I've recently bought an MSI GE62 2QF laptop, equipped with an Nvidia GTX 970M graphics card. Despite having a good average performance while playing games, I experience some deep framerate drops randomly, for about a second, which don't really relate to the game being more demanding in that moment (which usually isn't the case).
I've monitored GPU activity with GPU-Z, and I've realised that when those drops occur, the GPU usage drops abruptly. I've also monitored temperatures, as well as CPU, HDD and memory loads, and everything else looks okay. So I'd say that it's some kind of software/driver problem (or maybe a faulty 970M chip?). It's not a matter of the game, as it happens regardless of which game I am in, and regardless if it is online/offline (I checked this, as the stutter caused by the drops feels like when you're having lag, but it isn't the casue, as it happens in single player games too). It isn't vsync related neither, as it happens without it.
I thought it could be the drivers, but I do have the latest ones (Nvidia, as well as Intel integrated ones), with clean reinstalls, after uninstalling the previous ones with DDU, so I don't really have any idea about what could be causing the issue. The laptop was a FreeDOS one, but I installed Win10 and the CD drivers that came in the box. This thing is happening with that drivers, with the MSI web ones, and even with the most updated ones. However, I am sure it's not normal, as it reveals the drop in GPU usage. Any idea about any possible cause?
I've attached a GPU-Z screenshoot, with monitoring of a CS:GO match. It can be seen how there are some random drops into the 40% GPU load (I've marked one of those). The game has an FPS cap, so it doesn't reach 100% usage, but other games do and the drops are there (always into the 40%, don't know why).
I've monitored GPU activity with GPU-Z, and I've realised that when those drops occur, the GPU usage drops abruptly. I've also monitored temperatures, as well as CPU, HDD and memory loads, and everything else looks okay. So I'd say that it's some kind of software/driver problem (or maybe a faulty 970M chip?). It's not a matter of the game, as it happens regardless of which game I am in, and regardless if it is online/offline (I checked this, as the stutter caused by the drops feels like when you're having lag, but it isn't the casue, as it happens in single player games too). It isn't vsync related neither, as it happens without it.
I thought it could be the drivers, but I do have the latest ones (Nvidia, as well as Intel integrated ones), with clean reinstalls, after uninstalling the previous ones with DDU, so I don't really have any idea about what could be causing the issue. The laptop was a FreeDOS one, but I installed Win10 and the CD drivers that came in the box. This thing is happening with that drivers, with the MSI web ones, and even with the most updated ones. However, I am sure it's not normal, as it reveals the drop in GPU usage. Any idea about any possible cause?
I've attached a GPU-Z screenshoot, with monitoring of a CS:GO match. It can be seen how there are some random drops into the 40% GPU load (I've marked one of those). The game has an FPS cap, so it doesn't reach 100% usage, but other games do and the drops are there (always into the 40%, don't know why).