hi guys
built a new rig recently and noticed i got some slight stuttering in a couple of games. for diablo 3, it happens when a big wave of mobs appear, and for deus ex human revolution it happens when my character is running forward into a more graphic intensive area. i noticed that when the stuttering occurs the hard drive light is blinking, and i can hear my hdd seeking loudly. when it stops, the stuttering stops. if i'm just standing there without moving, the hdd is quiet and does not seek. i'm guessing the hdd is loading the content when it stutters, but if that's the case then it is clearly underperforming. i have a wd caviar black 1 tb 7200 rpm 64 mb cache, 1 week old. i ran wd diagnostics and it passed every test.
could it still be my hdd causing me issues?
other specs: intel i5 3450 3.1, biostar tz77b, gigabyte radeon 6850, g skill 8gb 1600 mhz, corsair 500watt
thanks
built a new rig recently and noticed i got some slight stuttering in a couple of games. for diablo 3, it happens when a big wave of mobs appear, and for deus ex human revolution it happens when my character is running forward into a more graphic intensive area. i noticed that when the stuttering occurs the hard drive light is blinking, and i can hear my hdd seeking loudly. when it stops, the stuttering stops. if i'm just standing there without moving, the hdd is quiet and does not seek. i'm guessing the hdd is loading the content when it stutters, but if that's the case then it is clearly underperforming. i have a wd caviar black 1 tb 7200 rpm 64 mb cache, 1 week old. i ran wd diagnostics and it passed every test.
could it still be my hdd causing me issues?
other specs: intel i5 3450 3.1, biostar tz77b, gigabyte radeon 6850, g skill 8gb 1600 mhz, corsair 500watt
thanks