Are you experiencing stuttering during every game?
Are you experiencing stuttering during every game?
Hi!
I'm dealing with a really frustrating issue I've been struggling to solve. My PC was built in 2019, which makes it about six years old now. I've been working on troubleshooting for nearly a year without success. No matter the games I play, I experience stutters. I can't remember how many times I've reinstalled Windows 11, thinking it might be unstable. I also downgraded to Windows 10, but performance problems persist. When using RTSS and PresentMon, CPU spikes are frequent during stutters—it seems like my processor becomes overly occupied with other tasks, making it unable to focus on the main job.
Additionally, the BIOS is up to date. I've turned off several power-saving features and disabled the CPU power limit in BIOS, hoping for a more stable gaming experience, but that didn't help. Each time I install a new operating system, I immediately download Armory Crate to get the latest drivers. I also use the DDU utility in safe mode to reset my GPU drivers, which prevents me from installing new ones without an internet connection. XMP settings don’t seem to affect how often the stutters happen.
I've also attempted to "optimize" the system, but so far nothing has worked. I can't clearly see any thermal throttling, but I suspect the problem is hardware-related since switching OSes doesn't change the behavior. I have a clip from PEAK that illustrates the stutters better. Dying Light is particularly affected, and Death Stranding causes all 8 cores to be fully used, leading to significant lag.
PEAK Gameplay
So YEAAAH, I'm really tired of this. Thank you for all the assistance I've received.
😉
My specifications:
CPU: I7-9700K
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F GAMING, S-1151
Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62
SSD 1: Samsung 970 EVO 250GB M.2
SSD 2: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 - 64GB
Power Supply: Corsair TX850M, 850W
GPU: ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 ROG STRIX Advanced
PC Case: NZXT H700i ATX
Welcome to the forums, newcomer! I've been working on fixing this for nearly a year. Have you encountered any other issues with the system? Could you tell me what other titles have caused problems? I'm unsure how many times I've reinstalled Win11 because I thought it was malfunctioning. Did you verify that your bootable installer was recreated to avoid a corrupt installation? Were you installing the OS in offline mode, disconnecting all drives except the one for the OS? Did you install all necessary drivers manually in an elevated command during offline mode? Also, did you ensure the NVMe driver for your SSD was added?
For clarity, please share the BIOS version. There are many threads here where people mention updates but forget there are pending ones. Every time I install a new OS, I download Armory Crate to get the latest drivers. That’s seen as unnecessary bloatware—remove it and check if it’s enabled in BIOS (I don’t remember that option). If you need driver updates, cross-check the manufacturer’s support site with your current version.
G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 - 64GB
To clarify, the Neo series of RAM was designed by G.Skill to work with AMD AM4 platforms. What clock speeds are they set to? Are they X.M.P enabled? Do you have a link to this RAM kit?
Hi! Sorry for slow reply, life happened
What other titles have you taxed the system with?
ESO, Black Desert Online, NFS 2015, Repo, Megabonk, Destiny, Once Human.
Repo and Megabonk are titles that almost never stutters.
Did you make sure your bootable installer was recreated to rule out a corrupt installer? Did you install the OS in offline mode with all drive except the drive you wish to install the OS onto disconnected from the platform? Manually installing all relevant drivers in an elevated command while in offline mode? Did you make sure to install the
NVMe driver for your SSD
?
I always download the newest Win11 installation tool, i then use it to make a bootable flash drive. when i install windows i wipe all the drives clean then select the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB M.2 as main drive. I have never installed the OS in offline mode, tho i have never thought of using an elevated command prompt in offline mode to install av my drivers.
I did not know i would have to download drivers for my ssd's. Kinda though they just came ready to go out of the box.
For the sake of relevance, please pass on the BIOS version. You'll see countless threads here whereby people say latest only to learn there are updates pending.
haha sorry about that, im on bios 2102.
That is considered bloatware. Uninstall it and if it's enabled in BIOS(can't recall if there was an option) disable it. if you need to update your drivers, you cross reference the manufacturer's support site with the version you're on.
Okay, will do that form now on. You are right that there is a setting in the bios to disable it.
Just to clarify, the Neo series of rams were designed by G.Skill to be paired with AMD AM4 platforms. What sort of timings are they on? Just X.M.P enabled? Got a link to this ram kit?
Your correct there. They was optimized for AM4 but should work on the z390 chipset without problem, according to G-skill's website. Here are the ram link
F4-3600C18D-64GTZN
and the
RAM Configurator
. I did also run Memtest86 for almost a day to se if there was issues. The test ran fine without any errors to report.
I bought the kit because they was on sale + they looked nice xD.
Im running the sticks on XMP III.
I also swapped back to my old stick's, just to see if the issue would go away. It did not ;.(
So there are several points to clarify here.
1.) Initially, my PC was quite alike yours. In 2019 I assembled a system with an MSI Z390 motherboard, an i7-9700k processor, 16 GB X 4 3000 MHz RAM (totaling 64 GB), a 2 TB Samsung EVO Plus NVMe drive, an RTX 2080 Founders edition, and a Corsair TX650m power supply. As I mentioned, it was extremely similar to your configuration. I replaced it in 2023, but I have some familiarity with that setup.
2.) Could you clarify your RAM configuration? Are you using four 16 GB modules or two 32 GB modules?
3.) Keep in mind that your machine is fairly outdated by now; a PS5 offers comparable CPU and GPU performance, so your expectations regarding the achievable performance should align with that.
I have upgraded my setup twice since owning a machine like this one.
4.) I use Armory Crate to update drivers and adjust fan speeds. I don’t see any issues with it and don’t consider it unnecessary bloatware. I don’t believe it’s related to your problem.
5.) If you were to replace components to address this issue, what would be your budget?