Help with stutter in games

[Dude]

OK, bit its not the lane. Lol

Did you try it in the other slot?

 

[N00berG00ber]

OK, bit its not the lane. Lol[/QUOTEmobo wid you try it in the other slot?

No, I'm not home. But how would it be possible for it to be the lane when the other mobo was doing the same thing.

 

[Dude]

While it is not likely it is possible. Give it a try to rule it out. It might help to drop your OC a little.

 

[N00berG00ber]

While it is not likely it is possible. Give it a try to rule it out. It might help to drop your OC a little.

Alright when ihet home I'll try

 

[N00berG00ber]

Switching the slot did nothing....hmmmm

 

[Dude]

Is it only BF3 now, or all games?

 

[N00berG00ber]

Is it only BF3 now, or all games?

So far last night I only noticed it on bf3. But i need to play my other intensive games to make sure

 

[Dude]

BF3 is notorious for having server issues, so if it doesn't happen in other games I would say BF3 is at fault.

 

[N00berG00ber]

BF3 is notorious for having server issues, so if it doesn't happen in other games I would say BF3 is at fault.

Ya, I agree, but that's y I want to run all my games to make 100% sure.

 

[smarteyeball]

ive tried all drivers since the 320.19. my last GPU was the same exact one as I have now. I sent it in for an RMA and they sent me a new one of the same model. my last one was the same issue.

So the other GPU was probably fine then. At least you can rule out a bad GPU as well.

EDIT: Drive completed successfully. no errors.

Scratch that off the list as well.

I let memtest run several passes.

Chances are the RAM is fine as well.

the only real changes I did was OC my CPU, HT Link, Shut down a bit of services,

Have you tried re-enabling those services again - all of them? Sometimes it's possible that what may not appear to be a cause can have a trickle effect.

As for the overclock - remove it and run @ stock. You have a niggly issue and it's best to eliminate all variables. You can always re-instate it afterwards.

im not too worried about the youtube videos thing. .

Was just wondering if was video driver related.

it seems to only happen now on BF3. it does it very little in the beginning of playing, then as time goes on and my GPU heats up, the boost clock fluctuates maybe 10-20MHZ in the boost range, and so does voltage. and the stuttering gets worse after that,

Have you tested by playing the SP campaign to eliminate any possible server lag?

Also have you tried creating a custom fan profile, or cranking up the fans speeds in EVGA precision or Afterburner to try and keep the temp below the boost cut off?

Although 10-20mhz shouldn't be that noticeable as the different power states kick in. Although as the temp rises, dropping below the baseclock speed would be noticeable.

It does NOT happen in my other games AS often. it may happen once every 20 mins or so, or not at all. so far that I noticed.

Less often could be due to temps and powerstates...

What are the GPU's max/average temps hitting in BF3 and other games?

 

[N00berG00ber]

Ive tried to bring my bios settings all back to stock everything and tried and it still did it, so its not the OC I have.

I have not tried campaign however I have gone into MANY different servers. Same with my other games. But the stutter was happening both on SP & MP on other games.

In say black ops, my GPU never hits 70c and its in the max boost state all the time. And I believe that game has STOPPED stuttering as it was before. In bf3 after some times, my GPU hits 77c and that's when the core starts to fluctuate frequencies and voltages. But only a few MHz it never hits the base clock. But this is after some time. In the beginning it dosent stutter as much.



I will try to crank the fan up too 100% and play and see if that helps. The max clock is 1097mhz. And the base 998mhz. My CPU never hits 48c while playing bf3. When I put my new PSU in tomorrow, I'll take apart the GPU and put some good thermal paste on. MX-2.

As far as services, I'll try enabling all of them.

Tho I think the issue is fixed, because my other games don't seem to be stuttering, for bf3 I think its a mixture between a hot GPU and one that's not completely powerfully enough. As soon as I get home I'll try other games to male 100% sure.

I've ran a ping test to my router and I'm getting a max of 4ms average is 1-2ms. This is over WiFi. 300mbps N. I also ran a continuous packet test to router and Google and none were dropped.

I get a download speed of 60mbps and 20mbps upload speed. So internet is fine.

 

[Dude]

What settings are you using in BF3? Turn off motion blur, and ambient occlusion, set aa to 2 times and lower shadows to low. The game will still look great, and that might help. Here are my settings, and BF3 has no issues

 

[N00berG00ber]

That game I am playing on higher settings then I should be. I get between 50 and 70fps. Up until my GPU started to et hot and the frequency starts to bounce. However the stutter I'm getting is like a HDD lag. But its not.

 

[N00berG00ber]

Most of the time I'm in the 60 fps range.

 

[N00berG00ber]

as of now, im calling that the stutter is fixed. I will keep thread open just incase.

we basically ruled out it being hardware related. I think if it still exists, it is some services in which case I can just set them all back to normal stock, or worse case, reinstall windows. but I am 95% sure its fixed. bf3 is being stupid and doing some weird stuff rite now, so its hard for me to tell.

anyway thanks Dude and smarteyeball! rep givin!

 

[smarteyeball]

In bf3 after some times, my GPU hits 77c and that's when the core starts to fluctuate frequencies and voltages. But only a few MHz it never hits the base clock. But this is after some time. In the beginning it dosent stutter as much.



I will try to crank the fan up too 100% and play and see if that helps. The max clock is 1097mhz. And the base 998mhz. I'll take apart the GPU and put some good thermal paste on. MX-2.

GPU temp is perfectly normal, as is the fluctuation. It's only when the card starts hitting the +100c mark that the thermal protection kicks in and drops below base clock speeds which isn't happening for you.

And the difference between baseclock and boost clock speeds would be a few fps at best.

As far as services, I'll try enabling all of them.

With todays hardware, it can easily absorb any extra resource usage. There's not really any benefit from tweaking higher end rigs.

for bf3 I think its a mixture between a hot GPU and one that's not completely powerfully enough.

Judging by framerate alone isn't enough these days unfortunately.

And lowering the settings as suggested by Dude are a good idea. Most post processing effects like Blur, AO and shadows can be the difference between smooth and jerky.

Glad we could help.