Choppy/Sluggish FPS
Choppy/Sluggish FPS
Hi guys.
I recently upgraded my PC to a 4090, 7800x3D, 32gb RAM setup, a top-tier machine with a fast M.2 drive.
I’m getting solid FPS, but the games I’ve tried still feel sluggish. There are no stutters, but everything runs choppy—it’s like playing at 30fps instead of 100. I’ve adjusted the mouse polling rates and even used GSYNC and Vsync, but nothing improves things.
I also notice frame drops every now and then, so a drop from 140 to 120 makes it obvious.
My monitor is a Dell 1440p at 144hz with GSYNC.
I’m really frustrated because I’ve invested a lot and still don’t get the smooth performance I expect.
My main games are Escape From Tarkov and DayZ.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Before the upgrade, what systems were you managing? If you transferred your operating system to the new setup, you should reinstall it offline and set up all drivers manually with the newest versions using an elevated command. If you did a full clean install, remove all GPU drivers (Intel, AMD, Nvidia) via DDU, then install the latest driver from Nvidia's support site in an elevated command—right-click the installer and select Run as Administrator.
In terms of the operating system, I transferred my M.2 with Windows to my new build, but installed Windows on my new 2TB M.2. After that, I reformatted the old drive.
The unusual part is that even though it was reformatted, the BIOS still lists my old drive as a boot option, despite the fact that I reformatted it? Still, it boots into Windows correctly on my new M.2.