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fast nebula Mar 22, 2026, 1:16 PM

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fast nebula Mar 23, 2026, 12:48 PM

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fast nebula bump

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rare lintel Mar 24, 2026, 3:18 AM

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!hwinfo

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fast nebula Mar 24, 2026, 5:01 PM

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rare lintel !hwinfo

while running the 3dmark?

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or just while playing

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i have already checked with hwinfo previously and nothing seemed wrong but i might be mistaken so just tell me

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rare lintel Mar 24, 2026, 5:15 PM

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do you get those lags without overclocks too?

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that includes XMP

fast nebula Mar 24, 2026, 5:20 PM

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i don't really know i haven't tried it, someone on the nvidia server told me to try enabling freesync back to try it again and it did fix it on valorant but not entirely on cs2

rare lintel Mar 24, 2026, 5:21 PM

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well, try it

fast nebula Mar 24, 2026, 10:28 PM

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rare lintel well, try it

i'll try that out tomorrow and tell you

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:44 PM

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rare lintel well, try it

doesn't seem to fix it im still stuttering a bit

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my 1% lows are about 180-200, 0.1% lows are at 40-70 fps.

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This is after playing 3 deathmatches

rare lintel Mar 28, 2026, 4:46 PM

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is that occuring in other games too?

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:46 PM

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this if you're interested

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and no only cs2 and valorant

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the game does feel more responsive but it might be just me

rare lintel Mar 28, 2026, 4:47 PM

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whats the CPU utilisation like in those games

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:47 PM

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freesync did fix it

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:47 PM

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fast nebula freesync did fix it

for val mostly

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not cs

rare lintel Mar 28, 2026, 4:47 PM

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specifically asking due to the P/E core layout

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:48 PM

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i think about 40-60% i guess?

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i can play back and tell you

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wait

rare lintel Mar 28, 2026, 4:48 PM

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its about which threads are utilised.

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:48 PM

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but i do run background apps too so note that

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oh

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lemme see

rare lintel Mar 28, 2026, 4:49 PM

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you need to extend the tab in HWInfo

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:49 PM

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yeah but i closed it

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im gonna play like 3-4 minutes

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fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 4:58 PM

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rare lintel you need to extend the tab in HWInfo

fast nebula Mar 28, 2026, 5:40 PM

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and here are my ssd speeds

fast nebula Apr 1, 2026, 5:36 PM

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fast nebula Apr 4, 2026, 4:58 PM

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@rare lintel so is there a way you can help ?

rare lintel Apr 4, 2026, 5:04 PM

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close any and all background programs, see if it still occurs

fast nebula Apr 4, 2026, 5:55 PM

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it does

fast nebula Apr 4, 2026, 5:56 PM

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rare lintel close any and all background programs, see if it still occurs

i also got told to exclude the games from defender

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and someone told me to try step 5, 8, 9, 10, ,11-A, 12 and 15 https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/s/io56qZY9Yw

r/AMDHelp

Ultimate AMD Performance Fix Guide: Stop Lag, FPS Drops & Boost Spe...

🌞Created in 2025 and kept fully updated for 2026 If you’re facing low FPS, lag, stuttering, or crashes on a new or old AMD…

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i gained about 50-60+ fps i think but the main problem is still here

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im still stuttering with delay

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and the weird thing is, when i watch 60fps clips it looks way smoother than my game where i now am getting from 380 to 600 fps

rare lintel Apr 4, 2026, 6:04 PM

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fast nebula i also got told to exclude the games from defender

uhh please dont

rare lintel Apr 4, 2026, 6:04 PM

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fast nebula i gained about 50-60+ fps i think but the main problem is still here

?!

rare lintel Apr 4, 2026, 6:05 PM

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fast nebula and the weird thing is, when i watch 60fps clips it looks way smoother than my g...

capture a frametime graph using this tool please

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https://www.capframex.com/

CapFrameX

Benchmarking Tool - Record Frames per Second (FPS), Frametime and Sensors while running your favourite game. Analyse and plot the results, or share them with friends using our cloud service.

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ideally over ~30-60 secs

fast nebula Apr 4, 2026, 6:11 PM

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alright give me a second

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📎 CapFrameX-VALORANT-Win64-Shipping.exe-2026-04-04T20203.json 📎 CapFrameX-VALORANT-Win64-Shipping.exe-2026-04-04T201833.json

fast nebula Apr 4, 2026, 6:21 PM

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rare lintel capture a frametime graph using this tool please

is this the way im supposed to send them?

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ive had a huge stutter at the end of the second one

rare lintel Apr 4, 2026, 6:52 PM

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fast nebula is this the way im supposed to send them?

send a screenshot please

fast nebula Apr 4, 2026, 6:57 PM

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what do i screen shot

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fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 9:09 AM

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@rare lintel

rare lintel Apr 5, 2026, 9:20 AM

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Do you have any hard drives in your PC, or exclusively SSDs?

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 9:46 AM

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only an ssd

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 9:46 AM

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rare lintel Do you have any hard drives in your PC, or exclusively SSDs?

mx500

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 9:46 AM

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fast nebula and here are my ssd speeds

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rare lintel Apr 5, 2026, 10:07 AM

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check your windows update history and see if that matches up with when that started occuring

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settings -> windows update -> update history

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 11:09 AM

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i don't really know when it started happening though

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it probably started a few months after i got the pc

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and i got it in october 2024

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and i reset my pc once ever since so i don't have the older updates shown there

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is even the capframex showing anything?

rare lintel Apr 5, 2026, 11:13 AM

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capframex was purely to understand the issue properly

rare lintel Apr 5, 2026, 11:13 AM

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fast nebula and i reset my pc once ever since so i don't have the older updates shown there

hidethepain

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I'd recommend a new windows install

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 11:14 AM

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man i don't get this atp 😭

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when i reset the pc i tried only downloading valorant just to try it and it was the same

rare lintel Apr 5, 2026, 11:14 AM

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generally speaking, resetting your PC while keeping the install is not a great choice

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windows tends to be sensitive about that

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 11:15 AM

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i have another drive i could try this on but i have exams in a few days i don't really have time to reinstall the full windows right now

rare lintel Apr 5, 2026, 11:15 AM

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yeah i get that, no worries

fast nebula Apr 5, 2026, 11:16 AM

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i think that's the only thing i haven't tried but it's so weird that nothing shows up

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might be just my eyes

fast nebula Apr 6, 2026, 8:34 AM

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rare lintel generally speaking, resetting your PC while keeping the install is not a great c...

wait actually no i had a first reset where i kept the files and as it didn't work i then had full clean windows install, using an usb stick and all.

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i just remembered

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i have overclocked my gpu before tho, can it be related?

fast nebula Apr 14, 2026, 1:39 PM

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rare lintel yeah i get that, no worries

do you have any news?

rare lintel Apr 14, 2026, 4:05 PM

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fast nebula do you have any news?

Have you performed a clean windows install?

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Don't overclock, close all background programs, make sure all drivers are up to date.

fast nebula Apr 14, 2026, 4:15 PM

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i remembered i did in the past actually, it didn't change anything, after only installing drivers and bvalorant

fast nebula Apr 17, 2026, 12:46 PM

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rare lintel Don't overclock, close all background programs, make sure all drivers are up to ...

also idk why but my cs2 has gone really smooth now, i barely have the issue anymore. but valorant seems like it's getting worse

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