CPU Stutters at 100%

[Maskee]

I have had an AMD Phenom II X4 965 for about 3 years (it came with a cyber power pc I ordered online, which was old as hell) and ever since about a year after I got it I have had fps issues when running games. The CPU is 3.4ghz, but for some reason it would randomly spike every half second and it would basically render the game unplayable. I installed AMD Overdrive to monitor the CPU's performance and at its regular power (3.4ghz) it would spike down to like .8ghz and make any game I play stutter. The only solution I found was to lower the power of the CPU to 75%, which made the CPU run at 2.7ghz. I want to get the most out of my CPU all while making sure it runs smoothly considering the my GTX 750 TI FTW Edition should run games like CS:GO just fine. I have a 144hz monitor but my CPU just can't get a game like CS:GO to run at 144fps or above. I plan on getting a new CPU later on in the year but I want to make sure I can fix something or change something to help my fps a little bit

 

[IisGamer]

Make sure you try to find recommended CPU's for the game's specs as well as the graphics card you plan on using. Seems as though it could be a hardware failure at most. Do your research and replace the CPU. When it spikes down suddenly to a low speed, you could possibly be thermal throttling so before you replace the CPU, just make sure everything is being cooled properly and it's not in an enclosed area. This is one cause of the problem. If it is being cooled properly, then it is a hardware issue that can mostly be resolved by replacing the CPU.

 

[sizzling]

What exact motherboard do you have? My guess is the VRM's are overheating and causing the CPU to throttle.

 

[IisGamer]

What exact motherboard do you have? My guess is the VRM's are overheating and causing the CPU to throttle.

Yeah that's what I'm sort of thinking. If it's not being cooled correctly, this could happen.