[SOLVED] Why is my fps stuttering in most games with these specs?

[Rupert_Aqua]

Hey these are my pc's specs, pretty low end but ive seen alot of videos of games running extremely well on them, when i play i get a large amount of fps stuttering and lowering the graphics in most games dosent seem to help. Are there any upgrades i can make to this to stop my fps stuttering and stop my screen freezing for around half a second every time.


Amd Ryzen 5 2600 6 core processor 3.40ghz
Gtx 1050ti
ASRock A320M-DVS R3.0
Hyperx 2x4GB 1200 MHz DIMM (my ram seems to be bugged and i can only seem to use half of it or it is used up 100% by even google chrome)

 

[4745454b]

My guess would be the ram. Low amount, low speed. Try turning off chrome and other programs to free up more ram.

 

[thomas4204]

My guess is also the ram, Ryzen feeds of of fast ram.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Would Corsair 2x8GB 3200MHz be sufficient?

 

[4745454b]

Yes. Good amount and speed.

 

[Phaaze88]

Was this a build from scratch, or was it an upgrade? If you carried over your C drive, did you reinstall Windows?

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Was this a build from scratch, or was it an upgrade? If you carried over your C drive, did you reinstall Windows?

I bought the pc from cyberpower, all ive ever upgraded is the processor.

 

[Phaaze88]

Ok.

Have you ever updated the mobo's drivers - chipset, sata, lan, etc?

"my ram seems to be bugged and i can only seem to use half of it or it is used up 100% by even google chrome"
That you mention this also seems to indicate that you either have defective memory, or one of your memory slots is dead.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Ok.

Have you ever updated the mobo's drivers - chipset, sata, lan, etc?

"my ram seems to be bugged and i can only seem to use half of it or it is used up 100% by even google chrome"
That you mention this also seems to indicate that you either have defective memory, or one of your memory slots is dead.

No i havent updated them since i got the pc, how would i go about finding where to download them?

 

[Phaaze88]

If Cyberpower doesn't have them available, then: https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/A320M-DVS R3.0/index.asp#Download
It's got an all in one driver package.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

If Cyberpower doesn't have them available, then: https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/A320M-DVS R3.0/index.asp#Download
It's got an all in one driver package.

i just click the all in 1 amd download?

 

[Phaaze88]

Yep.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Yep.

Just installed the express version instead of custom, that good?

 

[Phaaze88]

That it is.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

That it is.

Ok done, how do i know if this has made a difference other than playing a game?

 

[Phaaze88]

You won't know without trying it first.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Ok so i just tested both of my ram sticks in each slot and i appear to have a faulty ram socket in slot 1. I put both ram sticks into slot 2 individually and it booted fine both times. But whenever i put any of the sticks in slot 1 my pc does not boot. Is there any possible solutions to this other than replacing my motherboard? When both sticks are installed this is what it says in task manager
-------------------------------------------------
Memory

8.0 GB

Speed: 1200 MHz
Slots used: 2 of 2
Form factor: DIMM
Hardware reserved: 4.1 GB

Available 2.0 GB
Cached 1.6 GB
Committed 4.3/12.9 GB
Paged pool 183 MB
Non-paged pool 213 MB
In use (Compressed) 1.9 GB (45.3 MB)
----------------------------------------------------
Ram : Hyperx 2x4GB 1200MHZ

 

[Phaaze88]

Bios > Task Manager. The latter is real trippy at times...
Motherboard has a defected ram slot. No real fix for that other than a new mobo, unfortunately.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Could i just buy a ram stick like 8 or 16gb and just run it from slot 2 ? without using slot 1?

 

[Phaaze88]

You totally can, but the system will still be stuck on single channel operation, which, by the way, would be the reason you've been experiencing stuttering.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

so if i purchased a 16gb 3000MHz stick could i game off that comfortably with good speeds?

 

[Phaaze88]

But single channel is the reason the fps is stuttering in games... I don't see a 16gb 3000MHz stick fixing that.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

i seriously have to buy a whole new motherboard ;I is there anything i can try to resolve it?

 

[Phaaze88]

i seriously have to buy a whole new motherboard ;I is there anything i can try to resolve it?

Your options are:
-get the 1x 16GBs of ram and just put up with any fps drops until you can afford to replace the mobo
-replace the mobo for a working one, and run that until 8GBs is no longer enough, then upgrade to 2x 8GBs.

 

[Rupert_Aqua]

Your options are:
-get the 1x 16GBs of ram and just put up with any fps drops until you can afford to replace the mobo
-replace the mobo for a working one, and run that until 8GBs is no longer enough, then upgrade to 2x 8GBs.

Thanks, im not looking to game with any kind of crazy fps or graphics i just want at least 60-70 fps on most games because im going to university soon so i wont have time to game so i will just sell my system