Is my graphics card showing signs of retirement?

[sybaris]

Hi
I have a Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Vapor X 4GB and running an i7 4770K clocked to 4.2ghz.
Recently I upgraded to a clean build of Windows 10 pro (I think it was 1806, possibly 1903).
When I play games, stream or even scroll through a several page PDF, things go jerky and
stuttery.

I have rolled back to the original driver and upgraded to the latest but this doesn't cure it.

Is my graphics card which has probably about 40,000 hours use starting to show signs of old age?
or is there something else windows 10 related?

If its time to upgrade, what are your suggestions? (probably have in the band of £350 to £450 to spend)

Thanks

 

[sybaris]

anyone?

 

[Threepwood]

what is it like when everything is put to stock?

 

[Orange Nexus]

Check if Win 10 is updating itself. Updates it seems to happen everyday. lol

But if you really feel like upgrading, then i suggest the 5700. It is about twice as fast and uses way less power.

Here is my reference 5700 undervolted to less than a volt.

https://i.imgur.com/ume2vaD.jpg

 

[varkanoid]

Make sure Game Mode is off

1. Hit the Start key, and choose the Settings icon.
2. Choose Gaming.
3. Click on Game Mode in the left panel.
4. Turn off the toggle for Use Game Mode

 

[Simon Belmont]

Make sure Game Mode is off

1. Hit the Start key, and choose the Settings icon.
2. Choose Gaming.
3. Click on Game Mode in the left panel.
4. Turn off the toggle for Use Game Mode

Why should game mode be turned off?

 

[varkanoid]

because its not very good and can cause more problems than solve. eg stuttering, jerky frame rate (sound familiar)?
Would you trust a mode by Microsoft that is meant to improve your gaming experience ?

Its their "version" of optimise settings in games like Nvidia's GFE (hands up all those who use Nvidia Optimise game settings ?)

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/windows-10-game-mode-tested-good-for-minimum-fps-bad-for-multitasking/

Maybe there's some specific combination of hardware and software that will show greatly improved results with Game Mode. I doubt it, and a better solution is to shut down unneeded background tasks when playing games—at least if your PC doesn't have enough RAM and processor performance to handle things. Upgrading your PC's hardware is another option, but that costs money. And if you're using a PC infested with malware, definitely take care of that problem before thinking about playing games.

 

[sybaris]

Thanks everyone,
I will investigate further
- Not reset to clock, I don't think I could get it back again.
- Gaming mode is off
- It worked fine with Windows 7.
- May just upgrade the card and be done with it.