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Dutchy NL Jan 19, 2019 @ 12:05pm

All games lagging with a High-End PC

Hello everyone. So since recently my PC started to lag like hell. Games that used to run smoothly started to lag like insane. Games I played are optimized by NVIDIA GeForce Expirience, and the monitors are plugged into the 1080 Ti. Specs below, I hope you guys can help me.

i7 5th Gen
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
16 GB of RAM at 1600 Mhz
250GB SSD for my OS and GTA:V

What could I do?
Task manager shows my resources arent even fully used when playing games.

Last edited by Dutchy NL; Jan 19, 2019 @ 12:06pm

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Cathulhu Jan 19, 2019 @ 12:21pm

What games? Name a few.
What resolution and refresh rate are you playing at?
How are the monitors connected? DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort?
What FPS do you get in those games?

Dutchy NL Jan 19, 2019 @ 12:45pm

These are the games that currently give me the biggest issue stutter/lag:
- GTA:V
- Skyrim
- Mirrors Edge: Catalyst

I am playing the games on 1920x1080, with a refresh rate of 240 Hz, and those monitors are connected through DisplayPort.

Normally I'd easly get 60FPS in the games. Now I'm lucky if I reach 30FPS without stutter.

Sapph Jan 19, 2019 @ 12:59pm

remove the gpu drivers with DDU and then reinstall them.

Jaunitta 🌸 Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:00pm

Check the dedicated gpu is being used as default and not the intel onboard.
Disable Geforce Experience, stop it from running as a test.
Oneway is get it to exit from the running tasks.
If recent drivers were updated roll back.

Last edited by Jaunitta 🌸; Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:03pm

Dutchy NL Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:09pm

I already updated my GPU drivers to the latest versions released January 15, this did not fix the issue. I am unable to find GeForce Experience in the Task Manager.

Where to check which GPU is set as default?

𝔇ave Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:28pm

Originally posted by ThatDutchPerson ✔:

Where to check which GPU is set as default?

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-components/how-set-default-graphics-card-3612668/

Dutchy NL Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:34pm

I dont have the drop down menu for that in the NVIDIA Control Center.

𝔇ave Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:45pm

does the game GTA V run ok since it's on the SSD?

Dutchy NL Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:49pm

No ti doesn't, I relocated it back to the 2TB WD Black HDD and the issue still comes whenever playing the game.

𝔇ave Jan 19, 2019 @ 1:55pm

Might pay to do a malware scan. Also check task manager for any processes that are using an unusually high amount of resources

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Dutchy NL Jan 19, 2019 @ 2:09pm

Task Manager is showing my RAM and GPU are used up to a maximum of 45% when running GTA:V. The situation remains the same after a malware scan and a virusscan.

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𝔇ave Jan 19, 2019 @ 2:17pm

Check your NVIDIA control panel 3d settings. Is the DSR setting on normal Or is it upscaling to a higher resolution? Go through all the global settings. Also make sure your GPU is set to be physx processor

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Dutchy NL Jan 20, 2019 @ 12:16pm

DSR settings in 3D settings are currently;
DSR - Factors: 4.00x (native resolution)
DSR - Smoothness: 33%

PhsyX is set on the GTX 1080ti in the 3D Settings > configure surround, physx

Last edited by Dutchy NL; Jan 20, 2019 @ 12:17pm

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