massive lag spikes

[Mattk13]

specs

GT 1030

i3 3240

 

8gb ram

i was playing gta 5 earlier and out of now where my fps dropped to 2 5 7 2 then went back up to 30-70 fps and i was so confused until it happened again and again 

i  don't know what it could be as my pc has not done this before so what should i do and what could it be

[Spotty]

Do you have any programs running in the background, such as web browser windows open? Closing programs you're not using may help.

Try running MSI Afterburner to show the on screen display so you can see your RAM, GPU usage and CPU usage when the FPS drops happen.

What graphical settings are you playing the game at? What are the results if you run the built in benchmark? (the benchmark results are stored in a text file in the Documents/Rockstar Games/GTA V/Benchmarks folder.

[Mattk13]

Just now, Spotty said:

Do you have any programs running in the background, such as web browser windows open? Closing programs you're not using may help.

Try running MSI Afterburner to show the on screen display so you can see your RAM, GPU usage and CPU usage when the FPS drops happen.

What graphical settings are you playing the game at? What are the results if you run the built in benchmark? (the benchmark results are stored in a text file in the Documents/Rockstar Games/GTA V/Benchmarks folder.

Nope skype and steam and the ram usage wasn't even that high

[Amazonsucks]

Checked for malware yet?

[Mattk13]

Just now, Amazonsucks said:

Checked for malware yet?

its a week old install  i haven't really downloaded much and windows would tell me if there was any malware like cause i am running windows 10

[Amazonsucks]

1 minute ago, Mattk13 said:

its a week old install  i haven't really downloaded much and windows would tell me if there was any malware like cause i am running windows 10

Not really Windows 10 is not special and gets plenty of malware without warning the user. And ive known people who manage to pretty much instantly get malware on a new install. If its connected to the internet and youve been on pretty much any website, theres a chance. Might be small but its worth ruling out easy stuff first.

 

So Id start this whole troubleshooting like i start every troubleshooting: scan for malware. You eliminate that then you move onto things like corrupted drivers or failing hardware.

 

https://www.malwarebytes.com enable rootkit scanning and do a threat scan.

 

 

If no malware, get the latest Nvidia drivers and do a clean install(its an option under custom installation).

 

Tbh those specs are pretty low end for GTA5, which can chew up both CPU and GPU resources and tons of GPU RAM.

 

Is the PC overheating and throttling?

[Mattk13]

Just now, Amazonsucks said:

Not really Windows 10 is not special and gets plenty of malware without warning the user. And ive known people who manage to pretty much instantly get malware on a new install. If its connected to the internet and youve been on pretty much any website, theres a chance. Might be small but its worth ruling out easy stuff first.

 

So Id start this whole troubleshooting like i start every troubleshooting: scan for malware. You eliminate that then you move onto things like corrupted drivers or failing hardware.

 

https://www.malwarebytes.com enable rootkit scanning and do a threat scan.

 

 

If no malware, get the latest Nvidia drivers and do a clean install(its an option under custom installation).

 

Tbh those specs are pretty low end for GTA5, which can chew up both CPU and GPU resources and tons of GPU RAM.

 

Is the PC overheating and throttling?

the latest nvidia drivers kill performance i am running the oldest driver you can get 

and no its not low end for gta it beats the requirements in single player high settings i usally get 60 fps avg 

[Amazonsucks]

8 minutes ago, Mattk13 said:

the latest nvidia drivers kill performance i am running the oldest driver you can get 

and no its not low end for gta it beats the requirements in single player high settings i usally get 60 fps avg 

Whats this about the latest drivers killing performance????

[Mattk13]

Just now, Amazonsucks said:

Whats this about the latest drivers killing performance????

Nvidia drivers kill performance 

look it up dude i literally reinstalled windows so i could use the older drivers and my fps was alot better as i would get like 20-50 fps now i get 40-80 

[Aprilfooldude]

2 minutes ago, Mattk13 said:

Nvidia drivers kill performance 

look it up dude i literally reinstalled windows so i could use the older drivers and my fps was alot better as i would get like 20-50 fps now i get 40-80 

Newer drivers IMPROVE performance, I don't know what you're smoking but it improves my experience when I update

[Aprilfooldude]

The man himself even made a video on it

 

[Aprilfooldude]

37 minutes ago, Mattk13 said:

GT 1030

 

Plus a GT 1030 will have significant issues with specific times and/or scene changes in GTA V. I have a GTX 1050 Ti and I still notice big drops during the day and when I am moving fast.

[Mattk13]

Just now, Aprilfooldude said:

Plus a GT 1030 will have significant issues with specific times and/or scene changes in GTA V. I have a GTX 1050 Ti and I still notice big drops during the day and when I am moving fast.

usally that doesn't happen to me its very smooth most of the time

[Aprilfooldude]

Just now, Mattk13 said:

usally that doesn't happen to me its very smooth most of the time

What specific parts of the game do you get spikes, I may be able to help

[Mattk13]

1 minute ago, Aprilfooldude said:

What specific parts of the game do you get spikes, I may be able to help

usally it wouldn't be anywhere but it starter when i was near the LS Customs 

near the diamond store

[Amazonsucks]

1 minute ago, Mattk13 said:

Nvidia drivers kill performance 

look it up dude i literally reinstalled windows so i could use the older drivers and my fps was alot better as i would get like 20-50 fps now i get 40-80 

Im using the october 11 release drivers. Pretty sure the performance issues were from the drivers right when the RTX was released.

[Aprilfooldude]

1 minute ago, Amazonsucks said:

Im using the october 11 release drivers. Pretty sure the performance issues were from the drivers right when the RTX was released.

he's using the base nvidia drivers

[Aprilfooldude]

2 minutes ago, Mattk13 said:

usally it wouldn't be anywhere but it starter when i was near the LS Customs 

near the diamond store

It could be that windows is trying to do background tasks, I don't see how it could be anything else. But to be honest you hardware isn't the best for gaming anyways. A 1030 was designed for light loads like an HTPC setup more than an intensive load like GTA

[Mattk13]

Just now, Aprilfooldude said:

It could be that windows is trying to do background tasks, I don't see how it could be anything else. But to be honest you hardware isn't the best for gaming anyways. A 1030 was designed for light loads like an HTPC setup more than an intensive load like GTA

i came from a Intel hd 2500 so anything that gets console performance is great to me

[Amazonsucks]

2 minutes ago, Aprilfooldude said:

he's using the base nvidia drivers

Im using the driver with no GFE. Or do you mean hes using the generic ones Windows Update installs?

[Mattk13]

2 minutes ago, Amazonsucks said:

Im using the driver with no GFE. Or do you mean hes using the generic ones Windows Update installs?

the windows update ones

[Amazonsucks]

Just now, Mattk13 said:

the windows update ones

Oh shit no wonder his performance is trash. Theres the problem if its not malware theyre unwilling to check for

[Aprilfooldude]

if you have the geforce experience I would recommend using the library page to set the optimal graphics settings for your card for gta V

[Aprilfooldude]

It would help your performance a lot.

[Mattk13]

Just now, Aprilfooldude said:

It would help your performance a lot.

it says its optimized