Hey friends,
I have been noticing frame drops and stutters in most of the newer games I bought and was wondering if it its because of my CPU, GPU, or if its just normal. So far Battlefront 2 and COD WWII have noticeable drops in performance.
I also feel like I should add this detail. My CPU is water cooled, and was previously OC'd to 4.9GHz using AI Suite 3. I recently did a complete clean install to remove some malware and when I tried to have it auto OC again it only could get it to 3.9GHz.
To me, it sounds like the CPU is worn out or something. Either that, or the CPU isn't getting enough power to go any higher, which shouldn't be the case. Before it was 4.9 with the same hardware. Can either of these be what is causing my games to freeze up for about 1 second randomly? In multiplayer its hard to tell if it's lag or my system. I would appreciate your thoughts on how to fix this. Is upgrading the only fix? Thanks.
Full specs:
Intel Core i7-4770k @3.50
ASUS Z87-A (16GB DDR3 RAM)
GTX 1080 FTW2 (modestly OC'd)
750W Corsair PSU
1 exhaust fan, 3 intakes, with the radiator being cooled by an intake fan.
I have been noticing frame drops and stutters in most of the newer games I bought and was wondering if it its because of my CPU, GPU, or if its just normal. So far Battlefront 2 and COD WWII have noticeable drops in performance.
I also feel like I should add this detail. My CPU is water cooled, and was previously OC'd to 4.9GHz using AI Suite 3. I recently did a complete clean install to remove some malware and when I tried to have it auto OC again it only could get it to 3.9GHz.
To me, it sounds like the CPU is worn out or something. Either that, or the CPU isn't getting enough power to go any higher, which shouldn't be the case. Before it was 4.9 with the same hardware. Can either of these be what is causing my games to freeze up for about 1 second randomly? In multiplayer its hard to tell if it's lag or my system. I would appreciate your thoughts on how to fix this. Is upgrading the only fix? Thanks.
Full specs:
Intel Core i7-4770k @3.50
ASUS Z87-A (16GB DDR3 RAM)
GTX 1080 FTW2 (modestly OC'd)
750W Corsair PSU
1 exhaust fan, 3 intakes, with the radiator being cooled by an intake fan.