PC stuttering, is it a cpu problem?

[RyanM]

My specs are:
GTX 1660 Super
Ryzen 3 1200 (I know its a bottle neck but i wasnt having stuttering issues before)
8gb Corsair Vengeance 3000mhz

Basically before i used MSI afterburner to attempt to overclock my GPU my PC was running perfectly fine and my CPU was even running at 3.9ghz (base speed 3.1ghz). My pc started freezing and stuttering after overclocking a bit too high so i reverted it all. My desktop works fine and i can use chrome etc perfectly fine but as soon as i get in game (in this case fortnite) my game drops frames so much, even in the pre game lobby. I used to cap at 75fps and get it consistently, now im lucky to stay above 60 fps...

Another thing to note is i just installed a new ssd and fortnite is the only thing on the ssd... I dont know if that can cause any other issues maybe?

[r.linder]

I assume you mean 16GB RAM and not 6GB.

Anyway, I would try uninstalling MSI Afterburner and any saved settings for it, and then use DDU in safe mode to completely wipe the GPU driver and then reinstall the driver and Afterburner.

[RyanM]

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I assume you mean 16GB RAM and not 6GB.

Anyway, I would try uninstalling MSI Afterburner and any saved settings for it, and then use DDU in safe mode to completely wipe the GPU driver and then reinstall the driver and Afterburner.

meant 8gb, keycaps were in the wrong place for some reason, ive already uninstalled afterburner and i have fully reset my pc since this started...

Ive also reinstalled the latest driver since the reset

[r.linder]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

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I assume you mean 16GB RAM and not 6GB.

Anyway, I would try uninstalling MSI Afterburner and any saved settings for it, and then use DDU in safe mode to completely wipe the GPU driver and then reinstall the driver and Afterburner.

meant 8gb, keycaps were in the wrong place for some reason, ive already uninstalled afterburner and i have fully reset my pc since this started...

Gonna want more RAM than 8GB, it's barely enough for a lot of modern games on top of usual system usage.

R3 1200 is also only 4C/4T, so any game that uses 6+ threads doesn't really run too smoothly.

BIOS should also be up to date if it isn't.

[Sorrow]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

meant 8gb, keycaps were in the wrong place for some reason, ive already uninstalled afterburner and i have fully reset my pc since this started...

Uninstalling afterburning won't solve your problem.
It's a handy tool to have... you shoud have only reset the OC you did on it.

[RyanM]

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yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

meant 8gb, keycaps were in the wrong place for some reason, ive already uninstalled afterburner and i have fully reset my pc since this started...

Gonna want more RAM than 8GB, it's barely enough for a lot of modern games on top of usual system usage.

R3 1200 is also only 4C/4T, so any game that uses 6+ threads doesn't really run too smoothly.

But previous to the overclocking my game was running perfectly fine? im planning to upgrade my cpu and ram but for the mean time im trying to fix the clear issue i have with my current hardware..

[RyanM]

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yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

meant 8gb, keycaps were in the wrong place for some reason, ive already uninstalled afterburner and i have fully reset my pc since this started...

Uninstalling afterburning won't solve your problem.
It's a handy tool to have... you shoud have only reset the OC you did on it.

I reset the everything on afterburner to default before resetting the pc

[r.linder]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

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Gonna want more RAM than 8GB, it's barely enough for a lot of modern games on top of usual system usage.

R3 1200 is also only 4C/4T, so any game that uses 6+ threads doesn't really run too smoothly.

But previous to the overclocking my game was running perfectly fine? im planning to upgrade my cpu and ram but for the mean time im trying to fix the clear issue i have with my current hardware..

It's definitely a software issue when it worked fine before.

[RyanM]

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yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

But previous to the overclocking my game was running perfectly fine? im planning to upgrade my cpu and ram but for the mean time im trying to fix the clear issue i have with my current hardware..

It's definitely a software issue when it worked fine before.

So what could the issue be then?

[r.linder]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

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It's definitely a software issue when it worked fine before.

So what could the issue be then?

If it's not the driver then it could be caused by Windows (outdated or bad update), the motherboard BIOS, or the GPU BIOS if for some reason that Afterburner ♥♥♥♥♥♥ with it (when it shouldn't.)

[Sorrow]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

So what could the issue be then?

Does stuttering starts instantly?
The moment you launch the game?

Have you overclock anything else besides your GPU?

[RyanM]

Sorrow eredeti hozzászólása:

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

So what could the issue be then?

Does stuttering starts instantly?
The moment you launch the game?

I cant notice stuttering while the game is launching as its just a still screen but as soon as i get into the lobby at the bottom left my frames are all over the place... before i was able to get a stable 144fps in the lobby, now i get stutters at 75

And i had my cpu overclocked to 3.9ghz but that was completley stable for months

[Sorrow]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

Sorrow eredeti hozzászólása:

Does stuttering starts instantly?
The moment you launch the game?

I cant notice stuttering while the game is launching as its just a still screen but as soon as i get into the lobby at the bottom left my frames are all over the place... before i was able to get a stable 144fps in the lobby, now i get stutters at 75

And i had my cpu overclocked to 3.9ghz but that was completley stable for months

Try downclocking the CPU as a test.
Reset to base speed.

[RyanM]

Sorrow eredeti hozzászólása:

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

I cant notice stuttering while the game is launching as its just a still screen but as soon as i get into the lobby at the bottom left my frames are all over the place... before i was able to get a stable 144fps in the lobby, now i get stutters at 75

And i had my cpu overclocked to 3.9ghz but that was completley stable for months

Try downclocking the CPU as a test.
Reset to base speed.

Ive already got it back down to base speed and the issue is still there

[r.linder]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

Sorrow eredeti hozzászólása:

Does stuttering starts instantly?
The moment you launch the game?

I cant notice stuttering while the game is launching as its just a still screen but as soon as i get into the lobby at the bottom left my frames are all over the place... before i was able to get a stable 144fps in the lobby, now i get stutters at 75

And i had my cpu overclocked to 3.9ghz but that was completley stable for months

What voltage though? Anything above 1.325v is not considered safe for a long term OC and could probably damage the lifespan of the CPU and ability to hold that clock over time.

[Sorrow]

yoink eredeti hozzászólása:

Sorrow eredeti hozzászólása:

Try downclocking the CPU as a test.
Reset to base speed.

Ive already got it back down to base speed and the issue is still there

Whats your GPU/CPU utilization ingame?
In %

Just trying to narrow the problem down to see what part/sofware is the exact culprit.