[SOLVED] PC starting to lag on games it never used to.

[Rashenry]

I've been having problems recently for the past month where my computer has started to perform worse over time with lag spikes to computer crashes, I've looked into the performance with task manager many times and CPU and GPU percentages have been going up to 99%.

This is a fairly new problem that as only a month old and am not too sure what's causing the issue or how to fix it. I've tried a few things such as updating windows to the newest vision, Updating drivers and changing game settings down to the lowest however these seem to not work that well.

These problems mainly happen on more demanding games such as Apex Legends, GTA 5 and Rust and don't happen on games such as CS:GO and Insurgency.

My PC:

CPU/ Intel Core i5-7600K
GPU/ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
MB/ ASUS STRIX Z27OE GAMING MOTHERBOARD
RAM/ DDR4 16GB 2400Hz
PSU/ Corsair CXM Series CX650M

 

[Ralston18]

Installed drives: make, model, capacity, how full?

Also use Resource Monitor and Process Explorer to observe system performance.

Look in Reliability History and Event Viewer for error codes, warnings, and even informational events that correspond with lags and computer crashes.

 

[Rashenry]

Installed drives: make, model, capacity, how full?

Also use Resource Monitor and Process Explorer to observe system performance.

Look in Reliability History and Event Viewer for error codes, warnings, and even informational events that correspond with lags and computer crashes.

Thanks for the reply I had a look into it, and drivers seem to be fine with a solid 100gb free.

I looked into Reliability History and saw some of the problems I've been having with windows failures as a hardware error, The name of the Problem is 'LiveKernalEvent'. would be great if u could get back to me with any advice on where to go from here thanks!

 

[Ralston18]

What are the error code numbers?

Things you can do:

1) Try running Windows built-in troubleshooters. The troubleshooters may find and fix something.

2) Likewise run "sfc /scannow" and "dism" via the Command Prompt.

References:

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-scannow-to-repair-windows-system-files-2626161

https://www.howtogeek.com/222532/ho...-system-files-with-the-sfc-and-dism-commands/

3) How old is the PSU? Heavy use for gaming, video editing, or even bit-mining? If you are seeing varying and increasing numbers of errors in Reliability History and Event Viewer that is a sign of a faltering PSU.

Event Viewer is not as user friendly as Reliability History but may provide some additional details.