What leads to stuttering? Or issues with smooth performance like frame rate problems.
What leads to stuttering? Or issues with smooth performance like frame rate problems.
I think my computer isn't gaming smoothly. Forza works fine, but other games don't. All the other titles are affected. It seems like my Ryzen 5 2600 or maybe my RAM might be the issue. I shut it down five times because of power problems, but after switching the power supply, it fixed. I checked online using gpucheck and saw a 20% drop in FPS, which is a big drop. Is this a normal issue or a hardware problem?
Stutter may stem from various factors such as graphics settings, background processes, hardware issues, power problems, drivers, and frame rates. For me, Vsync is often the main culprit, so I usually turn it off to check if it resolves the issue. Here are some examples:
- Vsync on with poor frame times
- Vsync off with great frame times
I set up MSI Afterburner to monitor your frame rates. Then I turn off any unnecessary background tasks—like gaming or peripheral software—and lower the game’s graphics settings. If stuttering persists, it likely points to drivers, hardware, or the operating system.
Which is simpler than actually doing it,
I checked it on and it doesn't display any frametimes,
but everything else functions properly.
Edit: I messed up, it does show frametimes,
though it never displays Avg, min, max, 1% low and 0.1% low framerates... Which is what I'm confused about lol
I would have really appreciated this feature when trying to understand why my PC was underperforming, and I'm still puzzled as to why it didn't resolve the issue.
In the end, Afterburner did assist in identifying my problems, although I'm still unsure about the exact cause.
To be clear, installing ISLC from wagnardsoft completely solved my performance problems, and the PC feels significantly faster now (this is likely due to a Windows standby memory leak, which I don't fully grasp how it occurs, though it seems to be common).