I need help Figuring out compatible drivers

[Denis_Twin]

Hi, so um I have:

Gtx 980
Mobo: dell precision t3600
Cpu: intel xeon e5-1620 3.6ghz.
Ram: 8gb. 4x2gb sticks.

 

Issue is:

 

Fps drops/stutter in games, so far I try to figure out if the drivers in the system are not compatible together and with the system itself as well as new, but the fact of the matter is, I tried to update them via manufacturer website and driver booster, as well as from the device manager, the only stable drivers I found was from Dell, from here: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/servicetag/dxz4g5j/drivers/advanced

That is my prebuilt pc so the OEM probably have had custom drivers to go with the system, so the drivers from driver booster, most of them were buggy, same goes for intel ones. I ran latency mon and got results of latency as well as hard pagefaults but the fact of the matter is, I dont know which drivers I should use, I reinstalled the manufucturer ones again, at least what could replace the driver booster ones, like chipset, ethernet, etc. So I have made the minimum latency better but it spikes now instead of being high but stable.It can cause audio crackling as well sometimes.

Please help, thanks

[LogicalDrm]

You will need Chipset, Ethernet, audio and Perc8. USB3 too, if its not working by default. For GPU, get latest drivers directly from NVidias site.

Please be more specific what kind of issues you are experiencing and in which games. Take a look at your temps, give your resolution and graphic settings etc.

[Denis_Twin]

You will need Chipset, Ethernet, audio and Perc8. USB3 too, if its not working by default. For GPU, get latest drivers directly from NVidias site.

Please be more specific what kind of issues you are experiencing and in which games. Take a look at your temps, give your resolution and graphic settings etc.

"Fps drops/stutter in games"

probably dpc latency issues according to dpc checker and latencymon, I cannot spot the issue, also , the drivers I should use are OEM drivers according to intel website because my pc was custom made by dell for stability. i tried driver booster but it really messed things up. I need to spot and fix the issue, and eliminate any possible causes. Hardware is okay , swapped and experimented with it to see if it is the cause.

[LogicalDrm]

"Fps drops/stutter in games"

probably dpc latency issues according to dpc checker and latencymon, I cannot spot the issue, also , the drivers I should use are OEM drivers according to intel website because my pc was custom made by dell for stability. i tried driver booster but it really messed things up. I need to spot and fix the issue, and eliminate any possible causes. Hardware is okay , swapped and experimented with it to see if it is the cause.

Look. FPS and stuttering in games is really common issue and has many causing factors. You aren't giving me anything to work on.

As far drivers go, you only need latest from manufacturers support site. For you its Dell and I've posted which you need at least. GPU is exception as Nvidia will have latest and best optimized drivers. If you have pinpointed problem with GPU drivers, either reinstalling or using older version solves most of those.

Before this I haven't heard of DPC latency and why it might be important. Bit reading and googleing and I can say its unlikely to be connected to your game issues. The sites for those tools you mention talk about audio and video latency problems. Stutter and fps drops aren't really same thing.

I don't say that DPC isn't related. If you know more about it, maybe it is the cause. But its really hard to use that kind of information for troubleshooting purposes. You get more valid information from running stress test and monitoring temps while doing so.

[Denis_Twin]

Look. FPS and stuttering in games is really common issue and has many causing factors. You aren't giving me anything to work on.

As far drivers go, you only need latest from manufacturers support site. For you its Dell and I've posted which you need at least. GPU is exception as Nvidia will have latest and best optimized drivers. If you have pinpointed problem with GPU drivers, either reinstalling or using older version solves most of those.

Before this I haven't heard of DPC latency and why it might be important. Bit reading and googleing and I can say its unlikely to be connected to your game issues. The sites for those tools you mention talk about audio and video latency problems. Stutter and fps drops aren't really same thing. 

I don't say that DPC isn't related. If you know more about it, maybe it is the cause. But its really hard to use that kind of information for troubleshooting purposes. You get more valid information from running stress test and monitoring temps while doing so.

to put it simply, stress wont reveal an issue, diagnostics by dell wont either, the soul factor of the machine is fine too, viruses etc. you know, so everything is left in the dark really, dpc is the only and latest option to troubleshoot this. its not like the fps counter goes down, it is as though you have alt tabbed out of the screen while you watch the window behind playing the game, it will lag, so this same lag is similar to my own, internal fps drops you could call it, but all those names are meaningless, many things could have this effect on a game. I eliminated almost all those.

[LogicalDrm]

to put it simply, stress wont reveal an issue, diagnostics by dell wont either, the soul factor of the machine is fine too, viruses etc. you know, so everything is left in the dark really, dpc is the only and latest option to troubleshoot this. its not like the fps counter goes down, it is as though you have alt tabbed out of the screen while you watch the window behind playing the game, it will lag, so this same lag is similar to my own, internal fps drops you could call it, but all those names are meaningless, many things could have this effect on a game. I eliminated almost all those.

Well it sounds like micro-stutter from that description. Most common causes are v-sync, RAM/Pagefile or something using same drive as game in background. Since system is kinda beefy, I guess last is probable cause. I would need to see your running processes list to determine if some software is causing this. And while its happening, not idle listing.

[Denis_Twin]

Well it sounds like micro-stutter from that description. Most common causes are v-sync, RAM/Pagefile or something using same drive as game in background. Since system is kinda beefy, I guess last is probable cause. I would need to see your running processes list to determine if some software is causing this. And while its happening, not idle listing.

check this out, its mine and includes what you said in my investigation http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/530018-dpc-tweaking-help-latencymon-dpc-checker/

Please kindly refer to that post and post either here or there depending of it is or if it is not the problem.