Are small stutters or occasional hitching normal in games?

[theterminaldreamland]

I just got this PC not even 2 weeks ago, and sometimes when I'm playing games I get this freezing or stuttering that doesn't even last a second most of the time, like the game is loading stuff around me. Though it's really bad in skyrim and fallout New Vegas and i'm not really sure why. I have a EVGA GTX 980 and a i74790k.

 

[Cons29]

maybe it's the loading of maps (including hi res textures) that causes it. if you have an ssd, it should help

 

[theterminaldreamland]

Hm, yeah I though of that, but even if I put my game on the ssd, (like skyrim) it still occurs, so I just assumed it was an issue with the game.

 

[Cons29]

well, yeah it is possible. and the elder scrolls game have a reputation (but i love the games) for bugs and all that

 

[theterminaldreamland]

I too love the games, but it's a pain to deal with all the bugs. But this is normal? I don't have to RMA or anything? Thanks for the help, i'm a nub, i'm sure you already picked up on that.

 

[Cons29]

try other games, if those are ok, then its probably just the game

 

[theterminaldreamland]

try other games, if those are ok, then its probably just the game

Well it happens at least once in all of them, which is why I posted here. But i think I'll just let it go for now though.

 

[bystander]

What is the frequency of these hitches. Pretty much all games will do it once in a while, but if it is happening more than once per 1-5 mins in ALL games, then something could be off.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

What is the frequency of these hitches. Pretty much all games will do it once in a while, but if it is happening more than once per 1-5 mins in ALL games, then something could be off.

On skyrim I get it at least 5-6 times in under 3 minutes. In fallout New Vegas, a little less, about once or twice every 5 minutes or so. I get it worse in Fallout 3 for some reason. I get it every so often in euro truck simulator and Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes, I don't know it's really weird. I see other people with the same, or even less powered PC's than mine and their games look great. And also, when I play skyrim for some time, the PC just shuts off, no warning or anything. I just recently installed The Sims 3, and it's REALLY choppy, like it's using integrated graphics or something, but I know it's disabled. it's confusing, thanks for your help.

 

[bystander]

If the PC is shutting off playing Skyrim, you may have a PSU issue or heat issue.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

If the PC is shutting off playing Skyrim, you may have a PSU issue or heat issue.

Hm, okay. Makes sense, thanks.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

I just tried the same game on my brother's computer with a 670, and it runs flawlessly, so now i'm convinced there's something wrong with my setup but I don't know what, the temperatures are always at 60-65 degrees Celsius. weird....

 

[bystander]

I just tried the same game on my brother's computer with a 670, and it runs flawlessly, so now i'm convinced there's something wrong with my setup but I don't know what, the temperatures are always at 60-65 degrees Celsius. weird....

What is your PSU, and what is running at 60-65C? The CPU or GPU? Both are critical. CPU temps need to be a bit lower than GPU temps.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

I just tried the same game on my brother's computer with a 670, and it runs flawlessly, so now i'm convinced there's something wrong with my setup but I don't know what, the temperatures are always at 60-65 degrees Celsius. weird....

What is your PSU, and what is running at 60-65C? The CPU or GPU? Both are critical. CPU temps need to be a bit lower than GPU temps.

Oh I should have been more clear. My CPU runs at 60-65 Celsius sometimes, other times it's in the 40's. My GPU is at 52 degrees Celsius but it goes up to 60 every now and again, right now but I'm just playing Fallout new vegas. And I'm sorry I have no idea what my psu is, someone else built the computer, I know just about everything else (i think). I can have him come look at it but I won't if what i'm experiencing isn't an issue. Maybe it's the game and something to do with an incompatibility with my card because it's sorta new? I don't know, is it an issue? I guess it turning off randomly when I play games is sort of an issue though, haha. I wish I was tech savvy.

 

[bystander]

Open up your PC case and take take a picture of the PSU where the sticker with all the info is at. Post the picture.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

Open up your PC case and take take a picture of the PSU where the sticker with all the info is at. Post the picture.

Hm okay, I have a box of it around somewhere. Though I'm pretty sure it's from corsair. The HX series I believe? I'll double check.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

I just tried the same game on my brother's computer with a 670, and it runs flawlessly, so now i'm convinced there's something wrong with my setup but I don't know what, the temperatures are always at 60-65 degrees Celsius. weird....

What is your PSU, and what is running at 60-65C? The CPU or GPU? Both are critical. CPU temps need to be a bit lower than GPU temps.

Well I asked about it, he says my GPU is TOO powerful, and that I might have to dial some setting down to get it to run smoothly. Now I don't know jack about computers but i'm pretty sure that doesn't make sense. Agh...I have no idea what to do. Thanks for the help though.

 

[bystander]

Look up the PSU. You shouldn't have to dial anything back unless you have something OC'ed.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

Look up the PSU. You shouldn't have to dial anything back unless you have something OC'ed.

Well I haven't found the box and I don't have the tools to take off the side of the case at the moment. I have this thing called AI suite, it came with the motherboard. Could that be interfering with anything? Should anything in my BIOS be set to auto?