AnnikaGrigaravicius
Member
Hello everyone.
First of all, I want to address that I am not exactly what you would call a computer whiz, I know how to do some basic tuning stuff, but my knowledge is pretty much that.
Second, I also want to apologize in advance for how amateur and newbie this post might sound to all of you.
That cleared out, recently I bought a new PC (a relative did the building for me) and I have been wondering about DPC latency issues, since my last computer (8 years old to this day) used to have a terrible latency problem caused by an already veteran Nvidia GPU.
This computer usually fluctuates between 100 μs and 450-480 μs with the highest spikes caused by either nvlddmkm.sys, tcpip.sys, ndis.sys or dxgkrnl.sys. So, yes, I discussed this with a friend of mine who told me that, by today standards having that latency most of the time is considered in the really good side of performance. However, I suffer from a severe case of Obsessive-compulsive disorder that forces me to keep Latencymon open during long periods of time to see if I can catch a high spike. They are rare, however.
Yesterday I got two red spikes that went above 17.2 μs, both of which happened while I was playing different videogames. The first time I did notice the random "pop" into the game's music and I instantly Ctrl + tab to the desk to find the spike registered on Latencymon. The next one, I don't even recall noticing the crackling noise, I found the spike during one of my random "You gotta Ctrl + tab to check on it".
My question is: having an apparently isolated red spike on Latencymon that isn't followed by more computer lagging and sound-failures shouldn't be considered bad, should it? I ask this because the same friend I mentioned told me I was just thinking too much into it and letting anxiety take over and that, for a computer used mainly for playing games and idle internet browsing, it was doing just perfect. As I type, I am checking the latency fluctuates between 100 μs and 20 μs.
So, should I just simply uninstall Latencymon and enjoy the computer or should I do some other tweaks to keep my OCD pleased?
Thank you so much for reading!
Anna.
First of all, I want to address that I am not exactly what you would call a computer whiz, I know how to do some basic tuning stuff, but my knowledge is pretty much that.
Second, I also want to apologize in advance for how amateur and newbie this post might sound to all of you.
That cleared out, recently I bought a new PC (a relative did the building for me) and I have been wondering about DPC latency issues, since my last computer (8 years old to this day) used to have a terrible latency problem caused by an already veteran Nvidia GPU.
This computer usually fluctuates between 100 μs and 450-480 μs with the highest spikes caused by either nvlddmkm.sys, tcpip.sys, ndis.sys or dxgkrnl.sys. So, yes, I discussed this with a friend of mine who told me that, by today standards having that latency most of the time is considered in the really good side of performance. However, I suffer from a severe case of Obsessive-compulsive disorder that forces me to keep Latencymon open during long periods of time to see if I can catch a high spike. They are rare, however.
Yesterday I got two red spikes that went above 17.2 μs, both of which happened while I was playing different videogames. The first time I did notice the random "pop" into the game's music and I instantly Ctrl + tab to the desk to find the spike registered on Latencymon. The next one, I don't even recall noticing the crackling noise, I found the spike during one of my random "You gotta Ctrl + tab to check on it".
My question is: having an apparently isolated red spike on Latencymon that isn't followed by more computer lagging and sound-failures shouldn't be considered bad, should it? I ask this because the same friend I mentioned told me I was just thinking too much into it and letting anxiety take over and that, for a computer used mainly for playing games and idle internet browsing, it was doing just perfect. As I type, I am checking the latency fluctuates between 100 μs and 20 μs.
So, should I just simply uninstall Latencymon and enjoy the computer or should I do some other tweaks to keep my OCD pleased?
Thank you so much for reading!
Anna.
