Mini stutters after 8 to 8.1 installation.

dirtybeatfreak · 18 Jul 2015 at 23:32

Hi all,

Wonder if anyone may have an idea with a problem I am having? I have recently installed Windows 8.1 (previous was Win 8 Pro) and am suffering from slight but noticeable pauses/stutter during gaming now. Google not seeming to help! I have not changed any hardware configurations or settings at all since on the previous installation, all my games ran really smooth.

My specs are i5-2500k @4.5, 16gb ram, GTX 980, games are installed and ran from an 840 evo SSD.

I have tried the following:

-drivers are up to date (in-game I am still getting really high fps and there are no noticeable drops)

-Have tried the Microsoft mouse fix as mouse lag was a 8.1 problem at one point

-Also tried changing polling rate on my Razer Deathadder 3.5g

-Tried disabling onedrive

-One or two cmd tweaks (namely bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes and bcdedit /set useplatformclock true)

-Power management is set to high performance.

-GPU power management is set to Max performance

-Installed Intel Raid storage technology

I am at a loss with what to try next

I can't really go back to Win 8 Pro as it was a naughty copy and I want to be installing 10 when it's ready on the 29th. I haven't tried unparking cores as I was under the impression 8/8.1 handles that fine ???

Thanks for any help in advance

peahead · 18 Jul 2015 at 23:59

Did you do a clean install of the driver ? and try an older driver just to see if you have the same issue

dirtybeatfreak · 19 Jul 2015 at 00:08

Yea, tried several different drivers each time using DDU to cleanly un-install them

peahead · 19 Jul 2015 at 00:26

Dont know what else to suggest but windows 10 is out soon maybe that will fix it

dirtybeatfreak · 19 Jul 2015 at 00:46

Thanks peahead, yea that's kind of what I think I will have to wait for and keep my fingers crossed it does sort it. Did think about getting 10 early but don't know if possible and if that would again mean another install on release. I was hoping someone else may have had the same problem with 8.1 and knows a fix.

Will keep trying until then though, I don't like being beaten by a machine!

Rabtech · 19 Jul 2015 at 09:35

Try disabling HPET in the bios, It shouldn't really affect a 8 to 8.1 installation but it can do with a Windows 7 to 8/8.1 install and micro stuttering.

Bane · 19 Jul 2015 at 10:41

As you have a Samsung 840 Evo have you tried running HD Tune Pro to see If that is suffering drop in performance? Unlikely to be the issue but can rule it out.

Can see some examples in the massive thread in storage section
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18615995&highlight=evo&page=51

dirtybeatfreak · 19 Jul 2015 at 13:36

Thanks Rabtech and Bane, will try those suggestions in a bit

llamadal · 19 Jul 2015 at 14:21

Does a reboot solve it? I had a similar problem but would only be on a cold boot.

Not sure what fixed it but did a fresh win10 install, new ssd, replaced BIOS battery and swapped internal cables.

dirtybeatfreak · 19 Jul 2015 at 14:26

Nah a reboot does not make any difference. I seem to have improved it a little by trying various things but its still not 100%. Hardware is all fine I am pretty certain on that

Just had a read through the thread that Bane suggested and have installed Samsung magician from that, that has done a few tweaks here and there, will see how that performs.

Thanks again guys