Gaming fps drops/freezes

[callum2308]

I will be playing games like gta v and fortnite and ill then randomly freeze for around 2-3 seconds, audio cuts out and it goes to 1fps and my ping rockets up to around 300 then comes back down.

Iv completely wiped my pc multiple times and the problem still occurs, when im playing i get around 85% cpu usage when i check on task manager.

My specs are
- intel core i7 3770 3.4ghz
- geforce gtx 960
- 16gb dual channel ddr3 ram

I dont know how to fix any suggestions?

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Do you use an SSD for the games??

 

[nutsnut]

Could be hitting the VRAM limit of the card, what is your VRAM usage?

 

[callum2308]

my vram is 4096- not sure about my usage

 

[CuriousTomCat]

What resolution are you rocking? GTA V can use upto 4.6Gb VRAM at 1440p with AA enabled. You should be okay at 1080p.

Are you running it from an SSD or HDD?

 

[callum2308]

i dont think its a ssd its in my d drive already in my pc thats what gtas on, i think i play 1920x1080

 

[jigger]

Windows 10 by any chance?

 

[callum2308]

yeah

pro 64bit

 

[C64]

it's probably just the pc being a little low spec get that cpu overclocked to 4ghz + tbh
and of course try tweaking graphics settings

 

[mickyflinn]

i dont think its a ssd its in my d drive already in my pc thats what gtas on, i think i play 1920x1080

Have you got an ssd ?

 

[foster grant]

Windows 10 by any chance?

Windows 10 has issues with gaming ?

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

If its an HDD those stutters can be disk I/O.

 

[eeii]

Could be a number of things. 1. Update your bios to the latest. 2. Download latest chipset drivers from your motherboards web site. 3. gpuz is a good tool keep that running in the back ground to see if you are running out of VRAM. MSI afterburner is also good. Get rid of any programs you dont need that are running in the background. I'd also make sure its not a stuck windows update as I've seen that before.

 

[4K8KW10]

Get rid of any programs you dont need that are running in the background.

And it could be exactly an one which is left running in the background.

This case is just one of those showcases highlighting the need for more cores and more modern system - old quad-core chokes hard in Windows 10.

Every system has such a moment in its life cycle - when all of a sudden it begins to micro-stutter or heavily stutter, thus making the gaming experience poor.

I'd also make sure its not a stuck windows update as I've seen that before.

 

[Saul Farrell]

Try lowering the graphics a bit and see if that fixes the issue

 

[pp111]

Best thing to do is to use something like afterburner to monitor the performance of the system and task manager, and see if there are any spikes in anything when the lags happen. It may tell you that for example it's disk access, or network access, or you are running out of memory or something. Also if you are playing online it could be windows antivirus scanning stuff in your game folders. Try excluding all of them from your anti-virus. From the duration it does sound like it is good old windows taking time off to do something else.