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Stuttering in all games

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**PC SPECS**

2 x 6950 HD Sapphire (Crossfire)
Intel 2600k (3.5ghz)
8gb RAM
60 gb FORCE 3 SSD (OS loaded)
2tb Black HDD (Games loaded)
g1.Sniper (MOBO)
Corsair 1050HX

Hi everyone!

I'm hoping to clear up some issues I have been having with this machine since day of purchase.

This is where it started; when I first loaded up Battlefield 3 after OS / Driver installation on day of purchase; the game was running absolutely sexy. Silky smooth and I have a real knack for picking up any jerky / stuttering image. When I went into BF3 video options and changed the settings to Ultra...it was stuttering. I would average between 50-60fps but as soon as it dropped below 60, stuttering occured. So I changed it back to 'auto' settings and still the stuttering persisted. I then tried medium/high settings and still stuttering....

The first time I tested it, I could play with vysnc on and off and have smooth gameplay whether capped at 60fps or 100+FPS on 'auto' settings. Now, however I am unable to replicate that 'smoothness' in any game I play. I have tested Counter strike source, Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Portal 2, GTA IV (although a crap port), Mount and Blade and throughout my play sessions there's always a stuttering motion as though a frame is being skipped.

No matter what graphics settings I set, this issue remains. I find it very, very strange that the first game I tested and played (Battlefield 3) would run very smooth, but as soon as I touched the game video settings, it affected all games throughout.

Furthermore, I understand micro stuttering in multiple GPU setups: I have tested with single 6950's in multiple games and still the stuttering occurs.

Please note; I have tested multiple ATI Drivers and installed them with the proper process (Driver sweeper etc...). Hyperthreading disabled, vysnc on/off, done it all :(

Sorry to drag this further, but I think it's important to add that I have another build of the same setup, but instead it has 2 x GTX 580's and an extra 8gb ram. At the beginning it was a bit stuttering, but some tweaks I have managed to maintain 60FPS in almost all games at ultra settings, Much...much smoother in comparison.


Has anyone else have a similiar issue?

Thanks everyone! Any help will be much appreciated!!!
 
how often does it stutter? is it a constant/consistent problem?

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do you have any other add-on cards in your system? sound card, wireless card, etc...
 
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Do you have msi afterburner? Try this. download verison 2.2 beta 11, and enable the OSD. this will put the riva tuner applet in your system tray. Open that up, and set the framerate limiter to 60. Enable vsync in all games. That should fix the issue.
 
Here's a question - is it a permanent stutter or only when using mouselook?
In other words - does it stutter when you're playing an FPS game and walking straight ahead?
 
Hello and thankyou so much for your replies.

The stuttering issue is consistant in all games I have tested, however the matter of which is stutters varies. For instance; games like Counterstrike source, mount and blade and Portal 2 stutter at random intervals of around ~1-5 seconds (very noticeble in Portal 2). Whereas Battlefield 3 is much more consistent with the stuttering.

I have tried multiple drivers and have seen varying degrees of improvement but still the problem occurs.

I have noticed it is much more frequent when I mouse look, almost as though a frame is being skipped. But I feel as though the entire experience is somewhat choppy ever when strafing or moving forward. Vysnc enabled has helped to a certain degree, but it is no way near a 'smooth' feel to it.

I will definately try MSI afterburner and cap the frames to 60 and post the results.

It is somewhat puzzling that when I first tested the computer it was very smooth until I altered the graphics options in Battlefield 3, which had some sort of weird domino effect. :(


Thanks everyone! Greatly appreciated
 
The MSI afterburner framerate limiter works for everyone that has tried it, I know some people who have uneven crossfire (ie 5850 + 5870) and the msi afterburner limiter fixes it.
 
Thank you very much for your replies. I very keen to try capping the frames to 60fps instead of just soley relying on enabling vsync through ATI.

@Paragon, yes the stuttering is very similar to that sort of choppiness, I have tried the force render ahead command to no avail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUfZ7vmBM0g This video here shows exactly how portal 2 looks like, notice the 'frame skipping' every so often as the camera turns.

@Raap, I have attempted that fix on this computer and did not find any improvements unfortunately, but I will definately try on that one, thanks!

Unfortunately I recently had exchanged the PSU under warranty due to coil whine, It should be back hopefully this week and I will update the results with your suggestions.

Again thank you all so much for your help!!!
 
the best drivers to use is just 12.2 previews do not install any caps
then you gotta have vsync on in bf3 to remove stuttering
and also make sure you do the regedit hack to unpark your cores on your cpu
 
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