GTX 970 stuttering

[The Poop Nuke]

have recently bought a Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970. I upgraded from an r7 260x. As soon as I installed the card, I installed all the new drivers and uninstalled the old ones. The first game I open is The Forest, as I was unable to play this game at a stable frame rate before. When I played the game, I found myself stuttering around the map almost at a constant rate. This surprised me, as fraps was showing 60 fps, and I was seeing closer to 20. I decided that I would lower the resolution and settings, but the stuttering still continued.

At this point, I was disappointed, as I had just spent $300+ on this GPU. So, I decided to open up Counter Strike: Global Offensive, because I could run that game perfectly on my r7 260x. My first game, I ran fraps. I was getting 200+ fps, but the stuttering still continued... I changed settings, resolution, and just about everything else to ultra low, and the stuttering stopped.

I reinstalled the OS when I got the card so I have no old drivers. I honestly just bought the card and I am really pissed that I am unable to play the games that my r7 260x would max out.

I am going to try to go more into depth on the stuttering, as it is kind of hard to explain. When I move in CS:GO, my character is "stuttering" almost as if he was getting moved backwards... This happens about every 1/2 second and makes the game unplayable.

My Specs:
i7 4790k
H100i CPU cooler
8gb 2133 RAM
550W Thermaltake Smart PSU(This might be the problem, I am upgrading soon)
1TB 7200 HDD
Z97-A Motherboard
GTX 970

Honestly, I don't know what to do. Am I supposed to change some BIOS settings or something like that? Is my PSU not good enough?

 

[smorizio]

use the usb flashback put the bios file Version 2401 on then use the tool and put the newest bios file on the mb see if it a bios bug.

 

[DeathRabit]

Your PSU is tier 4 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
On Nvidia site GTX 970 required min 500W PSU.

GTX 970 depends model can have peak power consumption from 181W -210W For you CPU is around 120W
= 301 - 311W , mobo,ram, fans ect. can drain 50-80W = 315- 391W

Yoor PSU have in specification 500W hm... but as tier 4 can be some stability issues on 12V line under heavy load and this can make your issue.

 

[The Poop Nuke]

Your PSU is tier 4 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
And barely can keep up with your PC.
On Nvidia site GTX 970 required min 500W PSU.

Could this be causing the problem? If so, I have a Corsair CX430 that I could install, even though it is not 500W. If this is the root of the problem, I will buy a new one as soon as I get the money.

 

[DeathRabit]

Your PSU is tier 4 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
And barely can keep up with your PC.
On Nvidia site GTX 970 required min 500W PSU.

Could this be causing the problem? If so, I have a Corsair CX430 that I could install, even though it is not 500W. If this is the root of the problem, I will buy a new one as soon as I get the money.

You cannot use CX430 have only 336W on 12V line and this will kill him

Best way to test this issue is to install your GPU on another PC with sufficient PSU or borrow good PSU

 

[King_Potato]

During these tests, does your vRAM usage happen to peak above 3,5 GB?

 

[The Poop Nuke]

During these tests, does your vRAM usage happen to peak above 3,5 GB?

I wanted to check this, but i was unsure how to check. Can you link me software or something?

 

[The Poop Nuke]

Your PSU is tier 4 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
And barely can keep up with your PC.
On Nvidia site GTX 970 required min 500W PSU.

Could this be causing the problem? If so, I have a Corsair CX430 that I could install, even though it is not 500W. If this is the root of the problem, I will buy a new one as soon as I get the money.

You cannot use CX430 have only 336W on 12V line and this will kill him

Best way to test this issue is to install your GPU on another PC with sufficient PSU or borrow good PSU

Alright, thanks. I was unsure whether my PSU was the problem. I will upgrade mine as soon as possible. Will my PSU work in the meantime or should I not use my PC?

 

[Quaddro]

let's see..

the system equipped with (http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga/3)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.2GHz
Hard Disk: Samsung SSD 840 EVO (750GB)
Memory: G.Skill RipjawZ DDR3-1866 4 x 8GB (9-10-9-26)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition
Monitor: Asus PQ321

only consume 300-306 watt while play crysis 3, and 284 watt while stressing with furmark

so, i really doubt this is a psu's problem

that thermaltake (OEM CWT) maybe not a best psu but actually a decent one..as you can see here => http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/psu/39537-thermaltake-smart-m550w-psu/?page=2

Yes it's have a little vdroop under full load (but still within the spesification), but as you can see, 308 watt is waay to lower than your powersupply wattage capability.
So, we can safely assume, your powersupply is fine.

as you can see, fraps detect more than can you see. fraps see it through hardware level, and you see it through your monitor..
so there's something happens in connection between your graphic cards and monitor..

or, it's a driver problem..
do you use a newest driver..?

 

[The Poop Nuke]

let's see..

the system equipped with (http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga/3)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X @ 4.2GHz
Hard Disk: Samsung SSD 840 EVO (750GB)
Memory: G.Skill RipjawZ DDR3-1866 4 x 8GB (9-10-9-26)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition
Monitor: Asus PQ321

only consume 300-306 watt while play crysis 3, and 284 watt while stressing with furmark

so, i really doubt this is a psu's problem

that thermaltake (OEM CWT) maybe not a best psu but actually a decent one..as you can see here => http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/psu/39537-thermaltake-smart-m550w-psu/?page=2

if it's have a little vdroop under full load (but still within the spesification), but as you can see, 308 watt is waay to lower than your powersupply wattage capability.
So, we can safely assume, your powersupply is fine.

as you can see, fraps detect more than can you see. fraps see it through hardware level, and you see it through your monitor..
so there's something happens in connection between your graphic cards and monitor..

or, it's a driver problem..
do you use a newest driver..?

Yes I do. All my drivers are up to date. I just updated my BIOS as well. Could there be any other source of the problem?
My monitor is not the best either. Pretty old. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112005

 

[The Poop Nuke]

use the usb flashback put the bios file Version 2401 on then use the tool and put the newest bios file on the mb see if it a bios bug.

I just did that... nothing

 

[Quaddro]

Yes I do. All my drivers are up to date. I just updated my BIOS as well. Could there be any other source of the problem?
My monitor is not the best either. Pretty old. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112005

newest bios/driver doesn't always means the most stable or best bios.
(for example, i have a biostar ta990fxe motherboard, when i update the bios with the newest one, some how the memory cannot run in dual channel mode..so i back to the older bios, and everything is running flawlessly... )

Like smorizio said, try to switch to older/original bios, because this is maybe (just maybe), a bios bug.

 

[Quaddro]

use the usb flashback put the bios file Version 2401 on then use the tool and put the newest bios file on the mb see if it a bios bug.

I just did that... nothing

owh..
then try to use different connector from your graphic card to monitor..
hdmi, dvi etc..and see what happens next..

 

[The Poop Nuke]

Yes I do. All my drivers are up to date. I just updated my BIOS as well. Could there be any other source of the problem?
My monitor is not the best either. Pretty old. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112005

newest bios/driver doesn't always means the most stable or best bios.
(for example, i have a biostar ta990fxe motherboard, when i update the bios with the newest one, some how the memory cannot run in dual channel mode..so i back to the older bios, and everything is running flawlessly... )

Like smorizio said, try to switch to older/original bios, because this is maybe (just maybe), a bios bug.

I updated to the version that he recommenced, which was not the newest one.

 

[The Poop Nuke]

use the usb flashback put the bios file Version 2401 on then use the tool and put the newest bios file on the mb see if it a bios bug.

I just did that... nothing

owh..
then try to use different connector from your graphic card to monitor..
hdmi, dvi etc..and see what happens next..

I am unable to use HDMI because my monitor just ends up freaking out. I switched to the other DVI port and there was no difference

 

[Quaddro]

okay..
try to test your graphic card in the other system.
is it show you the same symptom?

if it yes, then faulty graphic card..
since it's very new, just RMA it..

 

[The Poop Nuke]

okay..
try to test your graphic card in the other system.
is it show you the same symptom?

if it yes, then faulty graphic card..
since it's very new, just RMA it..

My other system? I am unable to test on any other system... As this is my only one.... I really don't want to deal with RMA because I feel as if this is an issue that can be fixed.

 

[Quaddro]

you can try to test your graphic card to your computer's friend, family etc etc etc...
to make sure that thing is the problem or not..

well, no one can fell precisely, when the world will end...