Dropping to 30fps randomly in games

[Darkrachet]

I just got a new machine, and after 30seconds of playing a game my fps drops from 60 to 30 and below and will stay there until I tab out. I've tried downloading different graphic drivers and changing the speed of the fan on msi afterburner with no success.

In this thread http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2196933/maxed-gpu-usage.html I followed the mods advice and turned on adaptive vsync, and I thought I had fixed my problem, but after further testing the problem still persists.

Here are the specs:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 2.6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
CPU TYPE:
Intel® Core™ i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
CPU SPEED:
3.52 GHz
SYSTEM MEMORY:
8.45 GB
VIDEO CARD MODEL:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
VIDEO CARD MEMORY:
2 GB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER:
nvd3dum.dll
DESKTOP RESOLUTION:
1920x1080
HARD DISK SIZE:
1 TB
HARD DISK FREE SPACE:
894.62 GB (89%)

 

[Andrew Buck]

I just got a new machine, and after 30seconds of playing a game my fps drops from 60 to 30 and below and will stay there until I tab out. I've tried downloading different graphic drivers and changing the speed of the fan on msi afterburner with no success.

In this thread http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2196933/maxed-gpu-usage.html I followed the mods advice and turned on adaptive vsync, and I thought I had fixed my problem, but after further testing the problem still persists.

Here are the specs:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Windows 2.6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
CPU TYPE:
Intel® Core™ i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
CPU SPEED:
3.52 GHz
SYSTEM MEMORY:
8.45 GB
VIDEO CARD MODEL:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
VIDEO CARD MEMORY:
2 GB
VIDEO CARD DRIVER:
nvd3dum.dll
DESKTOP RESOLUTION:
1920x1080
HARD DISK SIZE:
1 TB
HARD DISK FREE SPACE:
894.62 GB (89%)

Props to you for providing so much information so neatly. How are you GPU temps? Also, something that may be overlooked is power settings in BIOS and CPU temperatures. That may be causing throttling. Please do that and tell me the results.

 

[Darkrachet]

I changed the power management mode option to prefer maximum performance and my issue SEEMS to be fixed, but I'm not making any conclusions yet. I'll give it a day of playing games.

 

[Andrew Buck]

I changed the power management mode option to prefer maximum performance and my issue SEEMS to be fixed, but I'm not making any conclusions yet. I'll give it a day of playing games.

Alright, glad to have fixed your problem for now, I hope it stays that way!

 

[Darkrachet]

Issue is still around....unfortunately...my gpu runs anywhere from 30-40 C btw

 

[Andrew Buck]

What about your CPU?

 

[Darkrachet]

I not sure I have a way to check my cpu temp

 

[bystander]

You may want to check for V-sync in the games you run. If you fail to be able to hold 60 FPS with V-sync on, it will often drop to 30 and hardly go up. Turning off V-sync can help this, or using triple buffering (rarely an option for DirectX).

 

[Darkrachet]

When I boot my machine it comes up with an error that says something like "nvidia kernal driver failed and recovered" what is this, could this be my problem, and how do I fix it?

 

[Andrew Buck]

When I boot my machine it comes up with an error that says something like "nvidia kernal driver failed and recovered" what is this, could this be my problem, and how do I fix it?

That is a driver error. Make sure no integrated graphics are enabled and uninstall (device manager and programs and settings) drivers like NVidia GeForce Experience and Display adapter drivers. Then install the latest driver from NVidia's website.

 

[Darkrachet]

When I boot my machine it comes up with an error that says something like "nvidia kernal driver failed and recovered" what is this, could this be my problem, and how do I fix it?

That is a driver error. Make sure no integrated graphics are enabled and uninstall (device manager and programs and settings) drivers like NVidia GeForce Experience and Display adapter drivers. Then install the latest driver from NVidia's website.

Since uninstalling and then installing all graphics drivers my problem SEEMS to be fixed. We'll see if it holds out.

 

[Andrew Buck]

Alright. I hope it did

 

[Darkrachet]

Today after making 0 changes to my machine any sound coming from the speakers was popping and I was getting 10 fps in games....restarting my computer fixed it, but what in the world could cause that?

 

[Darkrachet]

Just had another fps drop too...so problem not fixed. The fps drops do seem to be less frequent, so I guess we're making progress.

 

[bystander]

Again, what games and are you using V-sync? There may not be a problem, though the driver update likely gave you enough power to limit how often you fail to achieve 60 FPS, it won't guaranty it either.

 

[Andrew Buck]

Sounds like a weird driver error or virus. Not sure what to think about that.

 

[Darkrachet]

Im not getting driver errors anymore, but I'm getting an error that says something like "trouble initializing directx 9"

 

[Andrew Buck]

Im not getting driver errors anymore, but I'm getting an error that says something like "trouble initializing directx 9"

DirectX 9? Try updating DirectX.

 

[Darkrachet]

Im not getting driver errors anymore, but I'm getting an error that says something like "trouble initializing directx 9"

DirectX 9? Try updating DirectX.

I just did the DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer and it said I have a newer version of directx already installed.

 

[Andrew Buck]

That doesn't make sense. Install http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632 too.

 

[Darkrachet]

That doesn't make sense. Install http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632 too.

Ok did this we'll see what happens
Annnd I just had the fps drop to 20 randomly in a game soo not fixed.
I'm thinking about wiping my machine soon.

 

[Andrew Buck]

Alright, good luck. Would you be able to wipe your system? Do you have valuable enough stuff on there?

 

[Darkrachet]

Alright, good luck. Would you be able to wipe your system? Do you have valuable enough stuff on there?

No I should be able to do it w/o much loss. I'll have to do it tomorrow after work or something.

 

[Andrew Buck]

Alright, good luck. Would you be able to wipe your system? Do you have valuable enough stuff on there?

No I should be able to do it w/o much loss. I'll have to do it tomorrow after work or something.

Alright, good luck and I hope that it is fixed after this!

 

[Darkrachet]

After spending nearly a week fixing this issue all of my optimism is gone, but I guess we'll see later today.