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FPS drops/freezes/"stutter" on Windows 10

So, my son has a decent gaming machine. AND Ryzen 5600X CPU on an ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS motherboard, 32G RAM, 512 G SSD, the graphics card is a GIGABYTE GeForce RTX3060Ti. The FPS in the games he ...
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Is there a way to avoid/disable optimus if there is no mux switch?

I have a Dell Inspiron gaming laptop that has the following specs: CPU: intel i5-6300hq 4 cores 4 threads GPU: Nvidia GTX 960m ram: ddr3 8gb 1600mhz hard drive: SATA SSD 256gb I recently learnt about ...
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Why Underclocking gives better FPS than overclocking a graphics card?

I am playing a slightly intensive title called Far Cry 4 with a GT 710 I noticed that the game stutters a lot when I use +424Mhz for the core clock and +315Mhz for the memory clock. When I reduce both ...
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Can I run two different graphics card for two separate monitors

When I try run dual monitors on one graphics card, there's a stutter and sort of screen tearing since one monitor is 144Hz and one is 60Hz. Can I add a second GPU for the 60Hz monitor only? I'm ...
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GPU usage drops causing FPS drop spike

I've been experiencing some stuttering/micro freezes while playing a certain videogame, BF4 to be precise. When running at different video qualities, ranging from low to ultra, the game scores 60fps ...
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My pc is under performing?

I recently built a gaming pc and i thought i would be able to play games on medium or high settings. My specs are: i5-2400 AMD Rx 460 2gb 8gb ddr3 Windows 7 I don't really know what the problem is? ...
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FPS <30 in all games on Rx 480

Guys I don't even know where to start so maybe I will give my spec first: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 MOBO Aerocool 750W 80+ Bronze PSU AMD FX 8320 octo-core 3.50GHZ CPU 16GB 1600 MHZ RAM 1TB SATA ...
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Does 60 fps w/ vertical sync enabled imply 60hz monitor?

I get a flat 60 FPS with my new supposed 144Hz monitor with vertical sync enabled. Shouldn't I get 144 FPS if the monitor is 144Hz? With vsync off the GPU is pushing out 200+ fps. I don't care ...
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Why is my GPU not being fully utilized?

I happen to have two identical X201 Lenovo laptops, both with Windows 7 installed, latest drivers, etc. However, only one manages to run 3D computer games with decent performance. I have gone ...
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disabling sound in a game increases FPS

Take League of Legends for example.. When I have my sound on I get an average of 50 FPS, but when I disable it my FPS rises to 60. Why Is this? I thought sounds were played using the CPU and FPS is ...
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Why is GPU core clock cutting itself in half?

I'm using Afterburner to "natively" overclock a 7950, having used the "-xcl" option. From what I understand, this bypasses the need for unofficial Afterburner overclocking, and instead unlocks the ...
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