Solved Everything spiking when playing games such as watch dogs 2

[Th3_l]

There doesnt seem to be a minidump folder

 

[xrobwx71]

It should be in C:\Windows memory.dmp is the file name not a folder.

 

[Th3_l]

It should be in C:\Windows memory.dmp is the file name not a folder.

 

[Bruce]

Do a search on *.dmp and give us another Speccy report too please.

 

[Th3_l]

Speccy - http://speccy.piriform.com/results/5P0Jq67K3IDPdp0eDEBTDUI
heres me searching for *.dmp

 

[Bruce]

Unplug D:\ drive for further testing, it is showing lots of errors across multiple areas.
C:\ drive also shows Temp Exceeded Errors and CRC Error Counts higher than I'd want to see.
But one drive at a time.

 

[Th3_l]

Unplug D:\ drive for further testing

Sorry to ask but, How should I do that?

 

[Bruce]

Samsung is C:\ drive, it's a 250GB SSD drive.
Seagate is the D:\ drive, and it's a mechanical HDD 1TB unit.
So power off the PC, then open the side cover from case and disconnect the power cable (or data cable, or both - doesn't matter) from the Seagate drive.
Restart PC and test.

 

[Th3_l]

I have removed the hdd now

 

[xrobwx71]

Update us on how things are running please.

 

[Th3_l]

Update us on how things are running please.

I tried watch dogs 2 - it didnt freeze at all / no stutters at all. I played roblox, no stutters either / no freezing. I was even able to tab out of watch dogs 2 and noticed the ssd didnt reach 100% constantly. Only thing is that the cpu seems to reach 100% when playing wd2, and my keyboard keeps disconnecting when the leds are on, although i think thats a keyboard issue

 

[Th3_l]

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[xrobwx71]

I think @Bruce has found the culprit.

Was the pagefile set on the Seagate? An entry in the SysnativeApp/Dxdiagx86.txt

 Page File: 9908MB used, 9359MB available

is why I ask.

Does Roblox also have high CPU usage?

Watchdogs2 can be CPU intensive. https://www.google.com/search?q=Is+...CAEQARgUkgcEMjUuMqAHicUB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

 

[Th3_l]

Was the pagefile set on the Seagate

It was left on - "automatically manage paging file size for all devices"

Does Roblox also have high CPU usage?

Not that ive noticed, only watch dogs although I do understand that wd is cpu intensive - is the cpu reaching 100% a problem? should i turn some settings down

 

[xrobwx71]

is the cpu reaching 100% a problem?

Not a problem, but while at 100%, if the game reaches out for more, you'll likely see anomalies.

should i turn some settings down

Watch Dogs 2 CPU Optimization Guide & Graphics Benchmarks | GamersNexus

stub One interesting aspect of the Watch_Dogs 2 benchmarking we did for our 2500K revisit was the difference in performance between i5s and i7s. At stock speeds, the i7-2600K was easily outpacing the i5-2500K by roughly 15 FPS—and even more interestingly, the i7-6700K managed to hit our GTX...

gamersnexus.net

 

[Th3_l]

what should I do with the HDD?

 

[Bruce]

What with the errors it has according the to SMART values, and looking like that's support by having a more reliable PC with the HDD disconnected, I'd be ripping the unit apart and taking out the magnets - but that's just me.

New drives are cheap as, when a drive loses its integrity and reliability, time to get a replacement.
If there is important stuff on that drive still, options are to re-connect it and copy/paste your data and hope the PC hangs on long enough, or get an external enclosure to put it in and recover your data that way.

 

[Th3_l]

Oh, there's nothing on the HDD that's of importance, I have no need for it. Apart from that though, everything is running well now, so thank you

 

[xrobwx71]

I'd be ripping the unit apart and taking out the magnets

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