[SOLVED] My screen freezes for a millisecond every now and then on my computer

[bigwhitechickin]

I have a GeForce GTX 960, i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, DirectX 12, 16GB of RAM, and a monitor with 60Hz. When I am playing games like SCUM, Fortnite, ARK: Survival Evolved, I experience my screen freezing for a millisecond every now and then when I play. Is the problem with my monitor, graphics card, or is it a problem with the software?

 

[terry4536]

Usually freezes are due to a software problem. it can be a corrupted device driver, a corrupted or missing Windows system file, or it can be a corrupted BIOS.

The are a pain to track down though.

Start with updating the major device drivers starting with with graphics driver. Then reevaluate the problem.

If it is still a problem, update the remaining device drivers (audio, LAN, ect.). Then reevaluate again.

Next update the motherboard chipset driver and BIOS.

And then if necessary do a fresh install of the operating system.

 

[terry4536]

On the hardware side, you can reseat the RAM. And run memtest86 to determine if there are memory errors.

you can also run diagnostics on the drives. Here are two.

https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/

https://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php

 

[germanlee42]

If running GPU-Z try closing it. My gaming would stutter every 10 secs when it was logging info. Also, enable V-Sync in-game. This also was a problem for me once. Good luck!

 

[lesterf1020]

This sounds like micro stutter. This normally happens due to a wide range of issues and you will probably have to try many of the solutions to find one that works for you. I had it a few years ago with Windows 7 and an I7 4790. The solution was to limit the number of threads the game could see and disable core parking in the OS. It will probably be a different solution for you. So lookup micro stutter.