Like the topic, I'm getting sudden fps drops, for a second or less, on all the games I play. I can't seem to find a set pattern or timing, it just happens randomly, from mid-gameplay, to just browsing menus.
I started noticing the above problem from the get go, but since I was playing an RPG, it wasn't a big problem. Now I'm playing SSX3, and having sudden spikes while boarding isn't exactly helpful. I have no problem playing at 60fps, but then it would suddenly drop to ~20-30fps for a split second, throwing me off my game.
So I got out my graphic monitoring and charts and etc and I noticed that the core clock would increase during the frame drops. Thinking that was the cause, I was able to lock the clock rate at a constant, higher, speed. This helped reduce the drops to 50fps, but they were still happening to a noticeable extent.
To add to this, the drops become worse the longer I play. In the first hour, the drop is maybe a difference of 2fps, manageable, but after that it continues to get worse. After 3 hours I was experiencing 10fps differences.The most noticeable aspect is that the audio slows down, then speeds up, all in a second.
This is with speedhacks disabled. I don't think I've played much with the settings, but maybe I did and don't remember.
I'm running pcsx 1.0.0 on i5-2500k@4Ghz + GTX 670, win7.
Any and all help appreciated, thanks.
EDIT: I should add I've only played SSXtricky, SSX3, and Dark Cloud 2, all of which have this problem.
I started noticing the above problem from the get go, but since I was playing an RPG, it wasn't a big problem. Now I'm playing SSX3, and having sudden spikes while boarding isn't exactly helpful. I have no problem playing at 60fps, but then it would suddenly drop to ~20-30fps for a split second, throwing me off my game.
So I got out my graphic monitoring and charts and etc and I noticed that the core clock would increase during the frame drops. Thinking that was the cause, I was able to lock the clock rate at a constant, higher, speed. This helped reduce the drops to 50fps, but they were still happening to a noticeable extent.
To add to this, the drops become worse the longer I play. In the first hour, the drop is maybe a difference of 2fps, manageable, but after that it continues to get worse. After 3 hours I was experiencing 10fps differences.The most noticeable aspect is that the audio slows down, then speeds up, all in a second.
This is with speedhacks disabled. I don't think I've played much with the settings, but maybe I did and don't remember.
I'm running pcsx 1.0.0 on i5-2500k@4Ghz + GTX 670, win7.
Any and all help appreciated, thanks.
EDIT: I should add I've only played SSXtricky, SSX3, and Dark Cloud 2, all of which have this problem.