Something wrong with my new rig? Some games lagging..

[TraveN]

Guys help me out a little.

I just finished Crysis on High graphics, but in the future I want the games to run on the highest graphics possible - smoothly.

I had an issue in Crysis. When I turned Very High graphics on, screen rate to 1920x1080, AA to 16xQ and VSync on - the problem started.

The game lagged, especially when I moved and turned my head. Also it would randomly lag even on High graphics with Motion Blur turned off, AA on 4x and VSync off. Also I saw few times minor mistakes in the graphics. Weird lines on the faces, objects would disappear for a moment and at one point, I could even see my arms floating in the air freely as I was equipped with the rocket launcher.

Is there something wrong with my hardware? Or is it maybe the game itself? Or did I just buy a noob system 3 weeks ago?

Here are the specs:

- Windows 7 64bit Home Edition

- BenQ G2420HD screen (Maximum refresh rate 60Hz)

- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz - Overclocked to 3.67GHz

- Mushkin G.Skill 6144MB DDR3-2000MHz RAM

- Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint F1 7200rpm

- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3, PCI-E, 2xDVI, HDM

- Asus Rampage II Extreme X58

- Thermaltake 1500W power supply

Please help me, thanks!

[deed]

Have you tried updating your nvidia drivers? Some versions perform better then others.
You have just about the best system you can get and the stutter shouldnt be that bad.

[Neuromancer]

Yah sounds like a software issue to me.

Only thing I could see HW wise is the single HDD, but that would only cause an issue occasionally in the game (loading maps etc)

[TheGreySpectre]

First I would check to ensure you are running the most recent nvidia drivers. After that I would run crysis at those settings with a temperature m onitor going for your video card and see what kind of temperature it is running at.

[TraveN]

First I would check to ensure you are running the most recent nvidia drivers. After that I would run crysis at those settings with a temperature m onitor going for your video card and see what kind of temperature it is running at.

I have the latest drivers for my v-card. But the problem hasn´t disappeared. I read somewhere that it could be a VSync problem, but it occurred again after I had turned it off :shrug:

I have never tried monitoring my hardware. I think I had a V-tune or something on the CD that came with the v-card. Maybe I´ll try that out, unless you can suggest a better one?

Thanks anyway! Still searching for answers, so keep on posting :clap:

I really appreciate the effort :thup:

[SeanBest]

Rivatuner is nice as well as GPU-Z.

[TraveN]

Well, some updating to my situation. Also Crysis Warhead performs as bad as the first Crysis. Far Cry 2 is lagging on max graphics and Racedriver GRID sometimes lags. GRID issue feels like the image stops for a fraction of a second, then it speeds up after that like it would be catching up. I´m sure you know what I´m talking about. Sometimes the same happens with videos.

I´ve also read stuff about 295 GTX. For some people it performs worse than 8800GT..

In 3DMark Vantage I got system score 21808. CPU score was 46376 and graphics only 18535..

I´ve monitored the temps, and there was only a 2-degree change after an hour of playing Far Cry 2.

HEEEEEELP! :rain:

[Krogen]

You have a really nice PC but there's no way you could run Crysis at 1920x1080 on highest setting with 16AA and AF...

AA and AF kill it for you.

You're fine.