Is my CPU limiting my gaming?

[bobbarley]

Afternoon chaps!

I recently purchased GTA5 for the PC. I've got the PC listed in my sig and I'm finding the game rather choppy. Graphics are more or less on maximum and with FRAPS running I'm getting around 40fps. However the game judders when I'm driving around, stuttering every few seconds.

Do you think it's the CPU struggling to keep up?

 

[bobbarley]

I play at 1920*1080.

 

[bobbarley]

The game is installed onto a hybrid drive, so should be up to the task. Probably is the CPU then

 

[bobbarley]

I can't overclock the CPU past 3.8Ghz or it just blue screens, think I got a bad one

 

[bobbarley]

I lowered the graphics settings and I'm getting a steady 60fps but it stutters worse than ever. Definitely CPU

 

[bobbarley]

Haha I keep telling myself that. I'm 5 weeks away from my wedding though :O

 

[bobbarley]

Cheers fella. I followed that guide step by step. 3.8Ghz runs as solid as a rock, but anything over that and the system crashes when it loads Windows, every time.