Stuttering issues in PC games

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So I'm getting stuttering in various PC games for some reason. It's hard to describe the "stuttering" per se, but it's like, it would run at 60 fps, then quickly jump to 40 fps, then back up to 55 fps, then 38 fps, etc. Almost as if everything is jumping on screen so to speak... It's extremely jarring.

Specs:

i3-7100
8 GB RAM
RX 580 4GB
1TB HDD
120 GB SSD

I'm not sure what the hell it could be, since I'm pretty much forced to turn all the settings down to low 1080p, and even then I get it.
I have turned VSync on in almost all my games to see if it'll help and in some cases DX12, but not by much (except Hitman 2).

I'm not sure what's going on, since a game like Battlefield V, I ran with pretty much the same build except I had a GTX 750 Ti 4GB instead of the RX. Same settings and no stuttering.

Games like Rocket League, CSGO, etc at least work perfectly (on 1080p Medium/High settings).

For example, I pass the minimum requirements for Forza Horizon 4 and Serious Sam 4, yet in both I get stuttering. Even with 1080p low...

Does anyone know what the problem could be here? Since it makes no sense to qualify the minimum requirements for a game yet that same game you're playing is stuttering at low settings at 1080p.
 
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You would have to look at frame time and frame pacing.
MSI afterburner with Riva Statistics should be able to display an OSD with the stats to help you figure out what's going on
 
Install msi after Burner enable osd and see what's happening.
Sounds like your hardware though
 
My_King said:
Just asking as DayZ does this stuttering... have you tried running the games as admin?
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I haven't specifically done that. I just click Play on the game's page in Steam Library...

Guess I could try.
 
Some questions:

1.) Have you tried opening task manager whilst playing and checking if values are reaching their peak?(you can also try reliability monitor)
2.) Have you checked if something is overheating?
3.) Are all games running off your ssd? (Perhaps hdd is on it's way out, 500gb drive should be quite old now)
4.) Have you double checked that all settings are low and you aren't running in windowed mode?
5.) Lastly, I would double check correct RAM speed is showing under task manager.
 
PrimeSteak said:
Nothing, the only thing would be Steam itself. No browsers or other apps that I know of...
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As suggested above, install an overlay program where it can display stats for your CPU and check these values when you see the stuttering, if they're maxing out at ~100% then it's likely a CPU bottleneck somewhere. The i3 cpu you have is only a dual core CPU (with 4 threads) and can get easily overwhelmed.
 
RunningFromFat said:
Some questions:

1.) Have you tried opening task manager whilst playing and checking if values are reaching their peak?(you can also try reliability monitor)
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Could try.
RunningFromFat said:
2.) Have you checked if something is overheating?
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I just know the part of my case where the GPU more or less is, gets hot, but there's nothing I can do really since I've maxed out my case fans (Two of them).
RunningFromFat said:
3.) Are all games running off your ssd? (Perhaps hdd is on it's way out, 500gb drive should be quite old now)
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I edited my OP. I have a 1TB HDD, not 500GB. Got it wrong sorry.

And no, I run all my games off of the HDD.
RunningFromFat said:
4.) Have you double checked that all settings are low and you aren't running in windowed mode?
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Yes. Fullscreen. 1080p Low.
RunningFromFat said:
5.) Lastly, I would double check correct RAM speed is showing under task manager.
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Ok. Will do.
 
PrimeSteak said:
Could try.

I just know the part of my case where the GPU more or less is, gets hot, but there's nothing I can do really since I've maxed out my case fans (Two of them).

I edited my OP. I have a 1TB HDD, not 500GB. Got it wrong sorry.

And no, I run all my games off of the HDD.

Yes. Fullscreen. 1080p Low.

Ok. Will do.
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I just know the part of my case where the GPU more or less is, gets hot, but there's nothing I can do really since I've maxed out my case fans (Two of them).

That's your problem, gpu throttling
 
Lupus said:
I just know the part of my case where the GPU more or less is, gets hot, but there's nothing I can do really since I've maxed out my case fans (Two of them).

That's your problem, gpu throttling
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Ok, but what else can I do? My case doesn't have more space for fans. I don't have the money for a new case anyway.

Add typical summer weather in the Karoo and I'm pretty much ****ed.
 
PrimeSteak said:
Ok, but what else can I do? My case doesn't have more space for fans. I don't have the money for a new case anyway.

Add typical summer weather in the Karoo and I'm pretty much ****ed.
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Take the sides off, what case do you have?
 
PrimeSteak said:
Ok, but what else can I do? My case doesn't have more space for fans. I don't have the money for a new case anyway.

Add typical summer weather in the Karoo and I'm pretty much ****ed.
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Open, clean everything thoroughly, re-apply thermal paste and reinstall windows.

That is about all you can do on a budget and it can help especially if you have a heat sink full dust.

Also make sure the fans have airflow blowing through the case from front to back not all fans blowing in/out.
 
You should be able to fit 2 intake in the front & 1 exhaust fan in the rear. I've used that configuration with larger cases & haven't had any heat issues. But I'd bet it's your CPU where the bottleneck is...
 
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