new pc, stuttering in all games.

[jburnum87]

my new pc is having problems with stutters in games and im clueless as to why. i have a sort of weak cpu for my build but i certainly did not think the result would be this noticeable. here is what i have:
amd fx 6300 (not OC)
m5a99FX PRO r2.0
8G HyperX ram (2X4)
Gigabyte R9 390 G1 Gaming
Corsair CX750M psu
Windows 10

Im aware that my cpu is almost certainly bottlenecking my gpu, but would this cause in game stutters even in games that are not very demanding? i try to play dc universe online and every time my character is running or the background is moving fast i will get a slight stutter every few seconds. almost like the game freezes for less than half a second. it does this in almost all games.

also just to list everything my display is a 144hz monitor.

any help would be very much appreciated.

 

[jburnum87]

this is my first build and i am new to all of this, so i apologize if i haven't listed all relevant info.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

probably not.

possibly your overheating (poorly attached cooler perhaps?)

 

[nayrnayr1]

It might be your PSU, you might be putting too much stress on it.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

corsair 750W? I doubt that. they tend to fade under heat, but his build is too new for that

 

[nayrnayr1]

corsair 750W? I doubt that. they tend to fade under heat, but his build is too new for that

CX is the budget line that is meant for office and low load PCs.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

yeah,. but a 6300 + R9 290 = about 370W, half the power of the brand-new PSU

 

[jburnum87]

probably not.

possibly your overheating (poorly attached cooler perhaps?)

core temps is showing a max of 33 degrees but i will keep an eye on it

 

[ScrewySqrl]

run CPUID's Hardware reporting. if you're genuinely getting hot while gaming, it'll record max temps

 

[jburnum87]

corsair 750W? I doubt that. they tend to fade under heat, but his build is too new for that

CX is the budget line that is meant for office and low load PCs.

the psu has some pretty loud coil whine noise also. i used a straw to try and pinpoint where the noise is coming from and its definitely the psu. not sure if that is relevant but thought id just throw that out there.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

that's not a good sign, but your PSU is under warranty (Corsair has a 3 year one) so contact corsair, they may have your RMA

 

[zoenphlux]

Does it stutter at any setting? To rule out a bottle neck I would play something with the settings all the way down to see if it still happens.

Also, Is the stutter consistent throughout a game, meaning it happens no matter what your doing, or just more intense times?

 

[jburnum87]

run CPUID's Hardware reporting. if you're genuinely getting hot while gaming, it'll record max temps

ok i tried running cpuz stress test just to see what temps i would get and it got to 45 degress fairly quickly but did not get any hotter. that said, i only ran it for about 10-15 minutes, i wasnt sure if i should just go ahead and let it run for an hour to see how hot it gets or not.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

hwo soon doe sthe stuttering start when gaming?

 

[jburnum87]

Does it stutter at any setting? To rule out a bottle neck I would play something with the settings all the way down to see if it still happens.

Also, Is the stutter consistent throughout a game, meaning it happens no matter what your doing, or just more intense times?

i've played on lowest settings and i still get the stutter. it isnt doing it (as far as i can tell) while standing still in game, when i run, or pan left and right, that is when i get the stutters.

 

[jburnum87]

hwo soon doe sthe stuttering start when gaming?

it starts right away as soon as i get in game and start moving around, thats when it stutters. cutscenes seem fine though.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

ok. something is maxing out either CPU or GPU right away then, and its not overheating... do you have anything else running? (antivirus, music programs, other games? lots of chrome windows?

could be that the PSU is faulty (that coil whine) so you might want to RMA it with corsair

 

[jburnum87]

nope i usually make sure everything else is closed and i have no antivirus. i will definitely contact corsair about the rma.

 

[nayrnayr1]

run CPUID's Hardware reporting. if you're genuinely getting hot while gaming, it'll record max temps

AMD Overdrive is the only temp monitoring program that works with AMD cpus.