suspecting hardware issue
Tom's Hardware Forum [Unofficial]
June 4, 2026
hi everyone, i am new here
i come here for help after suspecting i have a hardware issue after ruling out every software solution i came across, so far, i've:
* tested countless software solutions
* changed various BIOS settings/stock bios setting used too
* tried different game settings, lower settings/higher do not change the performance/smoothness
* fullscreen or window does not change the performance either
* no errors in different OCCT tests
* used different memory speed 6400/6000/4800, no change
* different gpu were used (1050 ti, rtx 3070, rtx 3060), games did not feel different
* nvidia studio drivers/game drivers were used, old versions of nvidia drivers too
* tried different mouse polling rates
* clean install of windows
* reinstalled GPU drivers multiple times using DDU
* SSD health checked, 99% health and tested with crystaldiskmark (ssd is a sn850x)
* no daisy cable being used
* tried multiple pci setting in the bios for the gpu, no change with gen...
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