TSMikeW said: We'll need to get a better idea of what the system is doing when the stuttering occurs. The next time you're playing a game, look at your resource usage in task manager. Mainly CPU/RAM/GPU. When the game begins to stutter check task manager again for a comparison. Let us know what you see.
TSIanL said: Greetings. Is this happening in multiple games or just one specific game?
Jeyc said: TSIanL said: Greetings. Is this happening in multiple games or just one specific game? Hi! It happens in other games as well as when I am not running anything either.
TSIanL said: Jeyc said: TSIanL said: Greetings. Is this happening in multiple games or just one specific game? Hi! It happens in other games as well as when I am not running anything either. Is your mouse cursor unable to move or moving slowly when this happens?
TSIanL said: Just to clarify - earlier you stated you attempted to reinstall Windows, was that done completely or just something you looked into doing?
TSTonyV said: IF you're done a complete reinstall, there's a few possibilities:1) You have some bad hardware. Unfortunately there's no easy way to figure out which part it would be without replacing components. You could test if it's the RAM with a Windows Memory Diagnostic or MemTest862) There's a compatibility issue going on, likely with the video card. AMD's newer cards unfortunately have a bit of a reputation for not having the best driver stability, and the issue isn't always consistent. I'd say this is the most likely scenario, but it's hard to say for sure. Best way to test this is with another video card. Also, you actually can download older drivers than 20.2 here: https://www.amd.com/en/support/previous-drivers/graphics/amd-radeon-5600-series/amd-radeon-rx-5600-series/amd-radeon-rx-5600-xt. 3) You have corrupt installation media that's causing issues with your Windows install. This one is the least likely candidate in my opinion, however, it's probably the easiest to troubleshoot. Create another set of Windows installation media on a different flash drive using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool and try reinstalling it that way. If that doesn't fix it, it's something hardware related.
TSTonyV said: Honestly, that's a tough question. The thing about this is it could be something else entirely besides the video card, and without being able to swap other components out there's no way to know for sure. If you do want to switch the card for another model, I'd personally look at the EVGA RTX 2060 KO. The EVGA KO models are priced right about $300 which is where the 5600XT sits, and the RTX 2060 has about the same performance as well.
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