Sudden fps drop

as I said above mate, it is not only on games, but on much simplier things , for example I m right clicking desktop and takes an extra or two seconds to show

unplugged the mouse and run some tests, still nothing :/ .... I m really getting desparate on this one . I m really thinking of getting it to dell

A failing hard drive could cause hangs and lag spikes. Seems similar to what the OP is experiencing.

Well, you got lots of RAM which is good, what's the storage capacity of your HDD/SSD?

829/921 free, as I said I just formatted my pc ^^ (no ssd available)

Lol sorry, I went through lots of threads.

hmmm, Let's try the tricks..

This might or might not work, but it doesn't kill you to try.

Run>msconfig>Boot>Advanced Options> Check: Number of Processors> Set it max.

Start>My Computer<Advanced system settings>Performance Settings> Adjust for best Perfomance


Start>My Computer<Advanced system settings> Performance Settings>Advanced>Virtual memory Change..>Unchecked Automatically manage paging file..>Custom size> Put the number it recommends

Start>Control Panel> Administrative tools>Local Security Policy>Administrative Templates>Network>BranchCache>Configure BranchCache for network files> Enable it and set it 20.

Restart your PC, and do a system quick scan..bomb..Good luck!

I agree with a possible HDD error. Run chkdsk, SeaTools as mentioned. Also run Memtest to check your RAM.

did chkdsk and seatools with no results ....

done , didnt work

done didnt work

----> the recommended number is 24496 , should I put this number on both boxes ? ( initial size, maximum size)

ehmm either I missed something or I m doing something wrong, I cant follow your steps

Yeah, the crappy thing about any DIAG tool, they're not always 100%. So, it could still be a problem But, it's just not catching it. Anyways, did you run a Memtest?

Also, are you running any background applications that could be eating up resources? Background apps can cause all sorts of problems within a game or any process for that matter. For instance, Crysis 3 just doesn't like to launch without crash when I am running MSI afterburner in the background. But, as soon as I stop it, Crysis works with no issues.

I ll do memtest later and see what we get, about running backround applications.....since I have formated my pc , I only have on my laptop the drivers for alienware, chrome and smite (game)

So I had my laptop cleaned just to make sure this wasnt the problem and here I am .... I have run all the possible tests without any problems ....

but

I have come to a new finding that could possibly help you identify the problem and help me solve it ..... I noticed that the fps drop happens only when I m running on high fps (above 60 ) . I have come to this finding because I was trying to record a video via fraps , every time the video recording was running ( was getting my fps at 60 ) I had no fps drop, every time I was stopping the recording , the fps drops started happening....what could causing this ?

Anyone ?

Can we start from scratch here. Do you have Vsync enabled? Also what driver are you running

Yes I have noticed that if I enable vsync in every game the problem get fixed, if I dont , the logs I m getting from using gpu - z shows that my gpu load drops to 0 when the fps drop happens .... but this happens outside from games as well when I dont have the option of enabling the vsync. I tried both dells drivers and latest drivers ( currently have the latest that nvidia provides, I have as well updated the nvdias vbios)

did you clean install it? Download the latest and custom install it and check the "clean install" option.

Yes it was a clean installation

Did you try driver sweeper? If this doesnt work, I guess just turn Vsync on I dont get what is so wrong with that

Nvm all this installation and driver stuff. First thing I would check is gpu and then the cpu temperatures. With that checked and if all is ok then open resource monitor and see whats taking up most cpu, hd, memory etc and see if its a small or significant amount of resources being used.
My money is on an overheating gpu.

Did you read what he said before? When he uses fraps the issue goes away... fraps would just make the GPU hotter. It is a driver issue most likely

No I`m sorry, I didn`t see that part. But I just have and though hes getting a constant fps with fraps, it could be because fraps is recording at 60fps and so will only show 60 fps. At least thats what mine just did when I tested it there 1 minute ago. I set fraps to record at 60 fps and even though the game is running 137fps it drops to 60fps when recording. I then set it at 30fps recording and it drops from 137fps to 30fps.
My advice is voluntary and meant to be helpful. If it`s not helpful to him then fair enough, at least I tried. Normally I charge people for fixing their pc`s. Here its for free.
Like I said..check gpu and cpu temps 1st. It wont take long to rule that out.

lol I wasnt hating I was just stating