Ever since I built my PC back in 2011, it has never really seemed to run smoothly.
It has always had a kind of stutter, or choppyness, to it rather than being smooth and consistent.
One example where I have noticed it is when simply opening and closing a new tab in Chrome. On the standard laptop I have it slides open completely smoothly every time. However, on my PC sometimes it will kind of jerk open, stuttering a few times as it opens. It's only slight, but it's definitely noticeable. (Happens even when I only have Chrome open and nothing in any of the tabs or anything.)
But it's not limited to just this. In fact almost everything feels slightly choppy. Even when just click + dragging the highlight box thing when just on the desktop feels like it stutters very slightly.
It manages to run intensive games at good FPS, and I always try to get a consistent 60fps altering settings and usually capped with V-Sync, so it's not like it can't run those games powerfully, but even then I sometimes do notice that it doesn't feel as smooth as what I would assume it should be, even with a solid consistent 60fps.
I've always tried to ignore it, and thought maybe it was just me being paranoid or something, but it's definitely there.
Things open and work quick, but not smoothly.
Since my original build, I've had a new GPU, RAM, and an SSD (which I have only Windows and Chrome installed on), and the problem still remains. Reinstalled Windows several times, including onto the new SSD.
My PC specs are:
Intel Core i5 2500K (@ stock atm)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Mainboard (B2 Revision)
Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GPU
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB RAM
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply
Windows 7 64bit
What could be causing this? Could it be a setting somewhere that is set incorrectly? Faulty part? Possibly my monitor?
Really annoying problem that would be heavenly if sorted. Any help much appreciated.
It has always had a kind of stutter, or choppyness, to it rather than being smooth and consistent.
One example where I have noticed it is when simply opening and closing a new tab in Chrome. On the standard laptop I have it slides open completely smoothly every time. However, on my PC sometimes it will kind of jerk open, stuttering a few times as it opens. It's only slight, but it's definitely noticeable. (Happens even when I only have Chrome open and nothing in any of the tabs or anything.)
But it's not limited to just this. In fact almost everything feels slightly choppy. Even when just click + dragging the highlight box thing when just on the desktop feels like it stutters very slightly.
It manages to run intensive games at good FPS, and I always try to get a consistent 60fps altering settings and usually capped with V-Sync, so it's not like it can't run those games powerfully, but even then I sometimes do notice that it doesn't feel as smooth as what I would assume it should be, even with a solid consistent 60fps.
I've always tried to ignore it, and thought maybe it was just me being paranoid or something, but it's definitely there.
Things open and work quick, but not smoothly.
Since my original build, I've had a new GPU, RAM, and an SSD (which I have only Windows and Chrome installed on), and the problem still remains. Reinstalled Windows several times, including onto the new SSD.
My PC specs are:
Intel Core i5 2500K (@ stock atm)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Mainboard (B2 Revision)
Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GPU
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB RAM
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply
Windows 7 64bit
What could be causing this? Could it be a setting somewhere that is set incorrectly? Faulty part? Possibly my monitor?
Really annoying problem that would be heavenly if sorted. Any help much appreciated.
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