[SOLVED] GTX 970 stuttering and textures not loading

[Nookei]

Hi guys first time posting here, I've read a lot of helpful things on this while googling to try and solve many-a problems but I've finally came across one I can't figure out or find the solution for so I was hoping someone here could help me out.


My build:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz
GPU: MSI GTX 970
Mobo: Asrock b450 Gaming
Ram: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Monitors: 1x Philips 224e (21") 1x Philips 203v (19")
SSD: Sandisk z400s ssd 256 GB
HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB

So recently I've noticed my GPU has been performing weird when playing FiveM and the GPU usage spikes up randomly from a normal 40-50% to 100% which naturally causes me to drop frames like crazy. FiveM is a multiplayer modification framework for GTA V that allows you to play on customer/private servers

I've been playing it for a couple of months now without any issues however recently (for about a month now) I've been experiencing issues, I would play the game an all of a sudden my frames would die and drop to like 10 or under for a few seconds and sometimes it fixes it self, sometimes I have to tab out of the game and then back in to fix it, but sometimes that doesn't help.

Screenshot from MSI Afterburner

I've been thinking it could be some of the custom scripts on the server, however if that were the case I would be encountering these issues all the them when I run across the scripts. The spiking is purely random (from what I can see) as I've tried going back to places or doing things when I've previously gotten these spikes and the issue doesn't replicate.

I've tried :
Uninstalling and re-installing my graphics driver through GeForce experience
Downgrading to older drivers
Formatting my PC
Unplugging my GPU and thoroughly cleaning it and making sure all the pins are plugged correctly.
Reinstalling the game and FiveM
Messed about with game graphics (lower/higher, turning on and off things like Vsync, etc)

I tried playing on a different server to see if it was indeed something server wide, however I noticed that some textures weren't loading on there so I didn't stick around to see if the stuttering occurred or not too.

Any kind of advise would be amazing !

 

[RememberThe5th]

On which Drive is your game? The game has to load somehow.
Does the game even load textures?

 

[Nookei]

On which Drive is your game? The game has to load somehow.
Does the game even load textures?

The game is on my SSD, it loads fine , I ran a benchmark in GTA5 single player, and it was running smooth on most settings on normal and some on high (like average 90fps, lowest 70 highest 120)

I noticed today while i was testing again, in the performance tab in task manager that one of my cores was being used way more than my other ones, is that what might be causing the issue ?

 

[RememberThe5th]

Try to move it onto HDD. And try.
I think its normal for ryzen to utilize fastest core, not quite sure.

 

[Ninjawithagun]

To be honest with you, it's probably time you upgraded your GPU. You've gotten the life out of that thing and need to invest in a new GPU. If you can wait, the new 3000 series Nvidia Ampere GPUs will be out in a few months. Well worth the wait, IMHO. In the meantime, try the following:

1) While your PC is turned on and in the operating system environment, open up your case and verify that the fans on the GPU are spinning. Inadequate cooling will cause overheating and as a result some of the graphics processing anomalies will show up onscreen as what you are seeing.

2) If your graphics card fans are working properly, turn off your PC and remove the GPU from the PCI-E slot. Make sure that the connectors are clean. Use isopropyl alcohol to clean the copper connectors on the card. Blow out the PCI-E slot on the motherboard with static-free canned air or like solution. This will ensure there is a clean connection between the graphics card and motherboard. Reinstall the graphics card into the slot.

3) Try using different PCI-E power cables from the power supply and/or try using a different 12V rail (if your power supply has more than one 12V rail).

4) If step #2 and step #3 don't work, try reinstalling the graphics card into another PCI-E slot and see if the same issues persist.

Let us know what happens!