I've been having an issue with my PC stuttering intensely for the last several weeks, approximately a month. I've been scouring the forums and the internet, and I've tried many different solutions, none of which have helped. My specs:
-CPU: I7-4790K @base clock
-RAM: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
-MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150
-Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
-Power Supply: EVGA 650W
-GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 1080
-GPU: EVGA GTX 660 for dedicated PhysX
-Boot drive: Samsung EVO 250GB SSD, less than a year old
-Drive 1: WD 1TB M.2. Less than 3 months old.
-Drive 2: WD 2 TB HDD. Purchased in either 2012 or 2013.
-Drive 3: Sandisk 120 GB SSD. Less than a year and a half old.
-OS: Windows 10
With the exception of the noted ages, the PC was built in late 2012 or early 2013.
I also have a 27" 1080p monitor connected, as well as a 27" 4K monitor connected as my primary. I got the 4K monitor back in early June, and had no problems with my system whatsoever until early August. I subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass beta to try out Metro Exodus, and had no problems, until I beat the game and uninstalled it. There were a few minor stuttering issues throughout, but nothing significant. However, now, I have to restart my computer approximately every 1.5-2 hours while gaming, and then I only get about 1 hour of game time before I have to restart again. While trying to browse the internet (Googlee Chrome) with no other apps open, there will be severe stuttering going on, with only 1-3 tabs open. Even on the desktop with nothing running, when I start drawing boxes with the mouse cursor, stuttering will occur within 5 minutes of booting the PC up.
Solutions I have tried:
-Uninstalling recent apps from around when the issue occurred. No dice.
-Performed multiple virus scans, nothing detected.
-Disabled all GPU overclocking
-Clean install of NVIDIA drivers for GPU, no luck.
-Removed all PC components, used compressed air to dust everything off, reapplied thermal paste, and then reinstalled all components. Issue almost seems worse than before, though this could be due to continued use. Hard to say.
In-Game Solutions:
-V-sync is enabled.
-Turned down all graphics settings from medium to low.
Observations:
-Observed all temperature data for CPU, GPU, and RAM. Nothing out of the ordinary (while gaming, CPU runs at about 50 degrees C, GPU at around 40).
-Observed task manager performance tab while running multiple programs and while gaming. The CPU and GPU almost never, if at all, reach 100% usage, or even approach it.
I'm not sure what else to do here. My next step is purchasing a new MoBo, RAM, and CPU, but I'd really like to wait longer if I can. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I tried to use the reset windows option in windows 10, but it kept giving me an error for boot media not detected, and I'm not sure how to fix that.
-CPU: I7-4790K @base clock
-RAM: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
-MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150
-Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO
-Power Supply: EVGA 650W
-GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 1080
-GPU: EVGA GTX 660 for dedicated PhysX
-Boot drive: Samsung EVO 250GB SSD, less than a year old
-Drive 1: WD 1TB M.2. Less than 3 months old.
-Drive 2: WD 2 TB HDD. Purchased in either 2012 or 2013.
-Drive 3: Sandisk 120 GB SSD. Less than a year and a half old.
-OS: Windows 10
With the exception of the noted ages, the PC was built in late 2012 or early 2013.
I also have a 27" 1080p monitor connected, as well as a 27" 4K monitor connected as my primary. I got the 4K monitor back in early June, and had no problems with my system whatsoever until early August. I subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass beta to try out Metro Exodus, and had no problems, until I beat the game and uninstalled it. There were a few minor stuttering issues throughout, but nothing significant. However, now, I have to restart my computer approximately every 1.5-2 hours while gaming, and then I only get about 1 hour of game time before I have to restart again. While trying to browse the internet (Googlee Chrome) with no other apps open, there will be severe stuttering going on, with only 1-3 tabs open. Even on the desktop with nothing running, when I start drawing boxes with the mouse cursor, stuttering will occur within 5 minutes of booting the PC up.
Solutions I have tried:
-Uninstalling recent apps from around when the issue occurred. No dice.
-Performed multiple virus scans, nothing detected.
-Disabled all GPU overclocking
-Clean install of NVIDIA drivers for GPU, no luck.
-Removed all PC components, used compressed air to dust everything off, reapplied thermal paste, and then reinstalled all components. Issue almost seems worse than before, though this could be due to continued use. Hard to say.
In-Game Solutions:
-V-sync is enabled.
-Turned down all graphics settings from medium to low.
Observations:
-Observed all temperature data for CPU, GPU, and RAM. Nothing out of the ordinary (while gaming, CPU runs at about 50 degrees C, GPU at around 40).
-Observed task manager performance tab while running multiple programs and while gaming. The CPU and GPU almost never, if at all, reach 100% usage, or even approach it.
I'm not sure what else to do here. My next step is purchasing a new MoBo, RAM, and CPU, but I'd really like to wait longer if I can. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I tried to use the reset windows option in windows 10, but it kept giving me an error for boot media not detected, and I'm not sure how to fix that.
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