Search the Community

I get crazy frame drops (first time that i run Unreal Engine games because due to the first time Shader Compile) and random stutters on my rig , I'm so frustrated .. nothing seems to work.. I tried disabling E-cores , tried Overclocking , tried different Power plan settings , tried XMP on and off , tried turning off vsync , tried G-SYNC , tried FPS capping , Tried Nvidia Panel Ultra Low Latency mode , tried different motherboard settings and upgraded my SSD.. nothing seems to work .. do you think my graphic card is faulty ? should I get a new one ? should i switch to AMD ? My Rig: GPU : ASUS TUF 3070 TI 8GB Non-oc CPU : Intel Core i7 12700KF Cooler : Aorus Waterforce 240 Motherboard : Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Elite AX DDR4 Ram : 32GB (16x2) Corssair RGB Vengeance Pro 3600 Mhz CL18 DDR4 PSU : GameMax RGB 1050w Case : Lian Li Lancool 215 SSD: Corsair MP600 Pro LPX 1TB (Windows) , Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB HDD : WDC WD1003FZEX-00K3CA0

Hello, I have been having this problem since 2 years and still couldn't fix those damn microstutters in some games I have. Before having this configuration, I was rocking with Ryzen 7 2700x + GTX 1080. Issues was present in both computers. Now I have: 5 5600x (Pure Rock 2 cooling), 3060 Ti, HyperX Kingston 16 Gb DDR4 3200 Mhz, 1 Tb SSD M.2 Samsung Evo + 500 Gb SSD Sata Samsung Evo, ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING and 750W Power Supply from SilentiumPC. Everything sits in NZXT 210 case. Both on my computers I have same microstutters in the same games (BF 2042, Fortnite, Valheim, Black Desert, Rust, Nier Automata, CS GO, Elite Dangerous, Arma 3, War Thunder, Squad and so on). There are few exceptions that are running smooth as butter (MGS V: PP, Rainbow Six Siege, Warframe, Fallout 4, The Division 1, The Division 2, Metal Gear Survie, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Death Stranding, DOOM 2016, DOOM Eternal, Mad Max, Hitman 2). When the 1second stutter arrives, the GPU and CPU usage drops. Any idea how to fix those issues?

I recently upgraded my CPU/GPU on my PC as well as switching to UEFI so I can enable smart access memory and have been getting coil whine with stutters while gaming. I have tried clean installing, and almost everything possible solution I could find with no luck and my patience is running out I don't know what else to do. Specs: CPU: 5900x Motherboard: B450-F Gaming (4602) Ram: 2x8 Corsair Vengeance 3200 SSD/HDD: WD SN750 M.2 2280 GPU: RX 6900XT PSU: RM850x Chassis: NZXT H500 OS: Windows 10 21H2 Monitor: MAG274QRF-QD 165hz

Hy and hello. This is my last hope. I got a prebuilt system 1 year ago and it all of a sudden started micro stuttering. So from tons of try and error, i found the following things: It is my graphics card. My GPU is NOT broken. She works just fine but my PC starts micro stuttering when i install the correct AMD drivers, I have a RX 570 8GB on a Ryzen 9 3950X. (Yes i know...) Ether way, i can't even propperly uninstall the drivers because it bluescreens me after trying to go into safeboot. It is stuck in "rebooting" then blue screens with: Driver Power State Failure. (verified that multiple times) i am very lost and hope to god some one on here can help. You guys are my last chance, i don't want to waste $2K on a new GPU. AMD Ryzen 9 3950X RX 570 8GB 64 bit system latest win ver

It's 2 weeks now this issue came out. While playing, game(Apex Legends) suddenly lag for couple of seconds and then it shift different place. Like in 20s video's someone cut middle 5s. I use "Msi Afterburner" & "RivaTuner Statistics Server" to check my fps, cpu & gpu & ram usage/temperature. All normal. For your concern CPU usage : 20-25% (temp:60-80 / GPU usage : 40-55% (temp: 55-65) / RAM usage : around 6-8 GB / fps: 70 cap ( I use 60hz monitor) I already try fresh installation 2 times, also try custom windows 10 (revi os : https://www.revi.cc/revios/download ) All driver up-to-date, using "Driver Booster" ( https://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php ) BIOS also up-to-date. Try all sort of guide on YouTube. But nothing change. No network Issue. Also network settings optimize by "TCPOptimizer" Already using commands / running test 1) sfc /scannow [ no error] 2) Windows Memory Diagnostic test [ no error] 3) CHKDSK [ no error] PC Specs: CPU : Ryzen 5600x, MB: Arous B550 pro, RAM: Corsair 16GB(8x8)3200MHz, GPU: msi gtx 1660 ventus xs oc 6gb Stress Test :- { All stress test running time 30min, all default settings, only XMP profile on } CPU : no crash or error, 100% use, no frame drops, max temp 86C [ testing software: AIDA64 Extreme https://www.aida64.com/downloads ] GPU : no crash or error, 100% use, no frame drops, max temp 81C [ testing software: GPU-Z, FurMark https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ | https://geeks3d.com/furmark/ ] RAM : no crash or error, 100% use, no frame drops [ testing software : MemTest64 https://www.techpowerup.com/memtest64/?ref=dtf.ru ] SSD/HDD : condition Good [ testing software : CrystalDiskInfo https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/ ] LatencyMon test while play game(Apex Legends) and browsing(Brave,firefox) Anyone have any idea how can I fix it...

It's 2 weeks now this issue came out. While playing, game(Apex Legends) suddenly lag for couple of seconds and then it shift different place. Like in 20s video's someone cut middle 5s. I use "Msi Afterburner" & "RivaTuner Statistics Server" to check my fps, cpu & gpu & ram usage/temperature. All normal. For your concern CPU usage : 20-25% (temp:60-80 / GPU usage : 40-55% (temp: 55-65) / RAM usage : around 6-8 GB / fps: 70 cap ( I use 60hz monitor) I already try fresh installation 2 times, also try custom windows 10 (revi os : https://www.revi.cc/revios/download ) All driver up-to-date, using "Driver Booster" ( https://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php ) BIOS also up-to-date. Try all sort of guide on youtube. But nothing change. Already using commands / running test 1) sfc /scannow [ no error] 2) Windows Memory Diagnostic test [ no error] 3) CHKDSK [ no error] PC Specs: CPU : Ryzen 5600x, MB: Arous B550 pro, RAM: Corsair 16GB(8x8)3200MHz, GPU: msi gtx 1660 ventus xs oc 6gb C:\Windows\system32>systeminfo OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OS Version: 10.0.19044 N/A Build 19044 OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. System Model: B550 AORUS PRO V2 System Type: x64-based PC Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: AMD64 Family 25 Model 33 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~3701 Mhz BIOS Version: American Megatrends International, LLC. F15c, 5/11/2022 Windows Directory: C:\Windows System Directory: C:\Windows\system32 Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume3 Total Physical Memory: 16,287 MB Available Physical Memory: 14,458 MB Virtual Memory: Max Size: 17,311 MB Virtual Memory: Available: 14,011 MB Virtual Memory: In Use: 3,300 MB Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys Network Card(s): 1 NIC(s) Installed. [01]: Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller Connection Name: Ethernet DHCP Enabled: Yes DHCP Server: 192.168.29.1 Hyper-V Requirements: VM Monitor Mode Extensions: Yes Virtualization Enabled In Firmware: No Second Level Address Translation: Yes Data Execution Prevention Available: Yes Stress Test :- { All stress test running time 30min, all default settings, only XMP profile on } CPU : no crash or error, 100% use, no frame drops, max temp 86C [ testing software: AIDA64 Extreme https://www.aida64.com/downloads ] GPU : no crash or error, 100% use, no frame drops, max temp 81C [ testing software: GPU-Z, FurMark https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ / https://geeks3d.com/furmark/ ] RAM : no crash or error, 100% use, no frame drops [ testing software : MemTest64 https://www.techpowerup.com/memtest64/?ref=dtf.ru ] SSD/HDD : condition Good [ testing software : CrystalDiskInfo https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/ ] LatencyMon test while play game(Apex Legends) and browsing(Brave,firefox) Anyone have any idea how can I fix it. Please help me...

Having this issue for a while accross every game I play where like every 45mins I get a stutter/microstutter what ever you want to call it. I have tried numerous amounts of things like :reduce graphic settings, update drivers on motherboard, update bios, clean up hard drive space, change pc power settings etc. But the problem still persists so looking for more assistance please. For extra info here are my pc specs: -Ryzen 5 3600 (Auto Overclocks whilst Gaming) -32gb Corsair Vengeance. 2 sticks 3200mhz and 2 others 3600mhz -650w Corsair PSU -RTX 2070 Super 8gb not Overclocked -Samsung evo 500gb and 1tb ssd -I also run 3 monitors 2 144hz and 1 240hz G-sync on. I have an example below of the new Assassin Creed Valhalla game showing what the stutter looks like. 46257310_GameStutter.mp4

Before I start I want to say I've tried absolutely everything from updating drivers, monitoring temps, research - NOTHING. I posted on Reddit, Toms hardware and no help, useless. I started experiencing stuttering/micro stuttering, 3 weeks ago and since then cannot for the life of me find a solution. It happens every hour in games such as rainbow six siege, battlefield 1 and last for like 20 seconds maybe longer. Other than that, my games run like butter... For a better example I uploaded a video to YouTube: Stutter 6:54 My mouse also has a problem that might be causing it but I doubt it's the issue. - Scroll wheel jumps on web pages, programs, games (when switching weapons for example) I was in a plane in battlefield 1 and the mouse wasn't turning (like it was locked in position) and fixed when I ALT + ESC then entered the game again. Stressful... PC Spec's: GTX 970, I5-4690K, GA-Z97X-SLI, Corsair H100i, 16GB HyperX 1600, XFX TS 550 PSU, Samsung 240GB 850 EVO SSD, Kingston 128GB SSD, WD 500GB. Please, someone who has experienced this or something similar please comment fixes, PLEASE P.S. I didn't know what category to upload so I just picked Graphics Cards... sorry.

Hi people. (this may be a long read) I'm new to all this pc stuff so bare with. Iv got an issue which has haunted me for months now and is really grinding me down. I ended up buying 5 pcs all pretty much the same just with 1 different part each time, and each time Iv had micro stuttering without fps dropping. Iv tried everything possible for someone new to pc gaming eg clean install, g sync on and off, all that stuff but the issue still persists. Iv even had an electrician come over to look at the electrics in the house to see if that has anything to do with it. I thought it may have been the ethernet cable so I went to wifi but still the same, i also tried a gtx 1080 ti, and an rtx 2080 ti and the issue is the same. I use bfv, far cry 5, far cry new dawn, and gta v to test for the stuttering but it does appear in pretty much all the games iv tried. I'm using a surge protection extension lead as I don't have enough outlets if that may be a cause. But even when there's no gpu in the pc there's still a faint whining sound. And if there are basic things to try then iv probably already tried it as that's all i can find on google lol The main issue that started this was that I started to get coil whine in the game and then the game would freeze for a second whilst the audio was still going, BUT i wouldn't drop a single frame. And when the game froze for a second the coil whine stopped for that second then came back when the game started again. (this is still the main issue btw). Also when the rooms quiet enough and I'm just browsing the internet or doing anything but gaming, when i move the mouse the pc has a very faint electrical buzz sound. My current specs are: i7 9700k 4.9ghz Windows 10 64 bit 4TB HHD 1TB SSD 1TB M.2 SSD 32gb RAM 850w psu RTX 2080 ti H150i Pro Maximus XI Code (custom build prebuild) Please if someone could help I would be VERY grateful

So I recently upgraded my PC and the specs are as follow: Aorus Elite x570 wifi Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 2x8 DDR4 3600MHz Ryzen 7 3700x Red Devil Radeon RX 5700 XT Samsung Evo 970 m.2 (Windows OS and game installed) Samsung Evo 850 (PUBG installed) WD HDD EVGA G2 750W However, with this new build I expected to be able to play games such as PUBG and other games flawlessly but I keep experiencing these micro stutters that I don't know what to do about. Temperatures while playing are CPU 55-60 C degrees on DFO (it's a really old game and a single core game) Temperatures while playing PUBG CPU 65-70 degrees C max, GPU 65-69 degrees C. Examples of it in PUBG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMJFllkXqbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LInvhTUbc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTlU139sBTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKyTImwT30w Examples of it in other game (DFO): https://youtu.be/6P57CkIFlRs?t=761 https://youtu.be/6P57CkIFlRs?t=1081 Latencymon on the examples of PUBG: https://imgur.com/a/Ij8lPDn Things I've tried: Re-installing Windows 10 (about 3~4 times) (I'm currently using Windows 10 Pro) Disabling HPET Disabling windows defender, between other services recommended by youtube videos or other people one by one to see if any fixed it Using different versions of AMD GPU (Recommended by powercolor, older recommended drivers by AMD users, newest drivers, etc. (all while using DDU and safe mode)) Ryzen High performance and Ryzen balance in power options Changing Surge protector Turning off and uninstalling any other program that isn't the games (iCUE, Razer synapse, discord, etc.) Playing turning off the full screen optimization properties and running as administrator Emptying cached memory with wj32.org Turning off XMP, turning on XMP Turning off Cool n Quiet Upgrading BIOS Overclocking GPU, underclocking GPU, not messing with GPU at all (stock settings) Checking all my driver updates in Windows Updating windows version (currently on 1909 Pro) Turning off firewall Turning off exploit setting for CFG and also adding both programs to program settings to avoid the 22 system protections Among small other things that I probably can't list. Turning off HDCP, Anti Lag, Enhanced sync, boost, chill, etc. in Radeon software Turning off Freesync Disabling Game DVR, any windows xbox related software Disabling CPU Core 0 for application, setting priority to high I think I've tried about almost everything to fix the microstutters but I cannot fix this. If anyone out there would be so kind to share with me their knowledge to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it. The last thing I can think of is doing a clean install of an older windows 10 version and see if that helps but I'm out of ideas completely. Thank you to whoever took the time to read this!

Recently ive been noticing more and more stutter in every game. Not just the games that i could expect a bit of hiccups in like far cry 5 but also much more simple games like ni no kuni 2 and tower of time. It doesnt matter what i set my graphical settings to low or high its always there. One of the things that i noticed is that the stutter is minimal when not moving around in game but seems to stutter when things are loading like moving through an area and the such. I've tried nearly all of the fixes out there for this: Disable xbox dvr, Stopping startup programs, testing on a different gpu, removing overclocks and setting everything to default. completely reinstalling windows, dusting insides of computer and reseating everything that plugs in, changing storage location, defragging, capping my fps, turning gsync on and off, messing around with nearly all of the settings in nvidia control panel. None of it worked. Ill post some graphs here to show you what it looks like My specs are: Intel 4770k 16gb corsair vengeance ram 1600mhz gtx 1080 fe sabertooth z87 tuf motherboard corsair neutron 250gb ssd seagate barracuda 3tb hdd dell 144hz 2k gsync monitor razer peripherals

Intro As I see this question a lot, and the general way of solving the problem is time consuming, a lot of members flat out ignore these types of questions. Much to the, no doubt, dismay of the victims of said micro stutter. I'm going to make this thread for myself to put in my signature, but feel free to paste it whenever is having these particular issues. Also feel free to ignore this in "newly posted" if it doesn't apply to you. Terminology. Lets set something straight first, and that is the terminology used. A lot of people misconstrue "lag", "stutter" and "microstutter". Lag, or latency, is a terminology usually reserved (in IT) for network related issues. Which i'm not going to delve into in this topic. I will only refer to "input latency", so if this is what you mean with "lag", as in the perceived delay of input to output, refer to it as such. I will refer to "stutter" as engine halts or noticeable frametime spikes in afterburner (more on that later), and microstutter as mostly undetectable frametime/framepacing inconsistency usually only picked up by FCAT. Something like a hardcoded double-buffer v-sync that outputs 16,67ms - 33,33ms - 16,67ms - 33,33ms frametimes like the new Deus Ex. You will see a stable 60fps, but the visual appears jittery. How do GPU's output frames. This is important to understand when you're experiencing stutter or microstutter. Most of the times it's vsync related. Without delving into much detail on the specific details of v-sync, here is the gist of it. Going from the perspective of a static refresh rate panel at 60hz. If you want a really in-depth explanation, I suggest reading this excellent article from Anandtech: https://www.anandtech.com/show/2794 The short version is that the GPU exports drawn frames onto the framebuffer (a portion of the VRAM) that is currently designated to output to the screen. The monitor 'scans' images at 60hz, meaning every 16.67 milliseconds, it scans a new frame from the GPU buffer. This all works well assuming the GPU can output a new frame within 16.67ms. When the GPU however cannot maintain 60fps and starts outputting some frames later than this window, in traditional V-sync operation the framebuffer will not swap and the previous frame that was drawn will remain in the front buffer. What this means is that the monitor will scan the same image again, and as a result you will be displayed the same image twice (or even three times assuming how long the GPU takes to render the new frame). This visually appears as a microstutter or stutter to the player, because it's image is frozen for 33.33ms or even 50ms. As you can see, frame 1 and 3 are drawn within the window, but frame 2 is drawn outside the windows. The monitor will scan the image twice creating a stutter. As v-sync is mostly turned on by default, most players who experience stuttering are most likely just experiencing double scans. The way to solve this is two fold. Either turn off v-sync or invest into adaptive refreshrate monitors. Turning off v-sync will get rid of the stuttering but it will leave you with so-called tears across the screen. Due to the GPU no longer synchronizing the output with the scantimes of the monitor, it will swap the front and back buffer whenever the frame is completed, regardless of whether the monitor was currently scanning an image. Resulting in the displayed image on the screen consisting or 2 or more frames. Note that by disabling v-sync the screen will not appear more fluent, as the scantimes and framedraws are unsynchronized. It should, however, remove the double scans and result in less severe stuttering. Some other solutions exist, but those are constantly in flux/development, and if you've established it's a synchronization issue the topic can be dealt with swiftly and specifically (as the solution depends on the application, adaptive/fast sync, etc). If this didn't solve the issue, something else is wrong and the members are going to require information to determine the problem. How to fix this? You can disable v-sync by using the ingame options, and you can also force the v-sync on/off by going to your Graphics Manuf. control panel under the 3D Graphics settings. Try using the graphics card provided options instead. What usually works well is adaptive v-sync for Nvidia (or Enhanced Sync for AMD), or when the game is really high framerate, something like "Fast Sync". Make sure the game is set to "fullscreen" though, they won't work at windowed or borderless modes. Online games disclaimer. Also make sure when determining where the problem lies, that you also test out offline games. In online games your dodgy internet could be causing (actual) lag that can be misinterpreted as stutters. Collecting the information. First start by collecting your system information if you have not done so already. You can do this by pressing Start and typing in DXDIAG.exe. It will collect your system information which you can store like this: Now open the .txt file, press CTRL-A and CTRL-C, and paste it in the thread. When pasting this information into the thread, make sure you put [ spoiler] [ /spoiler] around it (without the spaces), or when having it selected press the "spoiler" button (eye icon) on the draft. As it will quickly flood the page. As system halts or game engine halts can be caused by a plethora of reasons, a selection of data is required to determine which. For this example i'm going to be using MSI Afterburner, downloadable here: http://download.msi.com/uti_exe//vga/MSIAfterburnerSetup.zip Install both Afterburner and the Rivatuner Statistics Server from the executable and launch MSI Afterburner. It should launch like this: Press the highlighted cog and lets set a few options. I think the new skin is very convoluted so I'm going to be first making it intelligible by going to "user interface" and selecting this option. To go back to the settings on the new skin, the cog has been replaced by a button "settings" in the bottom-right. Go to the monitoring tab and set "hardware polling period" to 100ms. And in active graphs click on the little checkmark in front of: GPU Usage Core Clock Power Memory Clock Memory Usage Framerate Frametime CPU Temperature (not CPU1, CPU2 etc) CPU1 t/m CPUn Usage (meaning all numbers of threads you have, don't select CPU Usage without a number) CPU clock speed RAM Usage Pagefile Usage De-select anything besides those listed. And press "OK" to leave the settings. For AMD Graphics card users: In the "Genaral" Tab, in the bottom select the feature "Enable Unified GPU Usage Monitoring"!! Now you can monitor these real-time in the game by also pressing "show in OSD", but i'm making this topic for the layperson, and i'm going to make this topic so that I can check on the data myself instead of relying on a third party to relay the information to me. Storing the information and posting it. Now that you have the proper nodes graphing at sufficient pollingrate, now you need to collect the data on the game you're having issues with. Make sure that you have already established V-sync isn't the issue and that any form of v-sync is disabled. Either via the game, control panel (or both). You can log the data by rightclicking on the graph of MSI Afterburner like so: Then before you start the game, hit "clear history" and then click "log history to file". It is now logging to a file. Start the game, start playing for a few minutes and make sure the issue occurs a few times preferably and close or alt-tab out of the game. Rightclick the graph again and deselect "log history to file" by clicking on it again. Now go to your MSI Afterburner root folder (by default: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner) where you installed it and it should contain a file called "HardwareMonitoring.hml". Just like with the DXDIAG put this file into the attachments of your post. Now people can view your issue in detail by opening up this file, which should dramatically speed up the process of finding the issues. If you open it yourself it should look something like this (make sure to press the datapit at the top). Thanks for reading. Additional information could be added in time.

My friend is having an interesting issue with his awesome computer. He has a 6600K and a GTX 970. He plays with dual monitors, a really crappy dell and a samsung free sync monitor. The issue my friend is having is that he is getting 59fps and micro stutters in every game and with/without v-sync. He does not play with free sync on. Nothing in the nvidia control panel helps, and the issue is corrected when he is only running the samsung monitor. The dell is connected via DVI and the samsung via display port.

Hello, does anyone know how to fix this? i get micro stutter in absolutely every program and game. Every 4-5 seconds it lags for a split second. Example: When i'm scrolling down a website like facebook it doesn't go smoothly, it lt laggs as i go down the page. and when i'm on youtube the video lag so much that the only videos i can watch without ripping my hair out is GradeAUnderA's since it's only pictures. i've managed to fix this 2 times before by disabling and enabling hpet, but now nothing is working. When i'm playing games like cs:go all my cpu cores are around 80-100% usage. i guess that is bottlenecking if i'm not wrong? i have reinstalled all my graphics drivers and it didn't work btw. Specs: Corsair VS550W KPC Bulk edition Intel core i5-6600 skylake cooler master hyper TX3 Evo CPU cooler MSI B150 Gaming M3 Kingston value DDR4 2133Mhz 16GB MSIGeforce GTX 960 4GB Saegate desktop SSHD1TB

Edit: This is proven to work and you should enable these commands by default even if you might not have any problems at the moment. This helped me to get rid of micro stuttering in GTA 5 on Windows 10 so I thought I should share it. 1. Run cmd as administrator 2. Type (bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes) 3. Profit? I don't know if many people knew about this but hopefully it helps you guys out.

Hi I would like to ask about any possible fix for "micro-stutter" ? I am capable of playing Metro Last Light on High settings no SSAO on DX10 at 900p with No stutter or lag or FPS drop below 37, But when it comes to Skyrim, Thief, Battlefield, (often FPS games) but even really small games like Smite and a japanese game called PSO2 have lately been stuttering a lot even on vary low settings. And please before you look at my specs and call me some sort of AMD fanboy or say my GPU is shit ect, ect, 1. NO the 7750 is perfectly OK for gaming CLEARLY running 900p on metro LL on High settings is OK is it not? Secondly It was my first computer and still is, and I do plan to upgrade but please I am looking for solutions not hardware wars, Also I have not used mantle but the problem extends from mantle enabled games so please ignore mantle. PC Specs GPU: Sapphire AMD HD 7750 1GB (The basic not low profile or the new one) CPU: AMD FX 6350 6 core Vishera PSU: 460 WAT HDD: 2TD Seagate barracuda Motherbored: HP Angelica 2 from Gigabyte Monitor/s: 1 Vizio 22" LED TV reported max refresh rate 75GHz 1080p and 1 HP 19" LCD unknown refresh rate max resolution 1600x900 OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate Drivers are all up to date. More details: System summary- OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 Other OS Description Not Available OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name FENRIR System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard System Model h8-1534 System Type x64-based PC Processor AMD FX-6350 Six-Core Processor, 3900 Mhz, 3 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s) BIOS Version/Date AMI v8.10, 12/3/2012 SMBIOS Version 2.7 Windows Directory C:\Windows System Directory C:\Windows\system32 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1 Locale United States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514" User Name Fenrir\Saika Time Zone Central Standard Time Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 10.0 GB Total Physical Memory 9.95 GB Available Physical Memory 6.44 GB Total Virtual Memory 24.9 GB Available Virtual Memory 20.7 GB Page File Space 14.9 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys

So, I got a great first pc for christmas and I've enjoying myself a LOT ^^ BUT there's 1 problem... WIthin games like BF3 (where I get 80+ fps - ultra preset) and cs go (maxed ~220 fps) there are some occational micro stutters.. and it's really annoying. Am I not using the correct drivers or what? Plz help My Parts: Cooler Master B500, 500W PSU Cooler Master HAF 912 Adv. Midi Tower AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P, Socket-AM3+ Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 1600MHz 8GB XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 Seagate Barracuda® 1TB Samsung DVD Writer, SH-224DB Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit

I am planning on upgrading my SLI GTX 560ti GPU's to a current generation solution. My new GPU will have to be able to handle 3*1080p monitor gaming plus one peripheral monitor. I was initially planning on buying a GTX 770 4GB edition from Palit but then started considering the 280x. However, I only just remembered that AMD has had multi-monitor microstuttering issues in the past so I'm wondering, would it be better for me to go for an NVidia card even though they are quite a bit more expensive? I'm aware the 280x can potentially deliver very competitive performance compared to the 770 for a hundred dollars less but will the microstuttering be a severe issue? Thanks in advance for your replies. For reference the rest of my rig is 2500k 8 gigs ram 900W PSU EDIT: Also, many new cards have displayport outputs instead of or as well as DVI and HDMI. To use these on a DVI or VGA monitor I'll need an active adaptor, won't i?