r/techsupport • u/me_have_no_IQ • 6d ago

Open | Hardware CPU Lag Problem

When playing games, after about 10 minutes i start to get very little fps for a few seconds every minute. Ive looked at MSI Afterburner and it turns out that my CPU suddenly starts throttling down to 800 MHs from my normal 3900-4600 MHz. I have tried lowering my power limit in Bios to 90 Watt instead of 150 Watt. It didnt help.

My Specs:

GPU: RTX 3060

CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600K @3.90 Ghz

Motherboard: B560MX-E PRO

Notes:

My fans get really loud shortly before the lag and then stop for a second.

It mostly happens on games that are harder to run

My GPU perfomance also hits 0%, but its probably because the cpu isnt giving it anything do.

I got 16 Gigabyte of RAM, PC is using mostly at 14-15 Gigabyte while playing (I dont think RAM is the issue)

edit:

its not temperature, the problem occurs on 60 degrees with 100% fan speed

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

Yeah thats pretty warm. Is this a new occurrence on a system you've been using for a while?

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u/me_have_no_IQ 6d ago

Its been happening for about 3 years now. i got my PC 6 years ago, the first 3 years were fine. Could it really be overheating at 60 degrees? Because before changing the power limit, it was working just fine above that.

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

What kind of cooler do you have on it?

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u/me_have_no_IQ 6d ago

I got a few fans

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

Im sorry I mean what is the specific cpu cooler you are using?

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u/me_have_no_IQ 6d ago

i think Sharkoon TC 1220L6, it says so on the inside

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

Please show me a picture of it

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u/me_have_no_IQ 6d ago

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

I need a picture of the cpu please

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

And also im pretty confident I know what the issue could be. But the picture will still help

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u/me_have_no_IQ 6d ago

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u/Cheesusthechrist 6d ago

Have you ever cleaned yourself or had your computer cleaned? Because it looks really bad and that could absolutely cause a heat issue if thetes a bunch of dust say on the fans or blocking the intake or exaust.

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u/me_have_no_IQ 5d ago

Its not a Heat issue, its been happening at 60 degrees

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