Dropping Frames every couple of seconds

[BushDidLewinsky]

This problem has started very recently. I have noticed my frames in every game and even out of games that pretty much every other second it will "skip" a frame. In games I can see my fps count drop 10-20 fps. Im coming here because I'm at my wits end I've narrowed it down to Memory, GPU or PSU.

Some Things I have Done:
Reseat GPU - Nothing
Reseat Cables at PSU - Nothing

Windows Memory Diagnostic - Nothing
OCCT VRAM Test - No Errors Detected...

Updated Graphics Driver - Nothing

I have monitored temps and usage in HWInfo while playing and nothing is overheating or looks out of the norm. If you have any ideas' please let me know - I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a new GPU since I've wanted an upgrade anyway. Edit - Just purchased a new gpu - going to try my gpu in my friends pc to try and narrow down the problem so more I will update when I do

SPECS:
Ryzen 7 5700x

EVGA XC3 3070

750 Corsair PSU

3600 MHZ DDR4 8x4

 

[Bombastinator]

When did it start?  What happened during the period between when it wasn’t doing it and when it was?  Lightning storms and stuff that may include the circuit the computer is plugged into count.

[kitnoman]

With the limited info you provided. Could be drivers issues or bios either with gpu or the motherboard. There are times when windows updates and suddenly had issues with the current gpu/motherboard bios. Another thing, have you also check your hdd/ssd? For example if they're running at 100% utilization during the times your frame drops. 

[Bombastinator]

35 minutes ago, kitnoman said:

With the limited info you provided. Could be drivers issues or bios either with gpu or the motherboard. There are times when windows updates and suddenly had issues with the current gpu/motherboard bios. Another thing, have you also check your hdd/ssd? For example if they're running at 100% utilization during the times your frame drops. 

Good point HHDs don’t like to be more than about 80% full.  They can do it but they don’t like it.

[BushDidLewinsky]

12 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

When did it start?  What happened during the period between when it wasn’t doing it and when it was?  Lightning storms and stuff that may include the circuit the computer is plugged into count.

This started around 2 days ago. There hasn't been any storms in the last week. However a few weeks ago there was a couple of large storms that caused a few moments where a I lost power for a couple of seconds.
Also here is my UserBenchmark score if that helps anybody.
UserBenchmarks: Game 155%, Desk 101%, Work 147%
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 106.1%
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3070 - 147.1%
SSD:  CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB - 79%
SSD: Team T253A3001T 1TB - 86.3%
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) - 83.4%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB - 113.8%
RAM: Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3600 4x8GB - 100.5%
MBD: Asrock B450 Steel Legend
 

[BushDidLewinsky]

11 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Good point HHDs don’t like to be more than about 80% full.  They can do it but they don’t like it.

I don't run anything on a hard drive. I have 2 HDDs in my system they are both used for storage of games I don't play all the time I move them back to my SSD if I want to play them.

[BushDidLewinsky]

12 hours ago, kitnoman said:

With the limited info you provided. Could be drivers issues or bios either with gpu or the motherboard. There are times when windows updates and suddenly had issues with the current gpu/motherboard bios. Another thing, have you also check your hdd/ssd? For example if they're running at 100% utilization during the times your frame drops. 

I just checked that today its not running at 100% during frame drops. It's between 0% and 1% while playing.

My friend was able to see what i'm experiencing on a discord stream so I have taken a video and posted it here. Its low quality and hard for me to tell since I have the issue all the time but if it worked properly you should be able to see a stutter every other second or so. Let me know what other info you may need.

 

[BushDidLewinsky]

On 5/29/2023 at 12:19 AM, BushDidLewinsky said:

This problem has started very recently. I have noticed my frames in every game and even out of games that pretty much every other second it will "skip" a frame. In games I can see my fps count drop 10-20 fps. Im coming here because I'm at my wits end I've narrowed it down to Memory, GPU or PSU.

Some Things I have Done:
Reseat GPU - Nothing
Reseat Cables at PSU - Nothing

Windows Memory Diagnostic - Nothing
OCCT VRAM Test - No Errors Detected...

Updated Graphics Driver - Nothing

I have monitored temps and usage in HWInfo while playing and nothing is overheating or looks out of the norm. If you have any ideas' please let me know - I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a new GPU since I've wanted an upgrade anyway. Edit - Just purchased a new gpu - going to try my gpu in my friends pc to try and narrow down the problem so more I will update when I do

SPECS:
Ryzen 7 5700x

EVGA XC3 3070

750 Corsair PSU

3600 MHZ DDR4 8x4

 

Bit of an update. I put the GPU in my friends machine and it worked fine the problem wasn't present. I decided to try out a old RX 580 I had lying around and I noticed that the problem had stopped. So I put my 3070 back in... Problem is back. I am now more confused than I was before. If anyone has an idea please tell me. Im going to use the RX580 for now so at least I can have some sort of playability. Is it possible that the power supply could be the problem since the RX 580 uses considerably less power? I have a new GPU coming in on June 1st if the problem is still present on that I will look at replacing the power supply.

Solution: Replacing the GPU Fixed it

Edited June 1, 2023 by BushDidLewinsky
Added Solution.