Hey buddies. Help please?

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Ok I am running the following rig:

Intel i5 3570K
MSI GD65 Z77a Gaming
OCZ SSD Vertex 4
2 x 8gb G.Skill Trident X (2400mhz)
Thermaltake Water 2 Extreme
MSI ATI Radeon R7950 Twin Frozr
Antec 620 Gamer PSU
Samsung LCD Syncmaster T260 26" 16:10 Monitor (Soon to buy Overlord OC)

I have overclocked my PC to a stable 4.6Ghz running 1.250V Vcore. RAM timings set to auto, voltage set to 1.65V. (Rated Standard RAM timings 10:12:12:31)

I am having micro stuttering and glitches when i play games. I mostly play Counterstrike GO. I have installed the latest ATI Catalyst Drivers. I have also tried installing previous versions and it makes no difference. I have tried underclocking my CPU as well and still no diffs. I have played around with anti-aliasing and v-sync etc etc and still I get glitches. I am running @ a resolution of 1920x1200. I have tried running HDMI to HDMI and also HDMI to DVI. Still the same. My windows is up to date with every single update you can think of. I have also downloaded Radeonpro and tried every single setting you can think of and running Counterstrike through the program and it makes no difference.

What I have tried is the following:
My brother is running more or less the same setup as I have but with the normal GD65 Z77a motherboard, different PSU, Radeon R7970 Lightning Edition and Apacer RAM. I took my graphics card out and tried it in his rig tonight. Running smooth without any glitches with the same monitor as well. Same game settings etc etc. NO STUTTERING. I am baffled . I really don't know what to do anymore as it is sooooo annoying playing games with stuttering.

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP MATES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
 
I have just changed the RAM timings from 'Auto' to 10:12:12:31 and it makes no difference in game play either. Maybe loosen the timings more? Any figures I should try? Sorry if I sound stupid but I do not have much knowledge on setting RAM timings........:)
 
@Mark I was also thinking maybe the PSU, but this one is rated 620W Continuous power and not 620W peak..........Is there a way of checking it under load or something?
 
Antec makes a pretty good power supply. Theyre not the best on the market but theyre still very good. And if it was a power supply problem, your computer would generally just turn off.

Sounds like a driver issue really. Try uninstalling your GPU drivers, go into Safe Mode with Driver Sweeper (NOT Driver Fusion!) clean everything out then reinstall.

If that doesn't work, try an older version driver and do the same thing. AMD drivers can be finicky as to what games they like and don't like and microstutter is a common symptom of that.
 
For GPU: Download newest drivers and drag the file to your desktop. Next Delete the previous driver manually and then restart pc. On boot up install the new drivers. Done. Put the Driver folder wherever you want it to go from the desktop.
 
I have done the insallation of the different drivers exactly as you say buddy and still no difference. Ive done some research on full load cpu and my graphics card and it states as follows:
CPU Full Load over clocked: 260w
Graphics Card Full Load: 320w

So if you add those figures you are already at 580w max. That is power consumption without the MB, Water cooler, Fan Controller,SSD and my other HDD. My Antec PSU is rated @620w. So im already pushing past the limit on my PSU. I personally think it might be the problem at the moment. I am not an expert so please do correct me if i am wrong. Thanks mates
 
@neverbackdown
Yes those are figures I got from the internet so I am not sure if they are right either. But I will keep you guys posted. Maybe I should take out my brother's pc PSU and connect it to my rig to see whether it makes a difference or not. Thanks for your input buddy
 
That GPU load number is total system draw at the wall socket which will be higher than the actual load from the power supply. I doubt your rig is pulling 400 watts from the PSU. Trust me, you've got enough juice.

When you installed the older drivers, did you go into Safe Mode and clean out all the old ones with Driver Sweeper before installing the new ones? Some remnant of the old drivers could be clogging up the works. It sounds so much like a driver issue to me since you eliminated the card as the problem by trying it in a different rig. RAM would be my next suspect.
 
@Mcleod
Yes I am busy at the moment trying to install older versions of Catalyst converter. I boot up in Safe Mode, Open Driver sweeper and "clean" the "AMD" folder. Then it asks to restart. If I restart and log into "Windows Safe Mode" again it doesn't allow me to finish the Catalyst Driver installation in Safe Mode. I then restart the computer in normal mode and install the drivers. Restart and still the same problem. I get stuttering in the games I play. Especially Counterstrike GO :(........
 
Are you getting the your GPU's full clocks in game..?
One of my mates had a problem where his 7970 would stay at idle in CS:GO, if you have the same problem I'll see if I can find out how he fixed it.
 
RAM is going to be next on my list of suspects. Grab a copy of Memtest and give it a spin and see what it turns up.
 
@Macleod
I really appreciate all your input buddy. I have decided to format my HDD and reinstall Windows and everything else. I am almost up & running then I will keep you guys posted again. I will not OC my rig at start as I want to see whether the overclocking had any influence or whatsoever on the stuttering. Might be RAM as well. Not sure. Thanks mate

Ryan
 
iBeInspire said:
Are you getting the your GPU's full clocks in game..?
One of my mates had a problem where his 7970 would stay at idle in CS:GO, if you have the same problem I'll see if I can find out how he fixed it.
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Hey mate. Not sure. I will have to check it and come back to you! Thank you for mentioning it.

Ryan
 
Ok mates here is what I have done:

I have installed everything from start with the latest ATI drivers as well and still the same problem. I have reset my BIOS and running factory defaults now. I still get stuttering. I have swapped my brother's PSU into my rig and no difference at all. I have also removed my RAM and tried other RAM as well. I have tried using 1 x 8gb stick at a time as well. I know for a fact that my GPU is fine as I have tested it in my brother's rig and running smoothly without any stuttering.

It probably can't be a faulty SSD? I am running a brand new OCZ Vertex 4 128gb. I am starting to have my doubts that it might be a faulty MB??? Anyone ever heard of a MSI GD65 Z77a Gaming motherboard having stutter issues? It is definitely not software related........can only be hardware. As I did all the necessary updates for Windows and tried 4 x different ATI Catalyst driver versions.

Any other suggestions mates? Really would appreciate all your input.

THANK YOU
Ryan
 
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Can't think of anything else. Your motherboard is the only thing left it could be. If you even reinstalled Windows and it didn't fix it, the MB is the only thing left.
 
MacLeod said:
Can't think of anything else. Your motherboard is the only thing left it could be. If you even reinstalled Windows and it didn't fix it, the MB is the only thing left.
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@Macleod
Yeah man i will contact my supplier and see what they say as I did everything up till now. I also tried my brother's ATI Radeon R7970 Sapphire in my rig and it also stutters. I will keep you posted next week again. Thanks for all your replies.

Ryan
 
When I had stuttering (in Far Cry 3 in particular) I just dialled down the settings and it was fine after that.

Also, I remember Tom saying (I think it was in his overclocking video) that stutter can be attributed to incorrectly set up memory. If you haven't already, I would check your settings, XMP or not, perhaps adjust the timings up and down. It could also be the PCI controller that's overheating or needing more volts or whatever.

Did you use AHCI when you reinstalled? Memory modules in the right dual channel config? Sorry if you've done these, just making sure!
 
Mysterae said:
When I had stuttering (in Far Cry 3 in particular) I just dialled down the settings and it was fine after that.

Also, I remember Tom saying (I think it was in his overclocking video) that stutter can be attributed to incorrectly set up memory. If you haven't already, I would check your settings, XMP or not, perhaps adjust the timings up and down. It could also be the PCI controller that's overheating or needing more volts or whatever.

Did you use AHCI when you reinstalled? Memory modules in the right dual channel config? Sorry if you've done these, just making sure!
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@Mysterea
Before I formatted the SSD I did a factory reset in my BIOS and there after did the format and re-installed Windows 7 64bit. I've done all the necessary updates. In other words BIOS settings set at factory defaults. I haven't touched any of those. I have also previously tried playing around with the timings and voltages. Its so bad that it is as if my rig is bottle necking. Damm I am frustrated :(

I still say I have a faulty Motherboard :D (Or I hope)

Thanks for your reply buddy
 
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