Huge frame drops in mostly all games except Valorant

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  • tahzabbani
    PCHF Member
    • Sep 2024
    • 3

    #1

    Huge frame drops in mostly all games except Valorant

    I’ve started to have huge frame drops on League of Legends, Lethal Company, etc - all the way down to 1 FPS. I am mostly sure this is because of my GPU. This happens with League constantly, but barely ever with Valorant and I’ve heard that’s more CPU heavy. This mainly happened after I reverted to windows 10 from 11.

    When I upgraded to Win11 to try to fix a different issue (my monitors turning off since my GPU would get disconnected - I just had to re-seat my GPU), I had a bad experience with Win11 and then I reverted. After I reverted, the FPS drop issue would happen and sometimes when ALT + TABing, my screen would go black for a couple seconds before showing any other programs. “Lockdown Protocol” is another game I played today that was also unplayable at times due to the drop to almost a frozen screen. . I also started noticing that during my large frame drops, my GPU usage in task manager spikes downwards from about 30-40% to 5 - 10%. This is a list of things I’ve tried:

    [ul]
    [li]Updating BIOS to latest MSI build[/li][li]DDU to completely re-install graphics drivers (except I opted to not delete GeForce experience so I could easily re-install the drivers after restart)[/li][li]This one was an attempt to fix the prior disconnection problem, but I had overclocked my GPU using MSI afterburner, then once re-seating fixed it, I set it back[/li][li]Reset settings in NVIDIA control panel[/li][li]Reinstalling drivers inside GeForce experience[/li][li]Tried a new display port cord[/li][li]Re-installing windows 11 (went back again after as I saw it didn’t fix it)[/li][li]Disabling the ‘FreeSync’ setting on my sceptre monitor[/li][li]I had minimal testing with an hdmi cord at 60 fps, and it seemed slightly more stable than with the display port at 144fps, but still had drops[/li][li]Change NVIDIA settings to maximize performance and increase shader cache size.[/li][li]Checked temperatures and all temperatures were normal[/li][li]Resetting my PC and only keeping personal files[/li][/ul]
    Any other tips? Is my GPU borked? Or could it be a PSU issue? Are there any other tests I could do or software I could use for a specific test? Thanks in advance! This is my rig:

    CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz

    RAM: 32.0 GB

    Storage (3): SSD - 465.8 GB,SSD - 931.5 GB,+1 more

    GPU processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

    Motherboard: MSI Z490 PLUS
  • phillpower2
    PCHF Administrator
    • Sep 2016
    • 15209

    #2
    Originally posted by tahzabbani
    Or could it be a PSU issue?
    The most important component in a computer but the details are missing from your parts list.

    Can you post the brand and model name or number for both the PSU and the RAM + how many stick of RAM there is.

    After reinstalling Windows did you reinstall the system drivers for the MB and most importantly were the chipset drivers installed before you allowed Windows to update, this 100% is a must.

    How many screens do you have, if more than one provide the details for all screens.

    Do you have any problems with offline video such as watching DVDs or saved videos.

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    • tahzabbani
      PCHF Member
      • Sep 2024
      • 3

      #3
      Hi,

      Sorry for omitting that information.
      My PSU is a PowerSpec PS 750BSM
      I have 2 sticks of 16gb RAM DDR4. Manufacturer is SK Hynix and part number NMUD416E86-3200D

      I hadn’t manually updated any chipset or system drivers after or before resetting my PC. Do those need to be done manually? I was under the impression windows 10 takes care of those drivers on install.

      I have two screens:
      Main monitor: 144hz Sceptre M24 1920x1080 connected via display port
      Second monitor: 60hz LG FULL HD 1920x1080 connected via hdmi

      I also do not have issues watching any videos offline or online. This only occurs with gaming, but not consistently. I’ll play a video game fine after a restart, but sometimes after an hour or so, the severe frame drops will happen.

      Thank you for your reply.

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      • tahzabbani
        PCHF Member
        • Sep 2024
        • 3

        #4
        Originally posted by phillpower2
        The most important component in a computer but the details are missing from your parts list.

        Can you post the brand and model name or number for both the PSU and the RAM + how many stick of RAM there is.

        After reinstalling Windows did you reinstall the system drivers for the MB and most importantly were the chipset drivers installed before you allowed Windows to update, this 100% is a must.

        How many screens do you have, if more than one provide the details for all screens.

        Do you have any problems with offline video such as watching DVDs or saved videos.
        (meant to post this as a reply)

        Hi,

        Sorry for omitting that information.
        My PSU is a PowerSpec PS 750BSM
        I have 2 sticks of 16gb RAM DDR4. Manufacturer is SK Hynix and part number NMUD416E86-3200D

        I hadn’t manually updated any chipset or system drivers after or before resetting my PC. Do those need to be done manually? I was under the impression windows 10 takes care of those drivers on install.

        I have two screens:
        Main monitor: 144hz Sceptre M24 1920x1080 connected via display port
        Second monitor: 60hz LG FULL HD 1920x1080 connected via hdmi

        I also do not have issues watching any videos offline or online. This only occurs with gaming, but not consistently. I’ll play a video game fine after a restart, but sometimes after an hour or so, the severe frame drops will happen.

        Thank you for your reply.

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        • phillpower2
          PCHF Administrator
          • Sep 2016
          • 15209

          #5
          Apologies for the delay, not been able to be around for a few days.

          Three problems there;

          The PSU is junk and should not be used anywhere near any add on GPU let alone a high end card like yours, the present PSU is rated as – Tier C • Low-end

          The RAM is not appropriate for your CPU, Intel state here up to 2933MHz/MT/s and if you have XMP enabled the RAM will get auto OCd past what the CPU can handle and the PC will become unstable.

          Having two screens is causing you a couple of problems, it is putting extra load on the GPU and the weak PSU + you having two different spec monitors will also cause issues with the massive difference in refresh rates.

          Suggestions;

          Disconnect one of the monitors.

          Replace the PSU with an appropriate spec and quality brand 650W Gold efficiency rated unit from one of the following Corsair RM range, EVGA, Seasonic or Super Flower.

          Disable XMP and manually OC the RAM to 2933MHz.

          Do the above then post back with an update for us, please note that we can only propels test the GPU when there is a known good, adequate spec PSU present.

          [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]NB: [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Your first post was fine, having every reply quoted is not only unhelpful in that it wastes time it is also just a pain in the proverbial.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

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          • phillpower2
            PCHF Administrator
            • Sep 2016
            • 15209

            #6
            Being that the OP revisited the forum but chose not to acknowledge my reply this thread will be closed.

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