Sometimes, games just get stuck for a split second—it’s pretty frustrating.
Sometimes, games just get stuck for a split second—it’s pretty frustrating.
Hey there!
Lately, I’ve been getting these little freezes in some of my video games – specifically Counter-Strike: GO, Watch Dogs 2, and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. I know those Ubisoft titles haven’t been perfectly optimized, but they never used to freeze like this either. The screen just locks up momentarily (the audio still plays, and the Windows are fully responsive), and then it starts back up again. These freezes usually last about 3-4 seconds.
I initially suspected my graphics card, so I upgraded it, but the issue persists exactly the same way. My temperatures aren’t really high; my CPU (an i5 9400f) tops out at 70°C, and my GPU (an Evga GeForce GTX 1080 SC2) stays around 62°C. I used to have a Dell GTX 1070 which would sometimes get pretty hot – up to 75°C. I’m running with a 650W power supply, and I'm wondering if it might be starting to fail. I also have 24GB of RAM (16GB + 8GB) installed.
It seems odd, but I’ve been dealing with this for over a year now, and it used to work perfectly fine. I’ve got three hard drives connected to my motherboard alongside one SSD – maybe the power supply isn't performing as well as it should?
Just wondering if you’ve disabled “Gaming Mode” in Windows 10? I heard it's been messing up some game performance lately.
It’s been incredibly frustrating – there were constant glitches, one after another, and honestly, this post has been a lifesaver. I'd been completely stuck for two whole weeks. I use Windows Game Capture to record my gameplay with Gaming Mode enabled. When I turned that off, the game just started running perfectly.
This made it worse tho... If I turn it off game starts to stutter droping from 60 to 55.
I don't have stuttering problem, games just freeze once every 20 minutes or so for a few seconds