My graphic cards stutters all the time in-games?

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 11:52

I have the HD 6950 that is overclocked to an ample 840mhz and memory clock of 1325mhz however whenever in game I get a solid 60fps, I don't see any drop in FPS but I always stutter/freeze randomly. I don't know what it is called but the description of the freeze I can give is that it freezes for less than a second, or maybe one second and then it resumes. If I spin my character on a game like AA Proving Grounds I would only see like 4/5 of the full rotation because of the lag. It is very annoying and unrelated to server as I have OK ping (60ms).

What is the problem, how can I find out if its my graphics card or is it the game/server?

If it helps I send the card out through mail to find the mailer had dropped the card and bent the PCI bracket and some of it rattles slightly. After a week of it being in my rig it's sort of straightened itself out and feels normal however because of that drop will it have knackered my graphics card? everything plays the same?

Do you think I should sell the 6950 as faulty or something even though it still works?

i increased power options to high performance, it reduced stutter but it is still very annoying.

My specs:

128gb SSD
i5 4670k stock
alpenfohn k2 mount doom
hd 6950 sapphire 1gb
ocz 500w psu
a bunch of fans
corsair 300d
and 7tb of hdd space

Tonester0011 · 19 Oct 2013 at 11:54

1300mhz???

MooMoo444 · 19 Oct 2013 at 11:55

Isnt that like, a ridonkulous overclock?

Maybe its not stable.

Suarez7 · 19 Oct 2013 at 11:57

1300 on a 6950 sounds like suicide.

Gregster · 19 Oct 2013 at 11:58

I have no idea what AA proving ground is but it could possibly be a CPU issue. What CPU do you have and the rest of the system. Also, I doubt very much that you have a 1300Mhz OC on the card and if you did, it would be hotter than the sun

Glanza · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:02

Turn your OC down and see if the problem goes

arc@css · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:04

1000mhz would be a very impressive overclock, but I've never heard of a 6XXX series card getting 1300.

MooMoo444 · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:05

Leave it at 1300 and run Furmark

Report back if you smell burning

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:20

sorry nope i was editing it and then forgot to add the real clock speeds lmao my apolgioies let me add them now

lol turns out the 1300 was the memory clock which was probably why my brain decided to post it as that

edit: edited the main post now

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:25

also aa proving grounds is the new beta game: America's Army Proving Grounds.

Tomorrow or so once I finish re downloading a bunch of games ill start my BF3 up and tell you if I receive the same issue (From what I remember, I think I do)

Marine-RX179 · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:31

Have you checked your vram usage?

The shutter could well be caused by your 6950 1GB running out of vram?

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:33

i think it might be. how do i check it?

im guessing if this is the issue then i could easily re-sell the item as used and not faulty/broken? what tests can i perform to fully check this

Glanza · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:33

What res do you play games at?

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:34

1920 x 1080

MooMoo444 · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:37

Download MSI Afterburner, go into settings and tick VRAM so you can see it, then just play something for a few mins and tab out to check results. Or run it on a 2nd monitor if you have one.

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 12:43

hmm thanks. will do and report back ASAP.

Do you know how to check what programs are currently taking using my internet bandwith?

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 13:13

Memory Usage:

Min: 177
MAX: 733

Marine-RX179 · 19 Oct 2013 at 13:59

Trojan Horse said:
Memory Usage:

Min: 177
MAX: 733

So vram is not the issue then.

Trojan Horse · 19 Oct 2013 at 14:37

hmm anyways do you know how i can fully test my gpu before selling it on the fleabayy?

almighty15 · 19 Oct 2013 at 14:38

It's a lack of VRAM.... those VRAM software counters aren't accurate....