Lag/tearing issues after driver update

MathFerrand -  
 samjeux -
Hello everyone, I bought a new laptop not too long ago and at first, everything was going very well; I was even able to run the most demanding games like GTA 5 on Ultra. However, I had the idea to update my drivers, so I went to the DriverCloud website and updated quite a few of my drivers, including the NVIDIA driver. Right after the update, everything went wrong; I lost a significant amount of FPS in all my games, which made them quite uncomfortable. So I simply uninstalled the NVIDIA driver and restarted my computer to reinstall the old one, but the problem somewhat persists. I have a lot of tearing in games and I have to lower my resolution in all games to get acceptable FPS, and even then, the games are not completely smooth. I can't quite explain it, but for example in Osu, which is a aim game, I feel it more particularly and it's quite unpleasant...
I tried updating NVIDIA to a version other than the latest, but the same problem occurred; I tried a software to completely uninstall the driver and then reinstall the original one, once again the same problem persists, so I'm a bit stuck and I'm not sure what to do...
Hoping you can help me, thanks!

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bazfile Posted messages 58482 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   20 264
 
Hello,
Many gaming laptops have a dedicated graphics card and an integrated graphics chipset, the laptop switches between the two depending on needs to save battery. If this is your case, make sure that the Nvidia GPU is enabled when you're gaming.

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samjeux
 
I have the same problem on my fixed PC as you. It occurred to me to update my drivers,
so I went to the DriverCloud website, updated all my drivers, it's all good, I restarted my PC,
and the problems started blue screen. A message indicates that the PC has encountered a problem and needs to restart, it restarted and the lags started; the PC takes an hour to boot up and it lags on the desktop,
games take 10 minutes to start, my whole PC lags.
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MathFerrand Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Yes, it's indeed my NVIDIA graphics card that is activated in games
Just in case, my configuration:
Operating System

Windows 10 ‎(X64)‎ 1803
Installation date: 20/05/2018
Processor

Intel Core i5 7300HQ Clocked at 2.50 GHz
Measured frequency (core0): 1.20 GHz
Number of cores: 4 physical, 4 logical
Socket: Socket 1440 FCBGA
CPU temperature (core 0): 43 °C
Motherboard

KBL Sienta_KLS V1.10
Motherboard serial number: NHQ2BEF005751094DF3400
SKU Number: 0000000000000000
BIOS version: V1.10
Date: 22/08/2017
Chipset

Northbridge: Intel Kaby Lake
Revision ID: 05
Southbridge: Intel HM175
Revision ID: 31
Memory

8 GB of total DDR4 memory at 1.20 GHz
Memory timings: 17.0 clocks-17 clocks-17 clocks-39 clocks-2 TT
Hyundai Electronics 8 GB stick
Maximum frequency: 1.20 GHz
Bandwidth: DDR4-2400
Graphics Card

Intel(R) HD Graphics 630
Installed DirectX version: 11.0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Installed DirectX version: 11.0
Hard Drive

WDCWD10SPZX-21Z10T0 hard drive of 931.51 GB SATA III
Firmware: 02.01A02
SATA version: SATA Rev 2.6
Serial number: WD-WXE1E67C5NM8
HDD temperature: 34 °C
Running time: 381 hours
HFS128G39TND-N210A SSD of 119.24 GB SATA III
Firmware: 30001P10
SATA version: SATA Rev 2.6
Serial number: EI78N00751030830F
HDD temperature: 34 °C
Running time: 602 hours
Network

Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Adapter type: ethernet
Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Adapter type: IEEE 802.11 wireless
Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #3
Adapter type: IEEE 802.11 wireless
Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
Adapter type: IEEE 802.11 wireless
Software Loopback Interface 1
Adapter type: Loopback
Multimedia Cards

Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller
Keyboard

Standard PS/2 keyboard
Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. USB Gaming Mouse
Mouse

HID Mouse
Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. USB Gaming Mouse
Screen(s)

Generic Plug-and-Play Monitor
Manufacturer: N156HCE-EAA
Maximum resolution: 1920 x 1080
Screen size: 15.3" (34 cm x 19 cm)
Manufacture date: 01/07/2015
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Video input type: DisplayPort Digital Signal
USB Device

Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. USB Gaming Mouse
Supported USB version: 2.0
Lite-On Technology Corp.
Supported USB version: 2.1
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Supported USB version: 2.0
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bazfile Posted messages 58482 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   20 264
 
No other idea.
Good luck.
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Itdaboyz Posted messages 358 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   97
 
Before installing new graphics drivers, you need to uninstall the old ones.

Uninstall your NVIDIA drivers. ALL of them.
Download the latest drivers FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE and install them.

https://www.nvidia.fr/download/driverResults.aspx/134910/fr
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Itdaboyz Posted messages 358 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   97
 
Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec cela.
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MathFerrand Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Unfortunately, I've already tried several times and in several ways :/ I'm starting to believe that it may not even be due to the NVIDIA driver but maybe something else...
My username is ChloeDisneyland haha but I'm more of a casual player to be honest.
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Itdaboyz Posted messages 358 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   97
 
Check your NVIDIA settings to make sure you have the correct resolution / refresh rate, etc.
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MathFerrand Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
Everything seems fine; by the way, I don't know if it plays a role, but "Desktop Window Manager" occupies 30 to 40% of my graphics processor.
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Itdaboyz Posted messages 358 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   97
 
In any case, it's not supposed to take that long.
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