GTX 980 lag

[verydogesuchwow]

I have used my 980 for a year with no problems, and about a week ago got some lag that was fixable by doing a full restart. Now every game has a 99% load on my GPU and lag to the point the game is unplayable.

What is causing this? Do I need a new GPU?

[Magikarpdrowned]

3 minutes ago, verydogesuchwow said:

I have used my 980 for a year with no problems, and about a week ago got some lag that was fixable by doing a full restart. Now every game has a 99% load on my GPU and lag to the point the game is unplayable.

What is causing this? Do I need a new GPU?

Driver Update? OS update? Any kind of update?

[verydogesuchwow]

Just now, Magikarpdrowned said:

Driver Update? OS update? Any kind of update?

GeForce experience says everything is up to date

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

GeForce experience says everything is up to date

Yes, but did the drivers update to the latest version, therby causing the issue?

[verydogesuchwow]

2 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Yes, but did the drivers update to the latest version, therby causing the issue?

No new recent drivers have been updated, at least within the period of issue

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

No new recent drivers have been updated, at least within the period of issue

Okay. What OS are you running. Windows 10 likes to be sneaky beaky like when it comes to updating.

 

[verydogesuchwow]

2 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Okay. What OS are you running. Windows 10 likes to be sneaky beaky like when it comes to updating.

 

Windows 10

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

Windows 10

Yup, the OS is always finicky like that. It honestly probably "patched" itself overnight. A new patch will come along soon enough that will most likely fix the issue. Until then the only advice I can give is to re-install all of your drivers, and make sure your PC stays healthy.

[verydogesuchwow]

1 minute ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Yup, the OS is always finicky like that. It honestly probably "patched" itself overnight. A new patch will come along soon enough that will most likely fix the issue. Until then the only advice I can give is to re-install all of your drivers, and make sure your PC stays healthy.

But would driver issues explain a 99% load?

[Magikarpdrowned]

Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

But would driver issues explain a 99% load?

It could explain improper management of system resources

 

[NTDaws]

Well for one thing Windows 10 is the most buggy thing right now for a operating system (i think). Wait for a Windows Update or you could reinstall the OS if you wish, sometimes that fixes the issue. But it's most likely the issue in this scenario. Windows 10 hates custom systems for some reason.