It's not normal operation, the first thing to try is remove any kind of BIOS alterations whatsoever, everything needs to be defaults, then do a clean install.I decided to experiment today with not overclocking my PC but instead ensuring that the minimum clock did not fall below a certain value, close to the standard clock.
This eliminated most, but not all, stutters from Doom Eternal, which I found to be stuttering a lot.
It really seems there is some issue with the GPU deciding to drop clock very drastically, despite the max temperature it reaching being about 78*C, which as far as I can tell is completely fine, and if it was throttling at that point I would expect a gradual clock reduction, not a sudden drop to zero and then a spike back right up.
I've also found the metrics gathering from the Radeon Software can be a little bit glitch but it did help me with this problem.
I'm not sure if this is a driver level issue or such. Should I report this to AMD?
No, clean installation of windows and driver to rule out a software issueBy clean install, do you mean a clean install of AMD GPU drivers, by removing past drivers and then installing?
We’ve no idea until we’ve done some troubleshootingIs this definitely a hardware issue? I did not notice this until recently, until after software changes. Is this the type of issue that could merge later after less than four months of use?
Even if it is a driver issue, you just roll back to the past stable one, it’s certainly not an issue that’s widely reported and these drivers are public release.What are the likely consequences of waiting for driver updates while keeping the min frequency equal to my max frequency?
Neither, a clean install can’t be done from within windows.Alright, I thought I was a bit of a power user (just a very little) but I admit this is an area where I'm lost, being I've never had to reinstall Windows at all.
Do I do a full clean install, by moving all the apps I want to keep to my HDD temporarily, or do I do 'Reset this PC', which will allow me to keep my personal files? I'd prefer the latter but it sounds like I need to do the former.
HDMI for my main monitor, DVI for my second, since the 6800 has one HDMI cable.Sounds silly but what cable are you using to connect your monitor to your pc ( covering all options )
Follow option one from here but it misses out that the very first part of windows installation is to delete all existing
Yep, no idea how that got cut out, have re edited nowHDMI for my main monitor, DVI for my second, since the 6800 has one HDMI cable.
While I am here:
Sorry, hope I am not being annoying (the information both of you have given means a lot), but was your sentance cut off here?
Do you have a display port cable on hand to try on just one monitor ? Tho the fresh install of windows is a great shout eliminates alot of potential issuesHDMI for my main monitor, DVI for my second, since the 6800 has one HDMI cable.
While I am here:
Sorry, hope I am not being annoying (the information both of you have given means a lot), but was your sentance cut off here?
I do (that 'DVI' cable was the DP cable... easy to get mixed up, I also ordered a VGA to DVI (or DP?) cable so I could support my 2013 old Dell monitor). I will try that, without the minimum clock I set.Do you have a display port cable on hand to try on just one monitor ? Tho the fresh install of windows is a great shout eliminates alot of potential issues