FPS Stuttering while playing games

[Ingo Meyrt]

Hi all, I've been having problems with my new Gigabyte HD 7850 2GB. When I play any game, While turning or moving my character in any way in game, my frame rate will drop and freeze at short instances. It is extremely annoying and renders the game unplayable. The games I have tested are either at or below the necessary requirements and I can run them very smoothly. I only play at 1360x768. I have tried 4 different driver versions and they all have the same result. I will post this question tonight and try a fresh re-install tomorrow and report back with the results.

These videos are an exact example of what is happening in all my games:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6W6DWNPHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wT0qyeWtE
Although they are both with the same game, this happens in ALL of my games.

Other specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme 3
RAM: Corsair DDR5 4GB
PSU: Zephyr MX Series 750W

Thank you all in advance.

 

[swifty_morgan]

what games ? internet connection needed ? who serves them ?


the videos look like you have programs running or malware running in the back ground.

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

what games ? internet connection needed ? who serves them ?


the videos look like you have programs running or malware running in the back ground.

All Points Bulletin, Battlefield 3, Dishonored, Bulletstorm, Borderlands 2. And I always close programs in the background before playing any game.

 

[swifty_morgan]

give it the 3finger solute and look at what isn't turned off. check windows firewall for programs. start/msconfig/services and startup.... see what's running. shut down all auto update on all your programs. run extensive malware scans......... not just the one or two you usually use.

 

[jessterman21]

Hey that's my video. Lol. My problem turned out to be my CPU - Crysis 2 needs 3+ threads to run in DX11. And it heavily favors Nvidia GPUs, and newer Intel CPUs. The second video is experiencing normal stuttering caused by the game. The outdoor area loads at the first stutter, and the rest of the level loads at the second stutter in that video. Not sure what your problem is if it's stuttering in every game... Post a video of your own and we'll take a look.

 

[McNample]

yo dog yer computer is probably overheating spray some water on yer case to cool it off

 

[swifty_morgan]

things keep getting better...............

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

Hey that's my video. Lol. My problem turned out to be my CPU - Crysis 2 needs 3+ threads to run in DX11. And it heavily favors Nvidia GPUs, and newer Intel CPUs. The second video is experiencing normal stuttering caused by the game. The outdoor area loads at the first stutter, and the rest of the level loads at the second stutter in that video. Not sure what your problem is if it's stuttering in every game... Post a video of your own and we'll take a look.

I'll make a video if a fresh re install doesn't work. Also, My CPU was fine with all the games I played with my old 5850. I never got any stuttering like that. I also have a 5450, while not a gaming card, I never got any stuttering in any game like I do now. Could it possibly be a driver issue? I'd hate to have to send another card to Gigabyte for the third time now.

 

[wanderer11]

You have ddr5 ram? Have you tried to removed all your drivers and install the 12.11 beta drivers?

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

You have ddr5 ram? Have you tried to removed all your drivers and install the 12.11 beta drivers?

I've tried 4 different drivers, all of which I have uninstalled before installing the new one. I know not to install over old drivers. Lol

 

[techguy911]

Try make sure you have newest drivers then disabling your av if you have it, also make sure you are playing full screen and not windowed mode and you might want to try game booster you can download from download.com.

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

Try make sure you have newest drivers then disabling your av if you have it, also make sure you are playing full screen and not windowed mode and you might want to try game booster you can download from download.com.

I've tried the newest. Even the beta drivers

 

[nadz953]

All Points Bulletin, Battlefield 3, Dishonored, Bulletstorm, Borderlands 2. And I always close programs in the background before playing any game.

APB and Borderlands 2 runs off physx, NVIDIA software. Which server on APB are you on?

 

[swifty_morgan]

I'll make a video if a fresh re install doesn't work. Also, My CPU was fine with all the games I played with my old 5850. I never got any stuttering like that. I also have a 5450, while not a gaming card, I never got any stuttering in any game like I do now. Could it possibly be a driver issue? I'd hate to have to send another card to Gigabyte for the third time now.

same card sent back or different cards ?............ if you send something in for RMA ( anywhere ) make sure you put a mark on it ( magic marker or something you can read under black light )......... so they don't keep sending you the same piece of crap back.

and thanks for omitting the information about the other cards.

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

same card sent back or different cards ?............ if you send something in for RMA ( anywhere ) make sure you put a mark on it ( magic marker or something you can read under black light )......... so they don't keep sending you the same piece of crap back.

and thanks for omitting the information about the other cards.

I had previously sent in my 5850 twice, they sent me a 7850 back because they had no replacements for the model that I had.

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

APB and Borderlands 2 runs off physx, NVIDIA software. Which server on APB are you on?

I've tried multiple servers.

 

[nadz953]

I've tried multiple servers.

What is your main character on and whats your IGN. I play on Colby but I was on Joker.

 

[akshayghai29785]

have you installed evga X software by anychance??

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

Not that know of, I haven't even heard of that software before.

 

[swifty_morgan]

maybe your problem isn't the video card........... don't think I can help you anymore.

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

maybe your problem isn't the video card........... don't think I can help you anymore.

It seems relevant to the video card because as I've stated before, I NEVER had any of these problems with my older cards.

 

[inzinjercuga]

I have the same problem as you've described while playing Diablo 3, other games seem to work good.

Gigabyte MA770-DS3
AMD Phenom II 955 BE
4GB RAM
XFX Radeon 6850 1GB
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB
Corsair VX450W

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

I have the same problem as you've described while playing Diablo 3, other games seem to work good.

Gigabyte MA770-DS3
AMD Phenom II 955 BE
4GB RAM
XFX Radeon 6850 1GB
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB
Corsair VX450W

I've read a lot of posts on the Diablo 3 Forums about this problem. Although mine is with EVERY game I play. Lol. I've been waiting about two months through 2 RMAs just to have this happen. The card is amazing. And while not moving in BF3 Multiplayer on Ultra with tons of stuff going on in front of me I get above 40 FPS. Something is seriously wrong here and it's extremely irritating.

 

[Ingo Meyrt]

Bump for possible fixes

 

[inzinjercuga]

Yeah, I've posted numerous times on Battle.net forums, submitted a ticket, tried all possible solutions and none worked.