Are games slowness when you start a fresh game?
Are games slowness when you start a fresh game?
Hey everyone, I just built my first high-end gaming PC. Even though I used to play games on computers before, this is the first time I'm putting all these parts together myself. Sadly, my games are stuttering a lot even though I have strong hardware. I've already tried many fixes, like turning off Windows Game Bar and running sfc /scannow to check for bad system files. I also updated both Nvidia and AMD drivers and disabled startup apps and background processes that use too much power. Even after trying everything else, the game keeps stuttering. I would really appreciate any advice or ideas on what more steps I could take. Here are my specs: an RTX 5080, an AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d, 32GB RAM, a 2TB SSD, and an 850W power supply from MSI.
look for an SSD firmware update and test it using the tool from the manufacturer. what power supply is it? which ram did you use, and did you set it to the advertised speed in the BIOS using docp or xmp mode? please run memtest and tell me which PCIE slot has the gpu card installed. where are all the RAM sticks? was Windows just installed with this hardware? what BIOS version is currently running on your system? how hot are the GPU and CPU getting while gaming, and how high do their frequencies go when you get stutters?
Hi, thanks for getting back to me. I haven't done a firmware update yet for my SSD. I didn't know there was an update available for that. I'll do it right now and share the results with you. Thanks a lot. My power supply is Thermaltake Toughpower GT 850W, which has an 80+ GOLD rating, supports ATX, is full modular, and can handle up to 3.1V inputs. My memory sticks are CRUCIAL PRO OVERCLOCKING with 32GB of RAM running at DDR5 speeds of 6000MHz on UDIMMs. I haven't set them all the way yet; maybe I should try that next time, though I'm not sure if they actually support it. I believe there is only one slot for my graphics card, which supports PCIe 4.0. Yes, I just installed Windows 11 fresh onto this setup. The BIOS version is 3.7, and I updated it to the latest version available. I think the temperatures are very good; the GPU stays around 65C or lower, and the CPU stays near 60C as well.
Hi guys, I turned on the EXPO feature in my BIOS and changed my RAM speed to 6000MHz. I also turned on X3D gaming but nothing helped. The games keep having a stutter every few minutes. It can be small like a sudden jerk or it can be big where the game freezes too and even your sound stops along with the video, making it look robotic if that makes sense. Are there other things I should try? Thanks!
If your audio sounds weird when it comes in, you probably aren't having micro-stuttering. Micro-stuttering is just a tiny, sudden drop in frames per second that makes things feel like they skipped a few frames. Some people don't even notice that glitchy sound. If the audio gets distorted instead, something else is wrong with your setup. Do you have RGB lights on your PC? Try turning them off and see if the problem stops happening when things pause. If it still happens, it might be because your CPU is unstable (your whole computer freezes for a split second). I had this exact same issue with games that use tons of power, like Flight Simulator 2024 right after I got my new 9800X3D processor. I fixed it by raising the RAM voltage to 1.4 volts instead of 1.35 (I accidentally picked an XMP kit settings before, but AM5 boards work better at 1.4). Make sure you check your RAM's voltage and timing too; 6000 MT/s isn't everything, the CAS latency matters more. You can run a stability test with AIDA64 on both CPU and memory to see if things hold up for minutes. Also, make sure you go to AMD's official site and download the latest chipset driver for your motherboard. Don't forget to use DDU to remove old graphics drivers and turn off integrated graphics in your BIOS settings. By the way, Nvidia drivers for the 50 series line are really bad. They cause a lot of problems not just with pictures but also with stability and even bricking computers. There have been about 13 versions since January (they usually make one every two or three months), so you could try different ones to see which one works best for you. You should also check the temperatures on all parts like drives and RAM using HWiNFO just to be safe and make sure nothing is getting too hot. It's normal to have a tiny bit of stuttering even with super powerful PCs, especially in games made by developers who use Unreal Engine 5. In a perfect world there would be no glitches at all, but sadly we must deal with them. However, if the stuttering or glitchy audio happens to a level that makes gaming impossible, then something is definitely wrong.
Stuttering happens often when the computer isn't getting enough power right now. You can try turning off things that use more energy or speed up other tasks to help it run faster. Does some app check if there is a newer version? Maybe a printer for example? Just install the Nvidia drivers, not the Geforce experience. If you think an older version needs fixing, look for and download it on your own. Is your email sending things every few minutes? Are you using discord? Check for bad stuff with a free antivirus program. Look around to see if any programs you don't know are in your list of apps.
Hey Jaygau, thanks for letting me know. I installed the AMD driver just like you told me. Before I had a laptop, so I used to get drivers from the company's website that had everything in one spot. Now having a PC makes it feel like I forgot to update some things. I took both Nvidia and AMD drivers out using ddu, then put them back on with a clean install. Not much testing done yet, but Black Myth: Wukong is coming at me for about five minutes. The little stuttering moments are happening less often now. Before they'd come every three or five minutes. Now they're every fifteen minutes. I think that's normal because the game isn't optimized and it's a new launch with the Rocky 50 series too. I'll keep watching my RGB to see if it freezes up during those times.
Yeah, that's what I did first: I removed all apps I didn't need and turned off stuff in Task Manager. I also turned off overlays on everything. I disabled hardware acceleration for Discord because it can make things slower sometimes. Now that I've installed drivers and a fresh install of both AMD and Nvidia cards, I'll share the results soon.
I just wanted to set up new drivers for my graphics card and my processor.