Identifying issues with game performance and freezing.
Identifying issues with game performance and freezing.
I recently upgraded my PC's graphics card, believing I’d finally afforded a solid card to run games smoothly at 1080p. But the results were disappointing—I’m starting to give up. I’m considering selling the whole system and stopping gaming altogether because constant issues are ruining my experience. I’m frustrated by random frame drops, stutters, and inconsistent performance. Even when I push settings high, I still see flickering or low frames, sometimes jumping back to 100fps but not maintaining it. The stuttering seems worse with the 4060Ti, and I notice frequent frame losses in every game I try. No matter how I tweak things or let the manufacturer choose settings, the problem persists. Am I using a weak GPU? Could there be bottlenecks elsewhere? My motherboard might not be up to the task either. I’m unsure what’s wrong and would really appreciate any advice—upgrades, changes, or suggestions—to fix this. Thanks for your help!
Download Hwinfo64 and display the startup screen with all details across three panels. Load the sensors, play a game where stuttering happens, and capture screenshots of sensor data to gain insight. Run sfc/scannow via the command prompt as a precaution.
Recent bios updates? Check the newest AMD chipset drivers. Texture settings might be at a medium level. Eight gigabytes of VRAM seems insufficient for detailed textures in certain titles. Latest SSD firmware available?
Refer to the latest BIOS update. B450 is a previous chipset, and your current BIOS may lack full support for X3D chips. Also verify there are no unusual low-power profiles active.
I visualized the three panels and sensors, unsure which ones were necessary. I launched Elden Ring, captured screenshots of the sensors during gameplay (which froze three times over 15 minutes). The sfc/scfannow tool didn’t detect any problems, but it was a helpful tip. After opening the panels, another alert appeared: “Virtual Machine Warning: Microsoft Hyper-V is active. Some results may not reflect real hardware!” Should I worry about this? I’m not familiar with Hyper-V or its purpose.
They are working, I also checked every setting on Low, but it seems to be getting worse than before. I also refreshed all my drivers, bios, and chipset—everything looks current.
I'm not sure about any specifics. Have you performed a clean installation of GPU drivers and chipset? Consider using DDU and then installing them step by step. You mentioned having both AMD and NVIDIA drivers installed. After downloading the GPU driver, ensure your PC isn't connected to the internet. Install the driver, restart the system, wait for completion, then connect online and proceed with the chipset driver from AMD.
Checking if V-Sync is active, resizing the display bar settings, loading memory profiles, and testing performance tests like 3DMark Firestrike and Time Spy.
The GPU limits in HWinfo may be reaching their maximum capacity, which could be ideal. Is there a resizable bar available? RAM is located in slots 2 and 4; it shouldn’t significantly impact performance, though further verification is needed to improve it slightly. The refresh rate of your monitor is around 144Hz—can you confirm if it’s set to that value? Hyper-V supports virtualization, allowing multiple virtual PCs. Since you’re not using it, you can disable it temporarily to potentially boost performance without cost.