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Strange Slow Down

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I should have tried this sooner…

Hello everyone,Ā 

I have been having an issue with my system for the past couple of years that I cannot identify and has literally ruined my gaming life so I hope you can help. šŸ˜ž

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while playing some more demanding games my system will slow down, almost to a crawl for a few seconds…

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for example on RDR2 when shooting or jumping over a fence he will start the action then everything goes slow (like bullet time slow) but the CPU ant GPU during this time will go to a really low usage %
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It doesn’t make any sense to me, especially as normal walking around etc is fine.Ā 
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I am running:

i7-4690K (Not OC’d)

8GB 1330mhz RAM (Dual channel)

GTX 1060 (6GB)

120GB SSD (Windows)

4TB HDD (Games)

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RAM usage is high, with the game only running 4GB and Windows using the rest, but it still says it has a little bit free.Ā 
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Help me ā€œLinisTechTipsā€ your my only hope! 😢

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I’m running the latest drivers and Windows OS, as mentioned above the issue has been prevalent for a couple of years but it is on more demanding titles.Ā 
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I will take a video of the slow down as it’s really weird (not like a normal stutter from insufficient RAM).Ā 
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CPU & GPU temps are also OK.Ā 

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Ok, so I went back and played some other games that I know used to work, GTA5 and JC3, and they are unplayable… 

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I cannot see any processes causing spikes or high usage, disk checks all OK, system check/Malware etc all clear.Ā 
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going to format my machine tonight.Ā 

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My machine was built on a shoe string budget with second hand parts scrounged together… but it used to run better than this.

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The only big upgrade was the CPU a while ago (second hand again) but it seems to be handling the job, though even in windows it stutters… hoping the format works…

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