My system is relatively high end but I’m noticing stuttering in certain games (especially newer releases like expedition 33 and black myth wukong)
my main theory is that it’s an issue with my vertical GPU mount, as my case uses a pcie gen 4 vertical GPU adapter and my GPU and Motherboard support and are optimized for gen 5
(also the fact that I’m using a GPU adapter at all is probably posing issues.)
before I consider switching cases or buying a gen 5 GPU adapter, I wanna try to diagnose the problem within my setup. I’m on a fresh installation of windows and I turned off PBO so I can first see if my ram is problematic.
It passes all stress tests and the benchmark scores look okay to me. I even loosed up the timings a bit, I was running 28-36-36-36-32 for the longest time and only faced issues in games. But ultimately I’m admittedly fairly new to pc. Any input would be appreciated 🙂
((Another thing to note, I keep my games on a separate drive from my OS. My OS is on a Samsung 990 pro which is a gen 4 ssd, and my games are on a 9100 pro which is gen 5.
My game drive is in slot M_3, and when slot M_2 or M_3 are occupied, my motherboard disables x16 on my GPU and switches to x8.
I had my games in slot M_4 but I switched it after realizing my IO is tied to that slot and it was causing my wireless mouse to behave poorly
I have no clue if my SSD configuration is optimal or not. What I do know is I get the stuttering even with the default expo profile or setting it all to defaults))
Specs
• CPU: Ryzen 9 9950X3D
• CPU Cooler: Lian Li GA II LCD 360mm AIO
• Motherboard: Rog Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi (latest bios & firmware)
• RAM Kit: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64GB DDR5-6000 CL30-40-40-96 1.4V (F5-6000WJ3040G32GX2-TZ5NR)
• Storage: OS is on a 1TB Samsung 990 pro (gen 4) Games are on a 2TB Samsung 9100 pro (gen 5), both have the latest firmware and performance mode turned on in Samsung magician.
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 Windforce SFF 16G
• PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 12 1200w platinum
Case & Airflow: Hyte Y70 Touch with the standard optimal airflow setup (3 bottom intake, 3 intake on the right, AIO is setup as exhaust on the top and there’s an exahaust on the left)
Extras: I am using the full Lian Li strimmer cable set, I’m actually wondering if that’s part of the problem. I have both of the CPU cables plugged in, the motherboard cable and the correct 600w GPU cable