Question Something is wrong with my hardware, but I don't know if it's the CPU or GPU ?

[TorQueMoD]

Hey all,
I updated my GPU just under 2 years ago now (Zotac RTX 4070ti) on 2023-04-28, and I bought the CPU last year on 2024-04-20 (i5-13600K). I'm leaning towards the issue being the CPU as I'm experiencing slowdown no matter what programs I run (netflix stutters while scrolling, and even programs that don't require a GPU are truly slow) and because this gen is known for it's problems, but most of the time I am running 3Ds Max, or Unreal Engine, and I do see graphical anomalies as well, though for the most part it seems like rendering is fine, my system just hitches when doing things that I would imagine would be more CPU intensive like unwrapping 3D models, or importing into Unreal.

I've updated the bios several times (about to go get the latest release and install it now), but it hasn't made a difference so far, and this stuttering and slowdown is something I've been experiencing for a while now. In fact, the reason I bought the CPU was because I thought the stuttering was happening due to too many NVME drives connected to my old motherboard (I only had 1 m.2 slot, so I bought PCIE expansions, so I decided to buy a motherboard that supports 4 NVME drives (I'm running 3) so maybe it is really my GPU that's the problem because it's the only component that was in both systems. I just finished restoring a clean install of Windows that I created with Macrium Reflect, but the issue remains which tells me it's likely not software. I've also done the usual of updating drivers etc. to no avail.

The problem is this is happening at the worst possible time when I've got 3 weeks left to make a deadline on a project that I've been working on since December, and it's for an actual life-changing event (my game project has been gifted a $25k USD spot in a brand new showcase that's happening in April and I have until mid March to finish the trailer).

I'm not really certain what I can do to determine the cause of the issue. I can run benchmarks I suppose to test the GPU, but what do you do for a CPU?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Lutfij]

I updated my GPU just under 2 years ago now (Zotac RTX 4070ti) on 2023-04-28, and I bought the CPU last year on 2024-04-20 (i5-13600K).
When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

I've updated the bios several times (about to go get the latest release and install it now), but it hasn't made a difference so far
Did you go into BIOS and see if your power plans have changed? Asus motherboards needed a couple of tweaks before you were out of the woods(per se).

I just finished restoring a clean install of Windows that I created with Macrium Reflect, but the issue remains which tells me it's likely not software. I've also done the usual of updating drivers etc. to no avail.
Instead of migrating from a cloned OS/drive, I'd backup all mission critical data, recreate the bootable ISB installer, disconnect all drives except for the one you wish to install the OS onto, then install the OS in offline mode. While in offline mode, install all relevant drivers in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator.

Moved thread from Components section to Systems section.