZ dual core up to a stable 3.0GHZ no matter what kind of cooler you put on it.

Not good advise buddy! i've done it on my first build. it can not only pass 3.0Ghz but more then that too

 

[sanilmahambre]

Better get a good mobo like G41 or G45 from Gigabyte or Asus that support 1333 O.C

 

[sam1911]

Is the stutter related to my CPU + heat sink ? I have seen many people using the same CPU and Gaming without stuttering how?

 

[logainofhades]

Depends on the games you are trying to play. Core 2 based chips are quite dated and don't do well with recent titles. I suggest if you have a Microcenter nearby, go and buy an FX 6300, the 880g M-ATX board, (Unless your case supports ATX boards, then go with one of those) and 8gb of ddr3 1600. Speaking of which, how much ram does your current system have now?

 

[sam1911]

Depends on the games you are trying to play. Core 2 based chips are quite dated and don't do well with recent titles. I suggest if you have a Microcenter nearby, go and buy an FX 6300, the 880g M-ATX board, (Unless your case supports ATX boards, then go with one of those) and 8gb of ddr3 1600. Speaking of which, how much ram does your current system have now?

currently running 2 GB ddr 2 mem ram & i have noticed that while gaming the cpu temp go to 100C

 

[logainofhades]

Depends on the games you are trying to play. Core 2 based chips are quite dated and don't do well with recent titles. I suggest if you have a Microcenter nearby, go and buy an FX 6300, the 880g M-ATX board, (Unless your case supports ATX boards, then go with one of those) and 8gb of ddr3 1600. Speaking of which, how much ram does your current system have now?

currently running 2 GB ddr 2 mem ram & i have noticed that while gaming the cpu temp go to 100C

More ram would help, but your CPU temp is your biggest problem. Your thermal throttling @ that point. Make sure your heatsink is properly seated and not clogged full of dust and the fan is working properly. If all seems fine, you may need to buy some thermal compound for the heatsink and reapply it.

 

[sanilmahambre]

You have got two options!

1. Buy a new mobo, 8 GB RAM stick, CPU cooler and overclock the processor aggressively

Pros:-
=> Bottleneck issue will be solved for some extend
=> PC will be noticeably faster then before
=> You'll be spending less amount of money

Cons :-
=> Outdated processor will draw more power
=> Playing Games requiring a quad core processor would be awful
=> Limited usage will make you feel guilty for your choice

2. Buy a new i5 3570K , AS rock Pro 4 Z77 mobo , 8GB DDR3 RAM

Pros:-
=> Faster CPU
=> Bottleneck issue completely solved
=> 3rd generation CPU that consumes less power
=> Easily overclock-able
=> You will never feel guilty for your choice
=> Blah Blah Blah
=> Blah Bhah
=> .......

Cons:-
=> Need to spend more money comparatively.

Its up to you to choose!

 

[sam1911]

Depends on the games you are trying to play. Core 2 based chips are quite dated and don't do well with recent titles. I suggest if you have a Microcenter nearby, go and buy an FX 6300, the 880g M-ATX board, (Unless your case supports ATX boards, then go with one of those) and 8gb of ddr3 1600. Speaking of which, how much ram does your current system have now?

currently running 2 GB ddr 2 mem ram & i have noticed that while gaming the cpu temp go to 100C

More ram would help, but your CPU temp is your biggest problem. Your thermal throttling @ that point. Make sure your heatsink is properly seated and not clogged full of dust and the fan is working properly. If all seems fine, you may need to buy some thermal compound for the heatsink and reapply it.

yep the heat sink is complete dust free but the thermal compound has dried up coz I am using this CPU from 7 years

 

[logainofhades]

Yea reapply that, and reseat the heatsink properly, and the temps should go down to a much more normal temp.

 

[sam1911]

Yea reapply that, and reseat the heatsink properly, and the temps should go down to a much more normal temp.

well you solved the Problem but well I was thinking of an upgrade to new processor so should I wait for Haswell ?

 

[logainofhades]

Given Haswell is, according to Tom's, going to be released in June, I see no problem waiting.

 

[sam1911]

You have got two options!

1. Buy a new mobo, 8 GB RAM stick, CPU cooler and overclock the processor aggressively

Pros:-
=> Bottleneck issue will be solved for some extend
=> PC will be noticeably faster then before
=> You'll be spending less amount of money

Cons :-
=> Outdated processor will draw more power
=> Playing Games requiring a quad core processor would be awful
=> Limited usage will make you feel guilty for your choice

2. Buy a new i5 3570K , AS rock Pro 4 Z77 mobo , 8GB DDR3 RAM

Pros:-
=> Faster CPU
=> Bottleneck issue completely solved
=> 3rd generation CPU that consumes less power
=> Easily overclock-able
=> You will never feel guilty for your choice
=> Blah Blah Blah
=> Blah Bhah
=> .......

Cons:-
=> Need to spend more money comparatively.

Its up to you to choose!

I see it will be better off waiting for Haswell ,2-3 months of wait will do

 

[sanilmahambre]

You have got two options!

1. Buy a new mobo, 8 GB RAM stick, CPU cooler and overclock the processor aggressively

Pros:-
=> Bottleneck issue will be solved for some extend
=> PC will be noticeably faster then before
=> You'll be spending less amount of money

Cons :-
=> Outdated processor will draw more power
=> Playing Games requiring a quad core processor would be awful
=> Limited usage will make you feel guilty for your choice

2. Buy a new i5 3570K , AS rock Pro 4 Z77 mobo , 8GB DDR3 RAM

Pros:-
=> Faster CPU
=> Bottleneck issue completely solved
=> 3rd generation CPU that consumes less power
=> Easily overclock-able
=> You will never feel guilty for your choice
=> Blah Blah Blah
=> Blah Bhah
=> .......

Cons:-
=> Need to spend more money comparatively.

Its up to you to choose!

I see it will be better off waiting for Haswell ,2-3 months of wait will do

Yup! sounds like a good choice to me