The PC may experience random stuttering due to software issues, hardware problems, or insufficient system resources.
The PC may experience random stuttering due to software issues, hardware problems, or insufficient system resources.
Hello, I've been facing some intermittent issues lately. For a few months now, the whole system has stuttered randomly—like the PC became unresponsive for about a second, then sometimes it would work again after a few seconds. Sometimes it stops completely, other times it lasts minutes. The only solution seems to be restarting the computer, which usually resolves the problem temporarily. I also observe that it often happens when playing videos with VLC. My guess is it might be related to my graphics card (GTX 1070 Ti). I attempted a stress test but it didn't trigger anything, and gaming usually works fine, though sometimes it starts stuttering even during gameplay. Additionally, my monitor lost signal from the GPU at times. Could this be a power supply issue or something else? My BIOS and drivers are up to date. The temperatures look normal. HWINFO shows "power reporting deviation" for the CPU when running Prime95—could that be a PSU problem? The CPU details match your specs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 3700 MHz. Everything else seems okay.
Hi there, What power supply are you using? Have you experimented with a single set of NVIDIA drivers? It appears VLC activates it, and certain games trigger issues when the GPU is active—possibly due to PSU problems or driver conflicts. You might want to switch to another driver version; some older drivers work better with a 1070. It’s also possible multiple SSD drives are drawing too much power from the PSU. Have you tried using just one drive to see if that resolves the issue? All these drives are consuming power from the PSU, so testing with one could help.
My PSU is a 500W Corsair model, specifically the CP-9020005-NA. It seems to be around ten years old now. I've tried installing older NVIDIA drivers from when the issue didn't exist, but that didn't resolve anything. I've updated the drivers multiple times—about five times in the past three months—and still nothing changed. The problem started suddenly, and I haven't added any new drives or modified components. My first assumption was that my HDD was failing because it was causing issues when playing videos from that drive, but removing it didn't fix the problem.
Turn off all other components except the CPU, RAM, GPU, and boot drive connected to the PSU/board. Check if this resolves the issue. Conflicting drivers might also be responsible. How long have you been using your current Windows version? If it’s been more than a few years, consider reinstalling first—it usually helps with strange system problems.
Thanks for the feedback. Your Windows setup is only a few months old, and you've replaced the power supply. I'll keep an eye out if there are any issues.
A new PSU was added but the issue remains. It's likely the GPU is the cause.