nephinox

EVGATech_MDecker
Hello,

this may be PSU related. I would check on your 12v rail to make sure your power supply is healthy.
 
Many motherboard manufacturers put a voltage monitor into their BIOS options, usually under the hardware monitor section. 
The 12v rail should read between 11.4v and 12.6v (+/- 5% of the rail's rating). It should be stable, with little to no fluctuations.
 
A slight fluctuation of up to .05v is generally fine as long as it happens no more than once every 15-20 seconds.
 
A larger fluctuation, up to .1v can be safe as long as it happens no more than once every 1-2 minutes.
 
Please let us know what you find.
 

 
The 12V gauge that I found in the bios was bouncing back and forth between 12.024 and 11.952 every 5ish or less seconds.

Sajin
Sounds like your hardware is overheating & throttling. Check all your hardware temps.

nephinox

Sajin
Sounds like your hardware is overheating & throttling. Check all your hardware temps.

What would you Suggest to monitor it? I was trying to use CPUID HWMonitor, but im not sure how accurate the readings are.

Sajin
Test your psu more thoroughly before you decide to replace it...
 
How to test your psu rails with a multimeter: 

If any of your rails hit the minimum atx spec I would replace the psu with a new one.
 
HOW TO: Properly load your system when checking PSU voltages.    
#1 Download & Install latest version of . Use small fft test.
#2 Download & Install  Make sure max settings are selected before running.
#3 Run both programs at the same time while checking voltages.
 

Sajin

nephinox

Sajin
Test your psu more thoroughly before you decide to replace it...
 
How to test your psu rails with a multimeter: 

If any of your rails hit the minimum atx spec I would replace the psu with a new one.
 
HOW TO: Properly load your system when checking PSU voltages.    
#1 Download & Install latest version of . Use small fft test.
#2 Download & Install  Make sure max settings are selected before running.
#3 Run both programs at the same time while checking voltages.
 

Am i checking for it being within 5% of 12V or consistancy? because my motherboard has voltage readings in the BIOS and those were fluctuating, but staying around 12.

Both. The readings you read inside the bios were at idle. You need take some readings while under load.

nephinox
Update: I haven't found a multimeter yet, But I've noticed it doesn't occur on all games.
That being said, is the PSU deteriorating still a potential problem? or is it simply buggy games?

nephinox

Sajin

nephinox
Update: I haven't found a multimeter yet, But I've noticed it doesn't occur on all games.
That being said, is the PSU deteriorating still a potential problem? or is it simply buggy games?

Could be buggy games. I'd still recommend checking the psu just to be sure.

Alright, I have to go buy a multimeter then. Should I remove my GPU in the mean time until I can test the PSU?

stealthp90
Hey there,
 
I think there could be several things causing this, I will simply cover what I think might help you with your problem. Firstly this may be caused by your system trying to read data from your HDD, if you are not running an SSD this could be something to look at. Next I would try and do a completely fresh install of your video drivers. Use display driver uninstaller to completely purge your current GPU drivers. Then install the most recent stable driver using the clean install option in the custom tab.
 
If this hasent fixed your problem, it might be best to use a program like MSI after burner of PrecisionX to check your GPU stats while playing your games. Look to see that your GPU utilization is staying at 100% when the drops are happening. If your GPU usage is dropping to a small percentage it means that it isn't being supplied properly with instructions. This could be caused by your CPU or storage.
 
I hope this helps

nephinox

stealthp90
Hey there,
 
I think there could be several things causing this, I will simply cover what I think might help you with your problem. Firstly this may be caused by your system trying to read data from your HDD, if you are not running an SSD this could be something to look at. Next I would try and do a completely fresh install of your video drivers. Use display driver uninstaller to completely purge your current GPU drivers. Then install the most recent stable driver using the clean install option in the custom tab.
 
If this hasent fixed your problem, it might be best to use a program like MSI after burner of PrecisionX to check your GPU stats while playing your games. Look to see that your GPU utilization is staying at 100% when the drops are happening. If your GPU usage is dropping to a small percentage it means that it isn't being supplied properly with instructions. This could be caused by your CPU or storage.
 
I hope this helps

I had recently moved the games to the HDD and that may be when the problems started, but I cant be too sure.
 
I have done clean reinstalls of the graphics card driver as well, I thought it had fixed it but the issue returned.
 
Could you explain what I should be looking for on the PrecisionX when im analyzing for drops?
 
P.S.: I also noticed that windows had been unable to install any updates recently, I had to clear the softwaredistribution folder to fix it. So I'm not sure if that could have played a part.

stealthp90

nephinox

stealthp90
Hey there,
 
I think there could be several things causing this, I will simply cover what I think might help you with your problem. Firstly this may be caused by your system trying to read data from your HDD, if you are not running an SSD this could be something to look at. Next I would try and do a completely fresh install of your video drivers. Use display driver uninstaller to completely purge your current GPU drivers. Then install the most recent stable driver using the clean install option in the custom tab.
 
If this hasent fixed your problem, it might be best to use a program like MSI after burner of PrecisionX to check your GPU stats while playing your games. Look to see that your GPU utilization is staying at 100% when the drops are happening. If your GPU usage is dropping to a small percentage it means that it isn't being supplied properly with instructions. This could be caused by your CPU or storage.
 
I hope this helps

I had recently moved the games to the HDD and that may be when the problems started, but I cant be too sure.
 
I have done clean reinstalls of the graphics card driver as well, I thought it had fixed it but the issue returned.
 
Could you explain what I should be looking for on the PrecisionX when im analyzing for drops?
 
P.S.: I also noticed that windows had been unable to install any updates recently, I had to clear the softwaredistribution folder to fix it. So I'm not sure if that could have played a part.

What you should be looking for is the GPU usage, when running games you should see relatively constant load. So if you notice that your card is either have reduced load, for example 80% to 30% when the stutter occurs then that means that something is limiting your GPUs performance. Like I said before that could be because of your CPU or loading content from your HDD.
 
Another thing to look for is if the core frequency of your card drops when these stutters are happening. If this is the case, set the Nvidia driver to prefer maximum performance. This could possibly help with this problem.

nephinox
So it seems like something is up with the HDD?