Question High FPS, Not smooth.

[pcsohard]

Hello,
I have built this PC in 2018 been trying to troubleshoot the not smooth experience to no avail, I posted a video here on the game Rainbow Six Siege showing my experience; hopefully someone will recognize the symptoms and address them.
But first my build is:

CPU: 8700K (Oc'ed to 4.7k)
GPU: EVGA 1080 Ti SC2 (default clock)
MOBO: Asus ROG Maximus X Hero(AC WIFI)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
HDD: Seagate 2TB barracuda

Monitor:
ASUS VG248QE
BENQ XL2546

3DMARK results: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/38142975?
Youtube link:

View: https://youtu.be/moAgnYFVJwQ
(I recorded this video while v-sync was set to adaptive)

 

[legis]

frame time is a thing.

 

[legis]

you really just need to turn on vsync or lock your fps

 

[pcsohard]

Hi, legis.
Even while using v-sync (fast-adaptive-on) it results in the same situation.

 

[digitalgriffin]

Hello,
I have built this PC in 2018 been trying to troubleshoot the not smooth experience to no avail, I posted a video here on the game Rainbow Six Siege showing my experience; hopefully someone will recognize the symptoms and address them.
But first my build is:

CPU: 8700K (Oc'ed to 4.7k)
GPU: EVGA 1080 Ti SC2 (default clock)
MOBO: Asus ROG Maximus X Hero(AC WIFI)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
HDD: Seagate 2TB barracuda

Monitor:
ASUS VG248QE
BENQ XL2546

3DMARK results: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/38142975?
Youtube link:

View: https://youtu.be/moAgnYFVJwQ
(I recorded this video while v-sync was set to adaptive)

Well if you're encoding while playing a game that might be part of the problem.

 

[pcsohard]

Hi, digitalgriffin.
At the time I wasn't encoding anything. even If I were watching a video while gaming a 1080 ti should be able to handle it and gaming.

 

[digitalgriffin]

Hi, digitalgriffin.
At the time I wasn't encoding anything. even If I were watching a video while gaming a 1080 ti should be able to handle it and gaming.

Do you run with more than 1 monitor at the same time?

 

[pcsohard]

Sometime I watch a video on one monitor and play on the other If that's what you mean.

 

[digitalgriffin]

Sometime I watch a video on one monitor and play on the other If that's what you mean.

Try turning off second monitor and see if stuttering goes away. This has been a source of issues for some in the past because how the video card clocks between different end points. When running a standard desktop, the 3D engine cranks down.

I would also use GPU-Z to monitor clock speeds to see if it's down clocking. I would also use performance resource monitor to see if there's a sudden uptick in system resource usage when the stutter occurs. (CPU/Network/File System/Memory)

 

[falcon291]

Hi, digitalgriffin.
At the time I wasn't encoding anything. even If I were watching a video while gaming a 1080 ti should be able to handle it and gaming.

Come on my i7 3820 (7 years old CPU) and GTX 1070 is able to record without any issues.
It is the second monitor. Unplug it and I bet everything will be fine.

 

[falcon291]

Sometime I watch a video on one monitor and play on the other If that's what you mean.

You shouldn't do that. Games are demanding.

 

[pcsohard]

Try turning off second monitor and see if stuttering goes away. This has been a source of issues for some in the past because how the video card clocks between different end points. When running a standard desktop, the 3D engine cranks down.

I would also use GPU-Z to monitor clock speeds to see if it's down clocking. I would also use performance resource monitor to see if there's a sudden uptick in system resource usage when the stutter occurs. (CPU/Network/File System/Memory)

The gpu some time spikes from 1930~ to 1911 and and it downclocks to 1600~ when in the menu.
There were a lot of spikes in disk.
Slight spikes in network.
Edit: I unplugged the other monitor and still the same not smooth experience is still there.

 

[digitalgriffin]

The gpu some time spikes from 1930~ to 1911 and and it downclocks to 1600~ when in the menu.
There were a lot of spikes in disk.
Slight spikes in network.
Edit: I unplugged the other monitor and still the same not smooth experience is still there.

The next question is: Do these spikes occur during your stutter? Are you wireless?

If you are wireless you may need to deactivate network SSID scanning. Windows constantly scans for new SSID's. Unfortunately they aren't all on the same frequency, so the card has to switch frequencies to scan for these SSIDs. When this process happens, a small ping lag can occur as commands can no longer be sent or received on your local network.

The article here explains how to turn it on/off:

https://superuser.com/questions/881880/turn-off-wi-fi-scanning-on-windows-8

 

[pcsohard]

I am connected by ethernet. The spikes appear through out my gaming; whether stutter or not.

 

[digitalgriffin]

Go to Windows Services (Task Manager-Advanced View [services] tab) and see if there are any services running there you may not need.

 

[pcsohard]

after I set the visual effects of windows to performance, and turned off a lot of unnecessary services and unplugged the cable from the other monitor the smoothness is here, I will probably order another displayport cable. thank you for everything!

 

[pcsohard]

although the graphics are still blurry and jaggy edges are still there.