TECH HELP

Hello All,

I have posted about this on other forums, but i was hoping that someone would be able to help me out a bit because I am at a point where I don't know what I can do or what is the problem.

I recently built my own gaming desktop and spent a good amount of money on the components to make sure it is a good machine. I have played dota 2 for a while, but I have been having trouble with a bunch of mini lag spikes in game. Mostly it occurs when a lot is going on in the screen, but other times just as i move across the map.

In addition, i Play CS:GO and the same issue occurs. I also built this computer with the hopes to start streaming, but the lag intensifies when I have OBS/twitchtv open. I cannot keep an internet browser open while I am playing, which defeats the purpose of my 2 monitors.

I have run multiple internet speed tests and my speeds are good around 28-30. I ran a diagnostic on my computer (Windows Experience) and my rating was 8.1 so I know the problem is not my connection nor is it my hardware. I am running NVIDIA EVGA GTX 770. I am wondering if the issues could derive from the driver i am using? i am using the most up to date driver. I can't think of anything else.

Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

PhYrE-bAt

Tricky issue, there's a few potential causes:

- Bad blocks in your RAM (you can run memory tests from internet software)

- Bad blocks or caching problem with your hard-drive (run disk check)

- Your internet connection/router may be spiking or dropping packets

I'd probably start with no 3 and work backwards. You can run commands like this in DOTA from the console:



I think it's roughly the same one in CS:GO. Basically it will show your ping record as a graph - that way you can see if your connection is spiking or dropping packets when you have these stutters.

If it is, you could take a look at your router settings / change your game internet settings / call your provider / change provider. High bandwidth isn't the same as having a reliably low ping, and dropping packets on your connection causes even worse problems. There's apparently quite a lot you can do inside the game to configure your settings to work better with your connection (reduce MTU - maximum transmission unit, reduce server calls, etc).

Look for the ones starting with Net_

Hope this helps.

Hey Sando,

Thanks for your input. That actually helps quite a bit. I am definitely going to take a look at the graph tonight. I was not aware they had that option.