[Help] PC games lag even with good gpu

[icygolem]

Hi all,

Specs are on the right. I've been using this DIY pc for 2 years now, I'm wondering how come even with Palit Jetstream 670x, ocassionally i am experiencing lag in games.

Some of the games will be dota 2, when a lot of spells are cast at a time, I experienced slight lag.

For more obvious lag will be diablo 3, although i read that there are a lot of issues with this game with nvidia cards.
My graphics will not be very smooth and when there are a lot of mobs and spells casted, it became very lag and might stutter at times.
When Vsync is on, it makes things a lot worse, so when i off it, it becomes like the issue mentioned.

Apart from the specs, I'm using MVP virtu, but i tried turning it off, it makes no difference also.


Can any of the experts help or advise please?

Thank you all.

 

[fishyy]

Hi all,

Specs are on the right. I've been using this DIY pc for 2 years now, I'm wondering how come even with Palit Jetstream 670x, ocassionally i am experiencing lag in games.

Some of the games will be dota 2, when a lot of spells are cast at a time, I experienced slight lag.

For more obvious lag will be diablo 3, although i read that there are a lot of issues with this game with nvidia cards.
My graphics will not be very smooth and when there are a lot of mobs and spells casted, it became very lag and might stutter at times.
When Vsync is on, it makes things a lot worse, so when i off it, it becomes like the issue mentioned.

Apart from the specs, I'm using MVP virtu, but i tried turning it off, it makes no difference also.


Can any of the experts help or advise please?

Thank you all.

Drivers? Check if the gpu is on power saving mode or something like that.

Control panel > power options > perfomance

Right click anywhere desktop > nvdia control panel > go for performance instead of quality at those available selections.

See if it helps.

 

[enenyi]

Hi all,

Specs are on the right. I've been using this DIY pc for 2 years now, I'm wondering how come even with Palit Jetstream 670x, ocassionally i am experiencing lag in games.

Some of the games will be dota 2, when a lot of spells are cast at a time, I experienced slight lag.

For more obvious lag will be diablo 3, although i read that there are a lot of issues with this game with nvidia cards.
My graphics will not be very smooth and when there are a lot of mobs and spells casted, it became very lag and might stutter at times.
When Vsync is on, it makes things a lot worse, so when i off it, it becomes like the issue mentioned.

Apart from the specs, I'm using MVP virtu, but i tried turning it off, it makes no difference also.


Can any of the experts help or advise please?

Thank you all.

Which drivers u using? Currently only 344.75 is the stable one, sometimes also not stable. I use my Gigabyte GTX 670 to run simple games like FIFA 14 occasionally will lag. Something to do with the drivers. I usually alt+tab out to desktop screen, then come back to game again, then no more lag. Try experimenting a workaround. High chance the newer nvidia drivers being pushed out are meant to optimise the 700 and 900 series cards, not the 600 series cards.

 

[firezero10]

How is your Internet latency?

 

[FinalTidus]

Hi all,

Specs are on the right. I've been using this DIY pc for 2 years now, I'm wondering how come even with Palit Jetstream 670x, ocassionally i am experiencing lag in games.

Some of the games will be dota 2, when a lot of spells are cast at a time, I experienced slight lag.

For more obvious lag will be diablo 3, although i read that there are a lot of issues with this game with nvidia cards.
My graphics will not be very smooth and when there are a lot of mobs and spells casted, it became very lag and might stutter at times.
When Vsync is on, it makes things a lot worse, so when i off it, it becomes like the issue mentioned.

Apart from the specs, I'm using MVP virtu, but i tried turning it off, it makes no difference also.


Can any of the experts help or advise please?

Thank you all.

First of all, can you list the settings in which your games are set?

You might have set your games to Ultra settings and maximum AA settings which can cause occasional slowdowns during intensive game sections even with a GTX670.

Try lowering some of those settings and see if it helps.

Also, are you using the latest drivers? Post a screenshot of what drivers you are using. Drivers can make or break games occasionally.

Lastly, is your GPU or system overheating when you are gaming? Install MSI Afterburner and let it run in the background while you are gaming. After gaming check the monitoring status of your GPU and see if its throttling due to overheating like >90C..

Update us when you have done all this.

 

[12122012]

Order of Optimization:

1. Turn off or down Ambient Occ.
2. Lower AA Settings.
3. Lower Textures and misc.

 

[Goodshot]

Try run ur card on valley ungine , see got any issue?

 

[gold_eagle36]

4gb is not enough for 64bit OS, gaming.

just add ram should reduce substantial lag.

Meanwhile try to check for any overheating

 

[icygolem]

Drivers? Check if the gpu is on power saving mode or something like that.

Control panel > power options > perfomance

Right click anywhere desktop > nvdia control panel > go for performance instead of quality at those available selections.

See if it helps.

Hi fishyy, driver is 9.18.13.4052.

Power performance is Balanced

Last point i'm not too sure... how do i update on the nvidia control panel?

Which drivers u using? Currently only 344.75 is the stable one, sometimes also not stable. I use my Gigabyte GTX 670 to run simple games like FIFA 14 occasionally will lag. Something to do with the drivers. I usually alt+tab out to desktop screen, then come back to game again, then no more lag. Try experimenting a workaround. High chance the newer nvidia drivers being pushed out are meant to optimise the 700 and 900 series cards, not the 600 series cards.

driver is 9.18.13.4052.

 

[icygolem]

How is your Internet latency?

internet latency no issue... it's only lag when engaged with lots of spells etc.

 

[icygolem]

4gb is not enough for 64bit OS, gaming.

just add ram should reduce substantial lag.

Meanwhile try to check for any overheating

i have 4gb x 2 pcs. so it's 8gb.. sorry for the info

 

[icygolem]

Try run ur card on valley ungine , see got any issue?

here are my results! please guide me!


Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0

FPS:
77.3
Score:
3233
Min FPS:
23.6
Max FPS:
149.7
System

Platform:
Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz (3300MHz) x4
GPU model:
Intel(R) HD Graphics 9.17.10.2932/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 9.18.13.4052 (2112MB) x1
Settings

Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 fullscreen
Preset
Custom
Quality
High

 

[koicafex]

open task manager see CPU and RAM usage when lag occurs

 

[yankees27sg]

Set to Maximum Performance at Power Options
Update drivers

For Diablo 3, I can run smoothly with m old rigs using 5850GPU with Q9650...

 

[icygolem]

First of all, can you list the settings in which your games are set?

You might have set your games to Ultra settings and maximum AA settings which can cause occasional slowdowns during intensive game sections even with a GTX670.

Try lowering some of those settings and see if it helps.

Also, are you using the latest drivers? Post a screenshot of what drivers you are using. Drivers can make or break games occasionally.

Lastly, is your GPU or system overheating when you are gaming? Install MSI Afterburner and let it run in the background while you are gaming. After gaming check the monitoring status of your GPU and see if its throttling due to overheating like >90C..

Update us when you have done all this.

GPU seems to be around 60-70C

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

check CPU usage. I believe dota2 is more CPU intensive.

 

[Goodshot]

Ur situations is damn weird , if u free try reformat window and reinstall dota2 again , btw 4Gb of ram is abit little for window 64bit , suggest 8gb at least

 

[icygolem]

Ur situations is damn weird , if u free try reformat window and reinstall dota2 again , btw 4Gb of ram is abit little for window 64bit , suggest 8gb at least

hi there, as mentioned, im using 4gb x 2 pcs, so it's 8gb haha...

sorry for the mis info

 

[icygolem]

check CPU usage. I believe dota2 is more CPU intensive.

hi, so i just open task manager performance while playing?

 

[icygolem]

First of all, can you list the settings in which your games are set?

You might have set your games to Ultra settings and maximum AA settings which can cause occasional slowdowns during intensive game sections even with a GTX670.

Try lowering some of those settings and see if it helps.

Also, are you using the latest drivers? Post a screenshot of what drivers you are using. Drivers can make or break games occasionally.

Lastly, is your GPU or system overheating when you are gaming? Install MSI Afterburner and let it run in the background while you are gaming. After gaming check the monitoring status of your GPU and see if its throttling due to overheating like >90C..

Update us when you have done all this.

I'm running the games in max since they are easily supported by my GPU..

i've installed MSI afterburner, the UI seems a bit complicated, how do I monitor it?