Valhalla experiences slow performance once the computer runs for an extended period [not due to temporary problems]
Valhalla experiences slow performance once the computer runs for an extended period [not due to temporary problems]
Hello everyone,
As mentioned in the title, after my PC runs for a few hours Valhalla experiences microstutters, similar to screen tearing and input delays. This issue only appears when playing that specific game, which is the most demanding one I've encountered. It has nothing to do with playtime; I can still enjoy long sessions with smooth performance once the game starts after a restart. However, if I launch it after hours of PC use—like after online school—I notice the lag again. My FPS drops slightly during those times. Overall, the graphics are great otherwise, and I'm really enjoying the game, but this is quite distracting.
I own an R5 3600 with an RX 5700xt that's undervolted, 16GB RAM, and temperatures stay within normal ranges (e.g., GPU under 75°C during heavy use).
I suspect there might be a background process that starts up later, pushing the system beyond its limits, but I'm not sure. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Can you please add a little more information for us?
What is the OS version(assuming you're on Windows 10)? What BIOS version are you on for your motherboard? What driver version are you on for your motherboard? You might want to also open up Task Manager and see what your startup items are. You can disable the items that show up as high in resource consumption.
Perhaps shoot us a screenshot of the startup items in Task manager window?
Before I add the technical details, I observed that after a prolonged session—around three hours or more post-restart—the lag appears suddenly. Essentially, once the system is running, there’s a window of a few hours before the performance drops. It doesn’t matter whether I’m using the PC or not, or whether I’m playing games or not. This suggests it’s likely a background process that activates after some time. I’m uncertain which one it is, and the Task Manager doesn’t display any issues (I enabled it when the lag started). I might be mistaken; I’m still confused and feeling overwhelmed here.
It's atypical. I've never encountered such a situation before.
I didn't think the watermark was just a silly distraction meant to push you toward Windows, but I looked it up on purpose and found it appears about three hours after startup, triggering a Vsync lock. The timing matches what I anticipated. Odd, but hey...C'est La Vie.