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System Name | PC |
---|---|
Processor | i5 3570k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H |
Cooling | Stock |
Memory | 8GB Corsair 1600mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 7870 |
Storage | 120GB Kingston SSD, 2TB HDD |
Display(s) | Sony 32" HDTV |
Case | Corsair 230T |
Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar D1 |
Power Supply | Corsair 500W |
Software | Windows 8 64bit |
Hi folks,
I've got an annoying issue with my PC, in which it runs games at a generally smooth framerate but will have periodic stutters. It doesn't happen on every game - Forza Horizon 4 and The Outer Worlds are two examples it affects. The stutters may only be a second or less but enough to screw me over while racing/in combat etc.
When alt-tabbing out of the game, I've noticed that my disk drive usage has spiked to 100%, particularly when the stutters occurred. My RAM is also close to maxed-out.
Any help with what could be causing this would be much appreciated. So far, I've checked the defragmentation of my HDD, run a health check and chkdsk which all seem to indicate it's fine. I also just tried switching my paging file to my system SSD in case it's using that which is causing the stutter.
System specs:
i7-4770k 3.5ghz
GeForce GTX 970
8GB RAM
240GB SSD, 1TB HDD
Thank you!
I've got an annoying issue with my PC, in which it runs games at a generally smooth framerate but will have periodic stutters. It doesn't happen on every game - Forza Horizon 4 and The Outer Worlds are two examples it affects. The stutters may only be a second or less but enough to screw me over while racing/in combat etc.
When alt-tabbing out of the game, I've noticed that my disk drive usage has spiked to 100%, particularly when the stutters occurred. My RAM is also close to maxed-out.
Any help with what could be causing this would be much appreciated. So far, I've checked the defragmentation of my HDD, run a health check and chkdsk which all seem to indicate it's fine. I also just tried switching my paging file to my system SSD in case it's using that which is causing the stutter.
System specs:
i7-4770k 3.5ghz
GeForce GTX 970
8GB RAM
240GB SSD, 1TB HDD
Thank you!