Game freezing and audio lag

[Owned]

So first my computer:
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600KF 3.50 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
32 Gig of ram
2x m.2 SSD

So since getting the game while playing it would freeze for a few seconds when first starting combat, talking to npc's and sometimes just walking past npc's that say stuff without needing to start a conversation. Also when starting dialogue the first sentence the npc would speak lags out with their mouths moving but no sound. After about 4 seconds the sound start and they start talking. Sometimes even shooting my gun the sound cuts out and 4 seconds latter you hear the shot.
I have tried everything that I could find on google and youtube such as:
turn off a bunch of settings
change all the setting to low
start steam and the game in admin mode
limit the FPS to 60
change the resolution
Updating graphics drivers
Reinstalling the game

What I have noticed is that when the game freezes and the audio lags that my M.2 SSD will go to 100% in task manager until the freeze or audio lag stops. I have no idea how to fix this and just hope that Bethesda brings out a patch soon.

[Frank Maiyazu]

game probably needs to be configured a bit more in a patch

[Xelance]

gpu at 100% too?

[Owned]

nope everything else seems normal just the M.2 SSD is going to 100%. The spike lasts until the freezing or audio lag stops.

[Owned]

Oh i wasnt looking at the right thing so yes GPU is also at 100%

[Caduryn]

That sounds more like a Computerproblem...

The syntoms are like game on a HDD

Sure everything is really up to date?

Steam - Help - Systeminformation, copy/paste the info

[Owned]

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: ASRock
Model: Z690 Pro RS
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected
Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600KF
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0xb7
CPU Stepping: 0x1
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3494 MHz
20 logical processors
14 physical processors
Hyper-threading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported
Operating System Version:
Windows 11 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0
Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 31.0.15.3713
DirectX Driver Version: 31.0.15.3713
Driver Date: 8 14 2023
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 143 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x2704
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Desktop Resolution: 7680 x 2160
Primary Display Size: 25.20" x 14.17" (28.90" diag), 64.0cm x 36.0cm (73.4cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 16375 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x
Sound card:
Audio device: Headset Earphone (CORSAIR HS80
Memory:
RAM: 32593 Mb
VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 2860286 MB
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 1012443 MB
OS Install Date: Mar 20 2023
Game Controller: None detected
MAC Address hash: 3350d749f4cdc0509b698d5138e630d778011179
Storage:
Disk serial number hash: c922fc2d
Number of SSDs: 0
Number of HDDs: 0
Number of removable drives: 0

[Caduryn]

Thats very strange.... should run butter smooth

But i see your System has 2 GPUs, are you really really sure the Game uses the right one?

[Owned]

task manager says its using NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 whent he games running

[Caduryn]

Well, i am out of ideas.... all i know it that it surely should not run like that

[yongbing1]

Originally posted by Owned:

So first my computer:
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600KF 3.50 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
32 Gig of ram
2x m.2 SSD

So since getting the game while playing it would freeze for a few seconds when first starting combat, talking to npc's and sometimes just walking past npc's that say stuff without needing to start a conversation. Also when starting dialogue the first sentence the npc would speak lags out with their mouths moving but no sound. After about 4 seconds the sound start and they start talking. Sometimes even shooting my gun the sound cuts out and 4 seconds latter you hear the shot.
I have tried everything that I could find on google and youtube such as:
turn off a bunch of settings
change all the setting to low
start steam and the game in admin mode
limit the FPS to 60
change the resolution
Updating graphics drivers
Reinstalling the game

What I have noticed is that when the game freezes and the audio lags that my M.2 SSD will go to 100% in task manager until the freeze or audio lag stops. I have no idea how to fix this and just hope that Bethesda brings out a patch soon.

Same problem and no sign of a fix after 4 days playing, Mist likely refund today.

[IanSane]

Same system specs as the OP and same exact issue. I am frustrated beyond measure, when it ISN'T freezing the FPS is butter but its freezing every few seconds when you move or shoot making it unplayable.

[Owned]

So its been out for almost a week and still no patch that might fix this thing. Would love to play the game i spent over $100 for.

[Caduryn]

Originally posted by Owned:

So its been out for almost a week and still no patch that might fix this thing. Would love to play the game i spent over $100 for.

One thing you could check is getting GPU Z and look what it tells you on the "Bus Interface"

There are legit some People where the GPU worked on PCIe x2 instead of x16

[Owned]

downlaoded it and it says PCIe x16 4.0 @ x16 4.0

[Caduryn]

Originally posted by Owned:

downlaoded it and it says PCIe x16 4.0 @ x16 4.0

Damn.... but it was a try