CPU wait GPU time spiking in Valorant (and possibly other games)
CPU wait GPU time spiking in Valorant (and possibly other games)
It runs this feature in Valorant as well. The program utilizes all available cores but doesn’t hit full load like in Cinebench. Since you’re not running heavy background tasks, the CPU shouldn’t overheat unless it’s overheating from poor cooling or a hardware issue.
When you're using Valorant, the temperatures stay high around 70 degrees, which means no thermal throttling occurs. You also enable process lasso, turn off E-Cores and hyperthreading specifically for this game.
Make sure the tool recognizes my SN750, it's currently checking Raid and SATA controllers and will provide an update. CORRECTION: removed a driver named "western digital pc sn730" from Storage Devices in Device Manager—I have no idea why it appeared there. Deleted it, restarted the PC, and now SanDisk Dashboard sees my SN750. Curious. EDIT 2: Firmware is current, everything looks good.
unusual strange supernatural dark powers, maybe erased completely from that storage device
Additional testing revealed notable differences between background playback without Spotify versus with it. Spikes persist even when Spotify isn't playing, but the presence of it increases their frequency, which could aid in pinpointing the problem.