Question Unexplainable frame drops while gaming

[victorbarroshof]

I've been experiencing some very strange frame drops while playing games. I have a pretty decent gaming laptop that can usually run games without any issue. However, lately, I've been having trouble even with games that run very smoothly generally, like Overwatch ( usually around 100+fps but I've been getting lasting drops to the low 20s, stable 45fps in matches). The issue is often accompanied by stuttering of the audio and reduced responsiveness in general. I've already tried general fixes like Nvidia, Windows and Game Settings optimizations but got nowhere. I'd love to get some insight into this to get it fixed asap. Thanks in advance!

specs for extra detail:
OS..........................Windows 10
GPU......................Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050Ti
CPU......................Intel Core i7 7th gen (8 logical processors)
RAM.....................8GB

 

[drivinfast247]

What are your CPU temps. while gaming?

 

[victorbarroshof]

What are your CPU temps. while gaming?

max. was 88C, avg. 80C

 

[victorbarroshof]

Update: I was doing some testing today to try and figure it out and something caught my attention: only about 30% of my GPU is being used while gaming. Issue still persists.

 

[victorbarroshof]

Hi everyone,
I’m getting very annoying, long-lasting FPS drops in my games, coupled with very low GPU usage, with some perfectly normal gameplay with expected GPU usage ocasionally. I don’t know what’s going on and have tried everything I could think of for the past three days to fix it. Help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[rgd1101]

cpu temp is high. redo the thermal paste. clean the cooler

what the gpu temp?

 

[victorbarroshof]

cpu temp is high. redo the thermal paste. clean the cooler

what the gpu temp?

CPU temps have normalized after further optimizations and cleaning. I'm getting around 65C max now. GPU temp is normal, maxes out around 65C as well. Issue persists.

 

[rgd1101]

what game? what the ram usage? some of the latest game use a lot of ram.

 

[victorbarroshof]

what game? what the ram usage? some of the latest game use a lot of ram.

That’s what’s bothering me, I’m getting bad performance in games like Overwatch and CS:GO, which ran totally fine in the past, as they should. RAM maxes out at around 6GB.

 

[rgd1101]

did you have the latest windows 10 update? some report of causing issue

 

[victorbarroshof]

did you have the latest windows 10 update? some report of causing issue

Yes, I did.