FPS unstable overnight
JHH0543 Posted messages 15 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
Hello,
For about a week, I've been experiencing FPS issues in all the games I play. During intense action, my FPS drop significantly, which never happened before.
Here is my setup:
Windows 11
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) 5.
16 GB of total DDR4 memory at 2.8 GHz (1.4x2 GHz)
Corsair 8 GB RAM stick
Corsair 8 GB RAM stick
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
PNY CS900 480GB SSD with 447.13 GB SATA III
I have tried the following steps without success:
-Driver updates
-Windows reset
-Cleaning my computer
Thank you for your help
19 réponses
Good evening,
And what about the graphical settings in all this? Haven't they been reset to default or something like that? Same goes for the video driver?
Windows touch -> Nvidia control panel
then:

Select to let the application choose,
Then in the game, go to the video settings (in its settings) and start removing the anti-aliasing filters, ambient occlusion, test the different settings, some are much more demanding than others for no reason, ambient occlusion (ssao and the like) is a prime example.
If you want to test your graphics card and your PC, run UserBenchmark which will give you a comparative result at the end to see where the performance of your components stands, whether in average or below if there is a technical problem.
Your PC's performance is within the norm; the issue lies elsewhere.
Is there an internet connection problem? Is the overlay on Steam enabled? (It can cause lag in certain games).
Is a peripheral currently unstable? Are you playing with a controller that has nearly depleted batteries? Have you added anything recently? Even an unstable driver or cumulative update for Windows 11 on your hardware?
Any other screens to test? Keyboard and mouse?
My internet connection is excellent, I don't use the overlay and I play with a keyboard
The only thing that has changed recently is my monitor, which is deteriorating and has trouble starting up. I don't have another screen on hand, but I think the problem might come from the latter
Okay, I'm starting to run out of ideas here. Could it be a problem with the game in question? Downgrading the game to DX11 mode instead of 12 or Vulkan might help. Apparently, for recent games like MW2 or the new version of The Witcher 3, there's an option to enable for RTX to avoid frame drops, but this doesn't apply to all games. Generally, dynamic resolution can also fix these frame drops, especially if you're only using a GTX.
I have tried other servers and reinstalled the games several times; these are the only games I play, so I haven't really checked if the problem occurs with other games.
Even lowering the game's graphics settings, the problem persists. The image is very choppy, and it's impossible for me to have a smooth gaming experience.
I noticed something when I turned on my computer this morning (I don’t know if it’s related to my problem) when I press the power button there is a delay of 1-2 seconds before the computer starts up whereas before the startup was instant.
Have you updated the BIOS? Some stability issues and driver bugs can be resolved this way, as well as optimizing your motherboard for Windows 11.
I downloaded and updated the latest version of the BIOS last night
Could the problem be related to the power supply?
I don't think so; you would have experienced crashes and reboots otherwise.
According to your HWmonitor image, the voltages are perfectly normal. If you want to confirm, leave HWmonitor open in the background during a gaming session, then return to the desktop. If the maximum recorded values still display the correct voltages within a small margin, there’s nothing to worry about with your PSU.
The different voltages output by the PSU are +12V, +5V, and +3.3V.
Oh okay, the screenshot posted from HWmonitor was taken after about a 30-minute gaming session, so it wouldn't be a hardware issue :(, it's complicated to identify the problem
But to really identify a hardware failure, you need spare parts and to test each component from the most relevant to the least relevant to easily find the culprit.
In your case, for example, it would have been good to have another graphics card to test; here, aside from undervolting/underclocking the GPU or the software settings we just did, we can't really know.
I briefly tested overclocking with MSI Afterburner but I didn't get any conclusive results, and as I said, the game isn't really smoother even when lowering the graphics, I think the problem doesn't come from the GPU.
be careful with Afterburner
Be careful with this fake MSI Afterburner app, it can steal your data
I don’t know what else to suggest, apart from disk diagnostics or Windows integrity checks, but I doubt that would make a difference.



