Need assistance with micro stuttering?
Need assistance with micro stuttering?
Hello,
Since setting up this PC I've experienced some minor stuttering when playing demanding open world games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Metro Exodus. The two main solutions I tried were increasing my RAM to 2x8GB at 3200MHz and reinstalling Windows, but neither resolved the issue. I suspect the problem lies with my processor. I’d really value advice from someone more experienced. I’ve uploaded a video highlighting the FPS drops, and it appears CPU usage spikes during stutters—especially after characters open doors at the beginning—and GPU usage drops, suggesting a CPU bottleneck. Could overclocking the CPU fix this? Here are my specs:
CPU: I5 8600K @ 4.1GHz
GPU: RX 5700XT
Motherboard: Z390 UD
RAM: 2x8GB @ 3200MHz (XMP enabled)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750
SSD: Samsung 870 EVO (500GB)
You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0shaq1...rolosBizos
Although it doesn’t seem severe, I’d like a clean setup. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Disconnect from the internet
Remove the GPU driver via DDU (clean up and avoid restarting).
Uninstall all processors through Device Manager (aim for 6 on your system):
Restart the PC to BIOS, then update to the most recent BIOS.
Download the files, copy them to a flash drive, insert it into the rear USB port, restart via BIOS and flash the BIOS.
Launch Windows, install the newest Intel Chipset driver, restart, and reconnect to the internet.
Install the latest Radeon driver.
Check for Windows updates (and optional ones) and enable Hardware Accelerated Graphics Scheduling...
Disconnect from the internet
Remove the GPU driver using DDU (clean up and avoid restarting).
Uninstall all processors via Device Manager (aim for 6 on your system):
Restart the PC to BIOS and update to the newest BIOS.
Download, extract the files, and copy them to a flash drive. Insert the drive into the rear USB slot, power on via BIOS, and flash the BIOS.
Launch Windows and install the latest Intel Chipset driver.
Reboot and connect to the internet.
Install the most recent Radeon driver.
Check for Windows updates (and optional ones) and enable Hardware Accelerated Graphics Scheduling in graphics settings. Reboot as needed, ensuring RAM is placed in slots 2 and 4.
Download required files before proceeding to step 1, follow instructions sequentially.
Ensure the PSU connected to the GPU uses a single PCIe cable per slot (use the main cable, not the branches/splits).
It has been a while since I played the game, but based on your RAM usage and low min frame rate, it seems the graphics settings might be too high.