Why is my CS:GO running laggy and choppy when I run it on a fast computer?
Why is my CS:GO running laggy and choppy when I run it on a fast computer?
Hi everyone, this problem has been going on for about 1.5 years... I'm starting to think CS:GO just hates me and is doing this intentionally lol (because I've literally changed every single part and used a year of software troubleshooting but the stutter keeps coming). I haven't noticed any stutters in other games like Warzone or Valorant or Apex. Specs: GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070 TI FE CPU: Intel Core i5-11400 (had this RMA'd but it was still buggy) RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 16GB 3200 XMP enabled (originally had Silicon Power Zenith 16GB 3200) MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming B560M PSU: EVGA GT 850W SSD 1: Samsung 980 500GB SSD 2: Kingston 240GB Monitor: Gigabyte M27Q 1440p 170Hz FreeSync (supports G-Sync) Stuff I've tried: DDU - installed and reinstalled graphics drivers many times. GeForce Experience - Updated graphics drivers regularly. Nvidia control panel - Messed with settings using lots of tips from famous guides. G-Sync - Turned it on and off, but the stuttering is still there (I can't tell if that's worse or better, but I'm pretty sure it was the cause). V-Sync - With both V-Sync and G-Sync turned on while capping my FPS to 165, the game felt a bit smoother, but stuttering was still there, and I really felt the input lag. I've also played CS:GO on old machines at 200-300FPS with a 60Hz monitor without any stutters. Component changes - Listed which parts were replaced in the specs section. Worth mentioning: CS:GO used to crash my whole computer (or just crash to desktop) when I had my old RAM installed (Silicon Power X). The stutters were also there too. When I switched to Corsair, it stopped crashing but the stutters keep happening. A year and a half later... I feel so defeated, so if anyone could help me out please?
Is there a BIOS update for your mother card right now? Maybe it's the problem, but did you try restarting or fixing the game? On which hard drive does the game run? And how long has that power supply been sitting here?
This definitely seems most likely a game issue, and not your Hardware. I doubt CS:GO can also cause a system crash. But anyways, experiment with some of the tips which I'm listing below. How is your Internet speed/connection by the way ? But before doing that, first try the suggestion posted by 'Lutfij' like mentioned above. Download the CS:GO Beta Depot Update. This fix is exclusively for Nvidia users. Valve noticed a while back that many players with Nvidia GPUs were experiencing CS:GO stuttering with high FPS. This means that while their hardware was more than up to the task, they were having trouble interfacing with the CS:GO software. There is an update that players can download as part of the CS:GO Beta Depot released in March. According to Steam Support , “To opt into Beta depots: Open the Steam client and navigate to your LIBRARY. Right-click on CS:GO and select ‘Properties’. Click on the BETAS tab. Select the beta you would like to opt into through the drop-down box. You will be prompted to restart your client. After restarting, launch CS:GO to play the game with its Beta changes.” You can always opt back out through the BETAS tab if this doesn’t resolve your problem. Check Your Launch Options. Launch options are settings that are automatically applied whenever you launch a game. Many of these are known culprits of stuttering in CS:GO. To change your launch options, start by opening Steam. Next, navigate to CS:GO in your library. Right click on the title, then click “Properties.” This will open a new window. Now click “Set Launch Options.” This window will allow you to enter several different commands that inform the game of what protocols to activate at launch. Here is a list of commands to help improve your game performance. For better performance overall: -tickrate 128 +fps_max 0 -novid -nojoy For improved FPS: +fps_max 0 -nojoy -high -fullscreen +mat_disable_fancy_blending 1 +cl_forcepreload 1 -limitvsconst -forcenovsync +r_dynamic 0 Copy-paste your chosen command list into the Set Launch Options window to activate them. Try the better performance option first to see if that fixes the problem. The improved FPS option disables a lot of GPU-intensive processes like dynamic lighting. It’s best only to use it if low frame-rates are the cause of your game stuttering; otherwise, you’ll be sacrificing game features for little to no improvement.
Hey Lutfij, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game on all my drives (two SSDs and one HDD) just in case. Also, I changed out the BIOS and it's been a few months since that happened.
Oh, that sounds like a big headache if none of the tips from before helped you out. Usually the Launch parameter settings fix most stuttering problems, even sometimes all of them. This seems to be an issue with the CS:GO game itself rather than your computer or PC. If other games don't have this problem then we can pretty sure it's just how that game is optimized.
Hi pwnunow, this post really helps me because I have a similar problem. I just upgraded my PC build to a 3070 from PNY; before that, it was a 3050 OC from Gigabyte. I already have 16 GB of RAM in one slot and an i5 11400 processor. I have two monitors: one is a 34-inch model and the other is a 27-inch one. My power supply unit is a MSI 650W. I been having this exact same issue while playing Battlefield 1 (BF1). I haven't tried any other game yet, just with BF1 for about four days with this new GPU. But I have had the same problems before. Tried everything that was on my hands: updated drivers, ran stress tests, added extra fans to stop overheating, and so much more. After looking into it, my thoughts are that maybe our GPU is creating a bottleneck for the CPU, then the CPU gets hot and the computer automatically shuts down or restarts just to lower the temperature. If I watch both the GPU and the CPU while playing and have different tasks running in the background at the same time, I notice the CPU usage hits 100% right when I play, but the GPU stays well under 30-40%. (I checked this with MSI after a burn-in test using Task Manager.) This makes me think about the bottleneck issue and maybe the fix is to use water cooling for the CPU or buy a better CPU that can handle an RTX 3070. I haven't tried these solutions yet because I just bought a 34-inch 4K monitor and an RTX 3070. So I would need to wait a couple more paychecks to get a better CPU with water cooling. If you find any solution or have other ideas, please share them as I have the exact same problem. Also, I found this Reddit thread about the same issue and people advised upgrading the power supply unit (PSU), but you said that didn't help.
Hey! I've come back and changed my PC power settings from balance to performance. I also added XRP mode on my motherboard in the BIOS so that I can use all my RAM. Plus, I did a hard drive check using CMD and I'm finally playing Battlefield 1 along with all my AAA games for hours straight without random shutdowns or Kernel error 0x64. I think I got this fixed!