Crysis 2 dropping to 1 FPS.

[Imakuni]

So, I'm having this weird problem where the game randomly drops to 1 fps, becoming unplayable. It seems to be completely random, sometimes it starts within 30s of gameplay, sometimes it happens after hours. Most often, though, it happens within the first few minutes. Game is running very well, at around 50~60fps, no problems; then all of sudden, BAM, it happens.

 

I know that it isn't:

1. GPU Temps (see screenshot).
2. CPU Temps. While not shown in the screenshot, temps are very cool on the cpu, hovering the 50s.
3. Drivers. They are updated to the latest version, but the last few ones also had this problem.
4. OS. Both Windows 7 and 8.1 had this issue.
5. Corrupted game files. I already downloaded the game twice.

Gtx 970, btw. I can finish the game and re-launch to get good FPS again. But I lose all my progress, and it's prone to happening again. Help plz!

 

[DimasRMDO]

Only Crysis 2? If only Crysis 2 I think it's the game, but I hope I'm wrong, because that GPU is fast, should be playable all the time.

[techguru]

if you play it at 720p...does it still happen?

[xAcid9]

Try disable any power-saving features like AMD Cool n Quiet yada yada. 

Btw pairing a 1st gen mid-range APU with a 970 seem imbalance to me. 

[Imakuni]

Only Crysis 2? If only Crysis 2 I think it's the game, but I hope I'm wrong, because that GPU is fast, should be playable all the time.

Yes, only this game.

 

 

if you play it at 720p...does it still happen?

It used to, when I was using my older 720p Tv as a monitor.

 

Try disable any power-saving features like AMD Cool n Quiet yada yada. 

Btw pairing a 1st gen mid-range APU with a 970 seem imbalance to me. 

Cool and quiet is already out. Also, the setup is a bit mismatched, as I'm waiting Broadwell. I can still snag good enough FPS on 1440p, so I'm not TOO bothered....

[Humbug]

Play with windows task manager and GPU-z open in the background. The next time it drops to 1 fps alt-tab to desktop and check what anomalies are happening during the drop. Is CPU hitting 100% suddenly, is GPU throttling etc

[freexavier]

Unstable RAM OC? I think I got something like this when I made my Timings too tight.

[freexavier]

Also you CPU is going to 100%.

[Imakuni]

Play with windows task manager and GPU-z open in the background. The next time it drops to 1 fps alt-tab to desktop and check what anomalies are happening during the drop. Is CPU hitting 100% suddenly, is GPU throttling etc

Read OP. All of that info is there.

 

Unstable RAM OC? I think I got something like this when I made my Timings too tight.

No OC on RAM.

 

Also you CPU is going to 100%.

And?

[freexavier]

Read OP. All of that info is there.

 

No OC on RAM.

 

And?

Check if there is any other program that is using your CPU power, OC it, or get a better one.

[Imakuni]

Check if there is any other program that is using your CPU power, OC it, or get a better one.

Uh... what? Please understand what the topic is ACTUALLY about. It's not about  having low FPS because CPU sucks. It's about having great fps, then all of a sudden it dropping dead to 1 fps. As you can see in picture, there isn't anything stealing all the CPU or GPU resources, which can be clearly seen by the usages.

[freexavier]

Uh... what? Please understand what the topic is ACTUALLY about. It's not about  having low FPS because CPU sucks. It's about having great fps, then all of a sudden it dropping dead to 1 fps. As you can see in picture, there isn't anything stealing all the CPU or GPU resources, which can be clearly seen by the usages.

Oh? So you're saying that the GPU and CPU usage drop isn't dropped because you had the game off tab? Because that is what I thought.

[Imakuni]

Oh? So you're saying that the GPU and CPU usage drop isn't dropped because you had the game off tab? Because that is what I thought.

The sensor was on a 2nd monitor. I just edited it to fit in one picture.

[Hieb]

Does it happen in both windowed and fullscreen?

[freexavier]

The sensor was on a 2nd monitor. I just edited it to fit in one picture.

Oh I see. Try out what the other said about Cool n Quiet. I had that issue when I was trying my R9 270x on my broths A8 5600k and I noticed it was stuttering a lot when I was testing on BF4. I tried looking online and the mentioned Cool N Quiet. I turned it off and the issue was fixed.

 

Edit:

Wait... Nvm... You already did... I don't know what else you should try out.

[Imakuni]

Does it happen in both windowed and fullscreen?

Yes, it happens on both cases.