hiccup every 2 seconds

[Aerens]

Hi guys,

I have an amd r9 290x and an Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz. I have the latest drivers for my graphics card installed since today. But I did notice an annoying hiccup in games for more than a year now. It happens every two seconds, you can really count the seconds and see the minor stutter. I have been looking for a solution or the cause of the problem the whole day today and couldn't find a good answer. Maybe some of you could help me?

 

[gasaraki]

Hmm... does this happen in all games? Did you try a fresh install of the graphics drivers?

 

[Aerens]

For as far as I know it comes up in all games. I think I already did a fresh install once for the graphics drivers but I must admit I'm always a little bit afraid to do something like that. Wouldn't want to do something wrong. I always wondered if it has something to do with the cpu being a bit outdated. I was going to upgrade my rig with a new motherboard and cpu, would that fix the problem? I never saw the hiccup in movies, or is that not related?

 

[Carnaxus]

If you're only seeing the hiccup in games, then yes, it could be that your CPU is bottlenecking your GPU. If you have any friends nearby with a more powerful CPU in their computers, see if they'll let you test your GPU in their computers. If it still hiccups, your GPU is the problem; if not, it's probably the CPU, and upgrading that should fix the issue.