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Big wall of text, please bear with me. (TLDR down below as well)
I have been experiencing difficulties with my hardware regarding stuttering issues since a long time ago (since 2015, I believe).
I've tried many things in order to fix them. I've tried commands and solutions that I found either on fps guides or on other threads.
Those commands, however, were tackling different problems that were coming from other parts of the hardware,and even software such as:
- **HDD problems**
ex: Defragging, cl_forcepreload 1, or getting an SSD and having the game on that instead
- **GPU and FPS problems**
ex: Rolling back to older drivers, disabling vSync, nVidia Inspector, and even commands for increasing fps such as r_dynamic 0, messing with the video settings, resolutions(trying them both stretched and on black-bars) and everything else
- **CPU problems**
ex: Making sure that the CPU wasn't overheating, which is impossible, since it doesn't go past 58-60 degrees Celsius, even when I'm in-game
ex: Turning off CSTATES in bios, or setting the power options plan to “High Performance”
ex: unparking cores(which made it worse, since all my cores were already active and working), disabling/enabling multicore rendering
- **Overall Performance**
ex: Cleaning the PC in and out in order to get rid of the dust
- **Hardware Changes**
ex: Getting a new PC, getting a new 144Hz monitor, getting an SSD, getting and trying USB-port headphones(since I heard they come with their own sound drivers).
- **Software**
ex: Getting special software that was to help increase the performance of my PC, from game-boosters to CPU software
ex: Messing with DPC latency and other registry keys that were regarding HPET (safely, and with a registry back-up, of course)
But none of them EVER came even close to solving the problem.
The single fix I have found to this day that completely gets rid of this problem is turning the volume down to 0. That’s right.
No sound in-game = stutter-free gameplay.
I have recently noticed that lowering the volume down to minimum from my headset also has a similar effect. So I can only come to the conclusion that my game stutters only when receiving sound.
This problem is especially frustrating when mid spray, where my game stutters and completely ruins the recoil control, or when someone peeks and I seem to stutter or rubber-band a bit and it makes me lose the fight.
I have tried many other fixes for problems regarding sound as well, from updating my sound drivers and disabling the nVidia HD Audio Driver, to console commands ranging from snd_mixahead (tried everything here, from 0.01 to 0.1 and even went further than that to see what I can do) to snd_mix_async “1”/”0”. But this was, yet again, without any real results.
I know for a fact it’s not an internet issue, since it happens both online and offline with bots. The quick workaround of turning the volume down to “0” works both in offline and online gameplay as well, but I can’t just play like that(for obvious reasons).
So what do you guys think it might be? I can’t even describe the state of confusion that I’m in because of what’s happening here. Is there actually an easy fix and am I just missing something? I have got no clue.
Hope you guys can lend me a hand here if you know what could be going on. Thank you very much in advance.
**TLDR**: I’ve got stuttering issues and nothing I try seems to fix it but one thing, and that is lowering my volume down to “0”. That’s it. No sound = stutter-free gameplay. So what does that even mean and what can I do to fix this problem without actually having to play without sound?
Here’s a great post where I took some ideas from, especially the one with mid-spraying and peeking, since it’s exactly what’s happening to me as well. Tried fixes from this thread as well, but still no results: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/6mldl4/found_a_fix_for_anyone_that_may_be_experiencing/
Also, here are my specs:
CPU: Intel Skylake I5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S
Memory: Crucial 8GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 Single Ranked
Graphics: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB DDR5 192-bit
Audio: On-Board Realtek
Storage: SSD Kingston A400 120GB SATA-III 2.5 inch
Case, cooling: Zalman Z3 Plus
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
I have been experiencing difficulties with my hardware regarding stuttering issues since a long time ago (since 2015, I believe).
I've tried many things in order to fix them. I've tried commands and solutions that I found either on fps guides or on other threads.
Those commands, however, were tackling different problems that were coming from other parts of the hardware,and even software such as:
- **HDD problems**
ex: Defragging, cl_forcepreload 1, or getting an SSD and having the game on that instead
- **GPU and FPS problems**
ex: Rolling back to older drivers, disabling vSync, nVidia Inspector, and even commands for increasing fps such as r_dynamic 0, messing with the video settings, resolutions(trying them both stretched and on black-bars) and everything else
- **CPU problems**
ex: Making sure that the CPU wasn't overheating, which is impossible, since it doesn't go past 58-60 degrees Celsius, even when I'm in-game
ex: Turning off CSTATES in bios, or setting the power options plan to “High Performance”
ex: unparking cores(which made it worse, since all my cores were already active and working), disabling/enabling multicore rendering
- **Overall Performance**
ex: Cleaning the PC in and out in order to get rid of the dust
- **Hardware Changes**
ex: Getting a new PC, getting a new 144Hz monitor, getting an SSD, getting and trying USB-port headphones(since I heard they come with their own sound drivers).
- **Software**
ex: Getting special software that was to help increase the performance of my PC, from game-boosters to CPU software
ex: Messing with DPC latency and other registry keys that were regarding HPET (safely, and with a registry back-up, of course)
But none of them EVER came even close to solving the problem.
The single fix I have found to this day that completely gets rid of this problem is turning the volume down to 0. That’s right.
No sound in-game = stutter-free gameplay.
I have recently noticed that lowering the volume down to minimum from my headset also has a similar effect. So I can only come to the conclusion that my game stutters only when receiving sound.
This problem is especially frustrating when mid spray, where my game stutters and completely ruins the recoil control, or when someone peeks and I seem to stutter or rubber-band a bit and it makes me lose the fight.
I have tried many other fixes for problems regarding sound as well, from updating my sound drivers and disabling the nVidia HD Audio Driver, to console commands ranging from snd_mixahead (tried everything here, from 0.01 to 0.1 and even went further than that to see what I can do) to snd_mix_async “1”/”0”. But this was, yet again, without any real results.
I know for a fact it’s not an internet issue, since it happens both online and offline with bots. The quick workaround of turning the volume down to “0” works both in offline and online gameplay as well, but I can’t just play like that(for obvious reasons).
So what do you guys think it might be? I can’t even describe the state of confusion that I’m in because of what’s happening here. Is there actually an easy fix and am I just missing something? I have got no clue.
Hope you guys can lend me a hand here if you know what could be going on. Thank you very much in advance.
**TLDR**: I’ve got stuttering issues and nothing I try seems to fix it but one thing, and that is lowering my volume down to “0”. That’s it. No sound = stutter-free gameplay. So what does that even mean and what can I do to fix this problem without actually having to play without sound?
Here’s a great post where I took some ideas from, especially the one with mid-spraying and peeking, since it’s exactly what’s happening to me as well. Tried fixes from this thread as well, but still no results: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/6mldl4/found_a_fix_for_anyone_that_may_be_experiencing/
Also, here are my specs:
CPU: Intel Skylake I5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S
Memory: Crucial 8GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 Single Ranked
Graphics: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB DDR5 192-bit
Audio: On-Board Realtek
Storage: SSD Kingston A400 120GB SATA-III 2.5 inch
Case, cooling: Zalman Z3 Plus
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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