Stuttering in games! CPU Problem?

[Username2460]

Hi,

 

I've been having this problem for half a year now. In games my screen seems to stutter alot. For example in War thunder one second im at 60fps next ive dropped down to 40fps then back to 60fps shortly after. During this time, the screen stutters and feels unplayable.

 

I've replaced my GPU to a GTX 970 and still have the issue. I also installed a new PSU and heatsink cooler (coolermaster hyper 212 evo). I still have the problem.

 

 

It can't be a GPU problem, It can't be thermal problem because all my temperatures are low. Its also nothing to do with the monitor. Its also nothing to do with the mouse. What can it be?

 

It could be my CPU dying or damaged from the past due to heat?

 

 

I have no idea what is causing this and its frustrating. If I just buy a new CPU (intel) I just feel it wont do anything.

 

 

 

Please could I have some help???

 

Would it be bottlenecking?

 

 

 

PC SPECS:

AMD fx-8350 Eight Core Processor @ 4.00GHz  Turbo 4.2GHz

MSI GTX 970

16GB RAM

Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

[worton issk]

I had this exact problem as you. It turned out to be two of my ram sticks for me. There is no bottlenecking in your system. Your ram could be the problem.

[Nena Trinity]

Check ram first also what game is it?

[Username2460]

I had this exact problem as you. It turned out to be two of my ram sticks for me. There is no bottlenecking in your system. Your ram could be the problem.

 

 

Thank you for the reply. 

 

 

Should I get new RAM or just re install them?

[Username2460]

Check ram first also what game is it?

 

All games.  Mostly CS:GO and War Thunder.  Also the new release of World of Warships. Pretty much everything. 

[arniks8]

Hi,

I've been having this problem for half a year now. In games my screen seems to stutter alot. For example in War thunder one second im at 60fps next ive dropped down to 40fps then back to 60fps shortly after. During this time, the screen stutters and feels unplayable.

I've replaced my GPU to a GTX 970 and still have the issue. I also installed a new PSU and heatsink cooler (coolermaster hyper 212 evo). I still have the problem.

It can't be a GPU problem, It can't be thermal problem because all my temperatures are low. Its also nothing to do with the monitor. Its also nothing to do with the mouse. What can it be?

It could be my CPU dying or damaged from the past due to heat?

I have no idea what is causing this and its frustrating. If I just buy a new CPU (intel) I just feel it wont do anything.

Please could I have some help???

Would it be bottlenecking?

PC SPECS:

AMD fx-8350 Eight Core Processor @ 4.00GHz Turbo 4.2GHz

MSI GTX 970

16GB RAM

Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

It's your CPU.

[Username2460]

 

It's your CPU.

How can I check that my RAM is causing the problem?
How do you know? Whats the problem with it?

[runmymouth]

http://www.memtest86.com/ is what I test ram with

[Nena Trinity]

All games.  Mostly CS:GO and War Thunder.  Also the new release of World of Warships. Pretty much everything. 

World of Warships may be bottleneck but not the two others no way!

[Username2460]

World of Warships may be bottleneck but not the two others no way!

 

 

What could be the problem ?

[arniks8]

How do you know? Whats the problem with it?

Almost every day people turp up saying their games run bad and almost all the time it's caused by AMD's FX CPU line.

[Username2460]

Almost every day people turp up saying their games run bad and almost all the time it's caused by AMD's FX CPU line.

 

My brother has an AMD FX and he's not having any problems.

[Nena Trinity]

Almost every day people turp up saying their games run bad and almost all the time it's caused by AMD's FX CPU line.

2 of those games cant be a FX bottle...

 

Also I am not sure how much CPU WoWarships even use...

 

My brother has an AMD FX and he's not having any problems.

Well check your OS for Malware?

[arniks8]

So many of you know Faceman's infamous quote regarding the choice of AMD FX CPUs vs respectively priced i3/i5 for gaming. Personally I thought the quote was always a bit too big to digest, and that the information seems to be getting a bit dated, so thought I'd make a "newer" version, with some newer AAA titles for gaming performance comparison, and overall less spoilers and paragraphs, and of course put it into it's own thread.

Also trying to use basic spoilers so it's more "break-proof" whenever they change something on the forums and spoilers go to shit.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Of course, it still all boils down to: People think they are getting a good deal when they buy an FX for gaming, and they are not.

Simple conclusions - Why Intel i3/i5 are better for gaming then competing AMD FX:

- Generally better gaming performance (see below)

- Lower power consumption

- Lower heat output, heat output that the stock cooler can actually handle, eliminating the need for an aftermarket cooler for a quiet PC

- Upgradability: Buy an i3 now and upgrade to a massively more powerful i7 later while keeping the same motherboard. Buy an FX8 now, and be stuck with it until next mobo upgrade

- Greater motherboard selection, no need for fancy VRMs (see below)

- More modern technologies: PCIe 3.0, native USB 3.0/3.1, on-die integrated graphics (in case of GPU failure, can keep using your PC), etc

- Better IPC: Every MHz does more with Intel.

More cores does not mean better, if you can't use all of them. Intel cores are not twice as powerful as FX cores (given at stock), but if you can only use half of the cores on your FX then what's the point of having so many?

And before people think it, there is no bias here, I am an AMD CPU user. I don't regret my purchase because I did it back in the day when AMD was still highly competitive with Intel's first-gen Core-i CPUs, but here today, I'm just giving cold hard facts.

Gaming performance

Grand Theft Auto V

FX6 and FX8 fall between i3 and i5

The Witcher 3

FX6 and FX8 fall behind respective i3 and i5

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

A game optimized pretty darn well for multi-threaded CPUs, still can't see the FX8 pull away from i5

Batman Arkham Knight

Even the top-of-the-line FX 9590 can't catch up to i3

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Lowest-end i3 can compete with FX, but even a 0.4GHz higher model and Intel starts to pull away

Project CARS

Once again FX6 and FX8 falling behind respective i3 and i5

If you note in some of these benchmarks, sometimes FX4 is actually ahead of FX6, because it is running at a higher frequency on each of the cores. These are examples of poor multi-threaded optimization in games. Many AAA titles still can't use more then 4 cores, so 4 FX cores at 3.8GHz is better then 6 FX cores at 3.5GHz.

VRMs - what are they and why are they important:

When talking about AM3+ boards you'll often hear the term VRMs. These are Voltage Regulation Modules, they are what turn the PSU's 12V into the ~1.4V (FX) your CPU will take. So the higher the power draw of your CPU, the more work the VRMs have to do. On Intel boards this isn't a big deal because at stock speeds you won't see more then 88W of CPU TDP, but you can't trust these same VRMs with the 125W FX chips. Overloading motherboard VRMs can actually lead to them burning out, causing a dead motherboard and possibly a fire hazard.

Read more about VRMs: http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors

Price:

(This is where the text comes in so get your English and math comprehension skills ready)

People think that FX is cheaper, and therefore is better for the money, and they'd be willing to make that sacrifice in performance for a bit of sacrifice in cost, but in reality, the difference is negligible. Take a look at these comparisons. Again this continues on the fact that you'll want a board with good VRMs for reliability on AM3+, while it's pretty much whatever with locked Intel chips. For this reason we'll be comparing using probably the best "cheap" AM3+ board, the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P, with it's 8+2 phase VRMs, compared to a budget Intel H97 board.

FX-6300 vs i3

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $176.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:59 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $173.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:01 EDT-0400

$3 cheaper for the i3, and keep in mind as we proved above, the i3s are more then capable of competing with FX8 and even FX9 chips, only in the worst case scenario being around the same as FX6. On top of that, the benefits of Intel as listed above.

FX-8320 vs i5

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $214.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:03 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $231.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:04 EDT-0400

$17 more for the i5, for much higher performance and pretty much zero bottleneck with any single GPU in any game, as opposed to the struggling FX...

Cooler

Do note that these builds are NOT with an aftermarket cooler. While the stock Intel coolers are fine for their accompanying chips, the coolers bundled with 125W FX chips aren't really up to the job, and can become VERY loud under load. If you want a quiet PC you'll want to invest in an aftermarket cooler. The cheapest one worth buying to quiet down an FX chip is the Zalman CNPS5X, which is $17.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-cpu-cooler-cnps5xperforma

This eliminates the price gap between the FX8 and i5, and makes the i3 choice $20 cheaper then the FX6 choice.

But what if I don't live in the USA?

Canada

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($122.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.75 @ Vuugo)

Total: $232.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:12 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $230.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:12 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.75 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.75 @ Vuugo)

Total: $279.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:35 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.00 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.00 @ Vuugo)

Total: $291.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:14 EDT-0400

UK

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.19 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.54 @ More Computers)

Total: £143.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:14 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.53 @ Ebuyer)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.47 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £154.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:14 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£108.13 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.54 @ More Computers)

Total: £172.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:15 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.36 @ Ebuyer)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.68 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £172.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:15 BST+0100

Kangaroo Land

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $290.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:25 AEST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)

Total: $251.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:26 AEST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($205.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $350.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:25 AEST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($246.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)

Total: $345.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:26 AEST+1000

​Deutschland

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€99.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€85.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €184.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 02:23 CEST+0200

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (€119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€76.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €196.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 02:23 CEST+0200

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (€139.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€85.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €224.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 02:23 CEST+0200

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€189.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€56.18 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €246.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 02:23 CEST+0200

(more to be added)

Around the world the price differences do change and often the gap grows but there is never a point where the Intel option is "overpriced" compared to Intel, considering the performance you get.

[arniks8]

2 of those games cant be a FX bottle...

I still think that CPU could be cause of this.

[Nena Trinity]

So many of you know Faceman's infamous quote regarding the choice of AMD FX CPUs vs respectively priced i3/i5 for gaming. Personally I thought the quote was always a bit too big to digest, and that the information seems to be getting a bit dated, so thought I'd make a "newer" version, with some newer AAA titles for gaming performance comparison, and overall less spoilers and paragraphs, and of course put it into it's own thread.

Also trying to use basic spoilers so it's more "break-proof" whenever they change something on the forums and spoilers go to shit.

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Of course, it still all boils down to: People think they are getting a good deal when they buy an FX for gaming, and they are not.

Simple conclusions - Why Intel i3/i5 are better for gaming then competing AMD FX:

- Generally better gaming performance (see below)

- Lower power consumption

- Lower heat output, heat output that the stock cooler can actually handle, eliminating the need for an aftermarket cooler for a quiet PC

- Upgradability: Buy an i3 now and upgrade to a massively more powerful i7 later while keeping the same motherboard. Buy an FX8 now, and be stuck with it until next mobo upgrade

- Greater motherboard selection, no need for fancy VRMs (see below)

- More modern technologies: PCIe 3.0, native USB 3.0/3.1, on-die integrated graphics (in case of GPU failure, can keep using your PC), etc

- Better IPC: Every MHz does more with Intel.

More cores does not mean better, if you can't use all of them. Intel cores are not twice as powerful as FX cores (given at stock), but if you can only use half of the cores on your FX then what's the point of having so many?

And before people think it, there is no bias here, I am an AMD CPU user. I don't regret my purchase because I did it back in the day when AMD was still highly competitive with Intel's first-gen Core-i CPUs, but here today, I'm just giving cold hard facts.

Gaming performance

Grand Theft Auto V

FX6 and FX8 fall between i3 and i5

The Witcher 3

FX6 and FX8 fall behind respective i3 and i5

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

A game optimized pretty darn well for multi-threaded CPUs, still can't see the FX8 pull away from i5

Batman Arkham Knight

Even the top-of-the-line FX 9590 can't catch up to i3

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Lowest-end i3 can compete with FX, but even a 0.4GHz higher model and Intel starts to pull away

Project CARS

Once again FX6 and FX8 falling behind respective i3 and i5

If you note in some of these benchmarks, sometimes FX4 is actually ahead of FX6, because it is running at a higher frequency on each of the cores. These are examples of poor multi-threaded optimization in games. Many AAA titles still can't use more then 4 cores, so 4 FX cores at 3.8GHz is better then 6 FX cores at 3.5GHz.

VRMs - what are they and why are they important:

When talking about AM3+ boards you'll often hear the term VRMs. These are Voltage Regulation Modules, they are what turn the PSU's 12V into the ~1.4V (FX) your CPU will take. So the higher the power draw of your CPU, the more work the VRMs have to do. On Intel boards this isn't a big deal because at stock speeds you won't see more then 88W of CPU TDP, but you can't trust these same VRMs with the 125W FX chips. Overloading motherboard VRMs can actually lead to them burning out, causing a dead motherboard and possibly a fire hazard.

Read more about VRMs: http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors

Price:

(This is where the text comes in so get your English and math comprehension skills ready)

People think that FX is cheaper, and therefore is better for the money, and they'd be willing to make that sacrifice in performance for a bit of sacrifice in cost, but in reality, the difference is negligible. Take a look at these comparisons. Again this continues on the fact that you'll want a board with good VRMs for reliability on AM3+, while it's pretty much whatever with locked Intel chips. For this reason we'll be comparing using probably the best "cheap" AM3+ board, the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P, with it's 8+2 phase VRMs, compared to a budget Intel H97 board.

FX-6300 vs i3

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $176.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 19:59 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $173.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:01 EDT-0400

$3 cheaper for the i3, and keep in mind as we proved above, the i3s are more then capable of competing with FX8 and even FX9 chips, only in the worst case scenario being around the same as FX6. On top of that, the benefits of Intel as listed above.

FX-8320 vs i5

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $214.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:03 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.89 @ OutletPC)

Total: $231.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:04 EDT-0400

$17 more for the i5, for much higher performance and pretty much zero bottleneck with any single GPU in any game, as opposed to the struggling FX...

Cooler

Do note that these builds are NOT with an aftermarket cooler. While the stock Intel coolers are fine for their accompanying chips, the coolers bundled with 125W FX chips aren't really up to the job, and can become VERY loud under load. If you want a quiet PC you'll want to invest in an aftermarket cooler. The cheapest one worth buying to quiet down an FX chip is the Zalman CNPS5X, which is $17.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-cpu-cooler-cnps5xperforma

This eliminates the price gap between the FX8 and i5, and makes the i3 choice $20 cheaper then the FX6 choice.

But what if I don't live in the USA?

Canada

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($122.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.75 @ Vuugo)

Total: $232.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:12 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($136.50 @ shopRBC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $230.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:12 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.75 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.75 @ Vuugo)

Total: $279.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:35 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.00 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.00 @ Vuugo)

Total: $291.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 20:14 EDT-0400

UK

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.19 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.54 @ More Computers)

Total: £143.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:14 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.53 @ Ebuyer)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.47 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £154.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:14 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£108.13 @ CCL Computers)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.54 @ More Computers)

Total: £172.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:15 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.36 @ Ebuyer)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.68 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £172.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 01:15 BST+0100

Kangaroo Land

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $290.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:25 AEST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($152.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)

Total: $251.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:26 AEST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($205.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $350.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:25 AEST+1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($246.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)

Total: $345.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 10:26 AEST+1000

​Deutschland

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€99.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€85.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €184.99

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (€119.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€76.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €196.84

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (€139.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€85.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €224.99

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€189.90 @ Caseking)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€56.18 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Total: €246.08

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Around the world the price differences do change and often the gap grows but there is never a point where the Intel option is "overpriced" compared to Intel, considering the performance you get.

 

Dude do not tell this guy to buy a new CPU when its most likely NOT THE CPU! World of tanks runs fine on my FX and World of warships is made by same company! Sure WoTs uses only 1-core and sure its stuck at 45fps and always 45fps, not sure why... But I have never had ANY CRASHES OR STUTTERS AND I SWEAR THE TWO OTHER GAMES RUN AT 200+ and 100+ FPS!  (And my monitor is 60hz...)

[Username2460]

2 of those games cant be a FX bottle...

 

Also I am not sure how much CPU WoWarships even use...

 

 

Maybe it could be my RAM?

 

 

RAM specs:

[runmymouth]

run memtest86 that I linked on it if you want to see if it is your ram. 

[Username2460]

The least thing I want to do is go buy a new CPU without fully knowing the problem. Is there a program I can use to stress test or bechmark hardware to get results?

 

 

run memtest86 that I linked on it if you want to see if it is your ram.

I'll do that now.

[Nena Trinity]

Maybe it could be my RAM?

 

 

RAM specs:

Some BIOSes has a memory test a also you can try a test @runmymouth suggest never tried it myself but he seems nice!

[runmymouth]

I think windows also has a built in memmory tester but I dont remember what it is called. If you BSOD sometimes it will give you that as an option. 

[Username2460]

I think windows also has a built in memmory tester but I dont remember what it is called. If you BSOD sometimes it will give you that as an option. 

 

no one likes the BSOD :c     Anyway, I can't seem to find the correct download for the program you sent me.

[runmymouth]

I am guessing you are using windows, http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm  look down the page below buy to windows free version downloads. If you have a usb drive you then can run it from a jump drive or you can download the iso and boot with it as a cd. It doesn't run on windows but instead it runs before you boot into windows. 

[Username2460]

I've been researching the problem with RAM. If it was the problem with the RAM, would the game freeze then recover its self?

 

 

My problem is nothing to do with freezing, it just stutters and FPS drop. Its like rubber-banding but worst.

 

 

To be honest, I don't really want to use memtest.  

 

Could the problem only be to do with the CPU and RAM?

[runmymouth]

Well starting a test with the RAM is not a bad idea. You can eliminate parts 1 by 1. It could be overheating and downclocking by your cpu or gpu to compensate. It is hard to say but it never hurts to run tests. Do you have a way to monitor your cpu/gpu temperatures in real time? I would see what is happening temperature wise.