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CS:GO Freezing; High Var

CS:GO Freezing; High Var

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Juan2610
Posting Freak
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06-15-2025, 01:45 PM
#1
Here's my problem:
I play CS on a pretty decent rig: EVGA 1070, i7-6700, 16 gb RAM, 860 evo ssd; and I have this problem where the game will freeze for a few continuous seconds, not like stuttering, everything is frozen and I can't do anything, then it unfreezes and I can see that my VAR is going up to 30-40 m/s. Sometimes my packet loss will also hit 50%. I think this is possibly an internet problem as I disconnected my ethernet cable and played offline and it worked fine.
Any ideas to what it could possibly be, anything helps.
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Juan2610
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM #1

Here's my problem:
I play CS on a pretty decent rig: EVGA 1070, i7-6700, 16 gb RAM, 860 evo ssd; and I have this problem where the game will freeze for a few continuous seconds, not like stuttering, everything is frozen and I can't do anything, then it unfreezes and I can see that my VAR is going up to 30-40 m/s. Sometimes my packet loss will also hit 50%. I think this is possibly an internet problem as I disconnected my ethernet cable and played offline and it worked fine.
Any ideas to what it could possibly be, anything helps.

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Lob_Barry
Junior Member
28
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM
#2
Hey, have you noticed something like this happening in different games too?
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Lob_Barry
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM #2

Hey, have you noticed something like this happening in different games too?

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DatDrop
Member
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06-15-2025, 01:45 PM
#3
Listen, honestly? It’s really just about Counter-Strike.
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DatDrop
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM #3

Listen, honestly? It’s really just about Counter-Strike.

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JBRocket
Member
176
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM
#4
You can check how responsive a website or server is by opening your command prompt and sending a simple test – a “ping.” Look at the "time to live" stat that pops up. That number will tell you how long it's taking for your computer to receive a response from the server. It could be that the server is simply struggling with too much traffic right now.
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JBRocket
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM #4

You can check how responsive a website or server is by opening your command prompt and sending a simple test – a “ping.” Look at the "time to live" stat that pops up. That number will tell you how long it's taking for your computer to receive a response from the server. It could be that the server is simply struggling with too much traffic right now.

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JairinWTF
Junior Member
44
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM
#5
Honestly, I doubt the issue is simply that our servers are maxed out—this has been going on for a long time, and I’m pretty sure it's not something to do with the equipment itself.
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JairinWTF
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM #5

Honestly, I doubt the issue is simply that our servers are maxed out—this has been going on for a long time, and I’m pretty sure it's not something to do with the equipment itself.

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Assertion
Junior Member
16
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM
#6
Hey, I’m not sure if this will be useful, but I've spent a *lot* of time trying to fix my game—I’ve fiddled with settings, used registry tweaks, optimized everything, and even reinstalled Windows about ten times. Then, I stumbled across a suggestion online that when the game’s network graph is open, it causes a huge drop in frames per second. Turning that off completely resolved the issue; the game started running smoothly again, even with the network graph turned back on afterward. You might want to try that!
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Assertion
06-15-2025, 01:45 PM #6

Hey, I’m not sure if this will be useful, but I've spent a *lot* of time trying to fix my game—I’ve fiddled with settings, used registry tweaks, optimized everything, and even reinstalled Windows about ten times. Then, I stumbled across a suggestion online that when the game’s network graph is open, it causes a huge drop in frames per second. Turning that off completely resolved the issue; the game started running smoothly again, even with the network graph turned back on afterward. You might want to try that!