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A massive stutter occurs in Fortnite

A massive stutter occurs in Fortnite

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damojosh
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08-18-2019, 08:20 AM
#1
Hey, I installed Fortnite on my hdd and it would stutter heavily for about a minute before becoming playable. The issue disappears when I switch it to an SSD, but I don’t have much free space, so I prefer keeping it for AAA titles like RDR2. I’ve tried several fixes so far: reinstalling GPU drivers (clean install via DDU), updating chipset drivers (removing old ones with driver store explorer), updating BIOS, moving Fortnite to another HDD, disabling MSI mode on my hdd, and completely turning off WinDefender. My system specs are 3700x, GTX 1070, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, and a 7200rpm HDD. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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damojosh
08-18-2019, 08:20 AM #1

Hey, I installed Fortnite on my hdd and it would stutter heavily for about a minute before becoming playable. The issue disappears when I switch it to an SSD, but I don’t have much free space, so I prefer keeping it for AAA titles like RDR2. I’ve tried several fixes so far: reinstalling GPU drivers (clean install via DDU), updating chipset drivers (removing old ones with driver store explorer), updating BIOS, moving Fortnite to another HDD, disabling MSI mode on my hdd, and completely turning off WinDefender. My system specs are 3700x, GTX 1070, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, and a 7200rpm HDD. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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TMayes136
Member
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08-18-2019, 10:11 AM
#2
Refresh your HDD as well. I also have a GTX 1060. However, I had fps uncapped, which led to significant drops and choppy performance. I resolved it by limiting the frame rate to 165 fps (providing consistent smoothness without lag) and skipping VSync. Now everything runs steadily at 165 fps all the time, which seems to stabilize the issue in this game.
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TMayes136
08-18-2019, 10:11 AM #2

Refresh your HDD as well. I also have a GTX 1060. However, I had fps uncapped, which led to significant drops and choppy performance. I resolved it by limiting the frame rate to 165 fps (providing consistent smoothness without lag) and skipping VSync. Now everything runs steadily at 165 fps all the time, which seems to stabilize the issue in this game.

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Bring_It
Senior Member
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08-18-2019, 11:26 AM
#3
get a bigger ssd
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Bring_It
08-18-2019, 11:26 AM #3

get a bigger ssd

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bonbons_2003
Junior Member
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08-22-2019, 02:08 PM
#4
yeah I'd like to, unfortunately I can't afford it rn, also I'm posting because my friend who has fortnite installed on an hdd as well doesn't experience those hiccups, he also has a lower end config (gtx 770 etc)
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bonbons_2003
08-22-2019, 02:08 PM #4

yeah I'd like to, unfortunately I can't afford it rn, also I'm posting because my friend who has fortnite installed on an hdd as well doesn't experience those hiccups, he also has a lower end config (gtx 770 etc)

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08-23-2019, 06:49 PM
#5
Attempt to start Windows Game Mode, it functioned for me
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Ironchicken121
08-23-2019, 06:49 PM #5

Attempt to start Windows Game Mode, it functioned for me

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HeartXY
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08-24-2019, 02:32 AM
#6
I already had it turned on, unfortunately!
I recently watched a comparison video about hdd versus ssd in Fortnite and noticed that hdd problems seem widespread. It looks like the only solution might be installing Fortnite on an SSD.
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HeartXY
08-24-2019, 02:32 AM #6

I already had it turned on, unfortunately!
I recently watched a comparison video about hdd versus ssd in Fortnite and noticed that hdd problems seem widespread. It looks like the only solution might be installing Fortnite on an SSD.

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Hermi_123
Member
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09-07-2019, 08:07 PM
#7
yep
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Hermi_123
09-07-2019, 08:07 PM #7

yep

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GijsDV
Junior Member
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09-10-2019, 08:49 AM
#8
I don't think so. The game works just fine on my setup because I turned on that setting. I put all my games on the HDD because of the ample storage, and most people do the same. This isn't the problem.
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GijsDV
09-10-2019, 08:49 AM #8

I don't think so. The game works just fine on my setup because I turned on that setting. I put all my games on the HDD because of the ample storage, and most people do the same. This isn't the problem.

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OpGamingDK
Junior Member
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09-11-2019, 04:48 PM
#9
OP tried it to avoid his approach.
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OpGamingDK
09-11-2019, 04:48 PM #9

OP tried it to avoid his approach.

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Kaden4y
Member
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09-18-2019, 06:31 AM
#10
Turning off the shader cache through the NVIDIA control panel also doesn't resolve the problem. I thought there might be a shader issue since the game would stutter significantly whenever I died.
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Kaden4y
09-18-2019, 06:31 AM #10

Turning off the shader cache through the NVIDIA control panel also doesn't resolve the problem. I thought there might be a shader issue since the game would stutter significantly whenever I died.

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