Davo{RS}

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. I had to be thorough though- cleaning the heatsink under the cpu fan etc... See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Glad you solved your fps problem! For the benefit of anyone else with frame rate drop spikes, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, it may be a long shot, but I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

@Takas: Excellent :-) You make a good point about being thorough- I'll add that to the post in my link. It's a real relief when the stuttering gone isnt it? Happy gaming! Oh and if you see me in Chenarus, ( Dave[RS] ) don't shoot, I'm friendly! :D

I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster to fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster to fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

I had a weird fps drop issue caused by dust in my PC causing the motherboard to overheat. Using an air-duster fixed it. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Also try cleaning the dust from your PC with an airduster- I had a weird fps drop issue which was solved by doing this. See my post here: http://dayzmod.com/f...ag-spikes-help/

Hi, I have been experiencing a similar problem for the past couple of weeks- I was experiencing a smooth framerate which was interuppted by periods of extremely frustrating frame-drop/lag. HERE'S WHAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE: After trying EVERY performance tweak I could possibly find ( Startup parameters, 8GB RAMdisk, Graphics settings etc... ), I finally tracked the problem down to temperature spikes on my motherboard. I used the temperature panel in GameBooster to watch what was going on- Initially everything would be running fine ( motherboard at ~55°C ), then I would see the temp rise to ~62°C, at which point my framerate would drop to around 5-10FPS. After around 30 seconds of this, the temperate would fall back to ~55°C and my smooth framerate would return. HERE'S HOW I SOLVED IT: I bought an air-duster & blasted the dust from my PC's components- after I had done this, my motherboard temperature goes no higher than 55°C - 56°C, and my frame-rate issues are completely gone. If this works for you, please post back here and let us know. It's possible that this is the simple cause of other's problems :) ( Remember Kids- never use an airduster on live electronics, they're extremely flammable! ) EDIT- This fix has been confirmed as the source of fps issues for another forum member- http://dayzmod.com/f...es/page__st__20 In his post Takas pointed out the need to be thorough when cleaning the dust from your PC. I recommend buying an air-duster with a straw attachment to allow you to get to those tricky nooks in your machine. Pay special attention to the following areas: All fans. Carefully remove the fan from the top of your CPU cooler, then give the heatsink a good blast. Underneath the motherboard, between it and the plate it screws on to, as dust bunnies like to congregate there. Motherboard heatsinks. Any vents in the case. The motherboard ports at the back of your case. ADDITIONAL: Once you have cleaned the dust from inside your PC, try running the game without replacing its case. This may help you work out if overheating is really to blame. (My PC still runs hot when playing ARMA2/DayZ unless I remove the side of my case). Although be aware that running your machine caseless will mean that dust build-up may occur quicker! Again, if this solves your fps/stuttering issues, please share in order to help others :-)