Is The Witcher 3 malfunctioning, or is there a deeper issue?
Is The Witcher 3 malfunctioning, or is there a deeper issue?
I apologize for the initial errors. Here’s the rewritten text, focusing on clarity and conciseness:
I'm experiencing issues with The Witcher 3 after building my first PC using pcpartpicker. I’m relatively new to computer assembly and recently built a system from scratch. My previous PC was around 15 years old, so I wanted to test the game’s performance. However, I’ve encountered several problems, including random disappearing horses while riding, character floating in mid-air, and intermittent black/white screen flashes resembling an old television – these occur roughly every 20 minutes. These flashes briefly occupy a significant portion of the screen.
Beyond these primary issues, I've also noticed frozen mobs, particularly when they spawn near me, and a limited object rendering range. NPCs sometimes freeze in place for seconds before resuming their actions after entering menus like trading, and there’s often a noticeable delay (up to 1.5 seconds) before I can interact with objects. While my framerate appears decent visually, the commands feel unresponsive.
The game's requirements were easily met by my build, which I’m running at medium settings. I’ve observed similar problems even when using low graphics. I don’t have another comparable game to compare it to; I primarily play online games with low graphics or management simulations that run smoothly. The AI also seems unreliable – combat looks fine, but the mob's behavior outside of fighting is erratic and reminiscent of Skyrim’s AI, though worse.
I’ve installed the game on a separate 320GB hard drive (Western Digital Caviar SE) from my OS-equipped SSD. I’ve already tried connecting both the motherboard and GPU power connectors, as well as updating to the latest graphics driver for my MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti.
My system specs are: Intel Core i5-8400, Cryorig H7 cooler, MSI B360 GAMING PLUS motherboard, 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM, Samsung 860 EVO SSD (OS), Western Digital Caviar SE HDD (Witcher 3), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, Fractal Design FD-CA-FOCUS case, Seasonic Focus+ 650W PSU, and Windows 10 Pro.
Could anyone advise on the potential cause of these problems? Is it a mismatch between my build and the game’s requirements? Could the hard drive be the issue? Or is there a possibility of corrupted files or an improper installation? I'm also concerned about power supply efficiency and whether my GPU/CPU are under strain. I need help determining if this is hardware-related or a problem with the game itself.
Fix freezing on dual-core CPUs (use battle encoder shirase to limit the game to 99-97% usage) I don't care that you have 6 cores it’s a problem with the game,you have problems with the engine freezing,this will help.
14. Increase the LOD and fix pop-in issues
Increase the LOD and fix pop-in issues
Highlights:
2. Fix freezing on dual-core CPUs (use battle encoder shirase to limit the game to 99-97% usage) I don't care that you have 6 cores it’s a problem with the game,you have problems with the engine freezing,this will help.
14. Increase the LOD and fix pop-in issues
Fix freezing on dual-core CPUs (use battle encoder shirase to limit the game to 99-97% usage) I don't care that you have 6 cores it’s a problem with the game,you have problems with the engine freezing,this will help.
14. Increase the LOD and fix pop-in issues
Highlights:
2. Fix freezing on dual-core CPUs (use battle encoder shirase to limit the game to 99-97% usage) I don't care that you have 6 cores it’s a problem with the game,you have problems with the engine freezing,this will help.
14. Increase the LOD and fix pop-in issues
Here’s a rewritten version of your text, aiming for clarity and flow:
“I’m trying to understand why sometimes the game freezes briefly – usually just a black screen appears before continuing. When I say ‘freezing,’ I mean the characters in the game aren't moving or reacting; they just stand still without any action. It doesn’t stop the game entirely, though, and I don’t think a CPU freezing solution is necessary. Perhaps it's related to how the graphics are rendering, rather than a hardware issue.”
porrapack :
the cpu freezing solution regarded this or i don't need that one?
I would say try it,on dual cores the games freezes completely on more cores it can happen that only parts freeze,it's the same for forza or for gta V,on the forza horizon 4 demo this happened to me, the game would keep playing but the enemy cars would get stuck frozen in place.