SOLUTION: Progressive FPS Stutter/Lag Starting @ 7-10 Minutes Until Game Is Fully Frozen

FrankieAndMe·Aug 4, 2018·15 votes·30,468 views

For Players:

Alright, so I've had this issue since Patch 8.15 got deployed and had it once before in Patch 8.12 or something. I've been playing around with a ton of drivers and bios updates and nothing worked until I finally got some clues from other players on what might be going on. It is a rather quick fix at the cost of some sound quality. Here is what you want to do:

Open up Task Manager using Alt-Ctrl-Dlt or whatever other method.
Click on the Processes tab.
Scroll down until you see "Nahimic Services", "Nahimic32", and "Nahimic64". *Not exact characters, just look in general for those.
Right-click each one and click "End Task".
This will close Nahimic which is the program for that amazing Sound you get. With it closed, LoL runs completely fine on Patch 8.15.

For Riot:

MSI users need Nahimic because it is a crucial program since it delivers the core sound quality that we need to make games and videos more enjoyable. With the program terminated, we are limited to listening to some low quality sound. Since you know the issue now, please take some time and work with MSI or Nahimic and find the fix to this issue. I want to be able to play LoL with Nahimic on. That is one of the reasons I bought this laptop in the first place. Thanks.

UPDATE 1:

Ok, for anyone who does not have Nahimic running, the problem lies somewhere else. Do the following:

Open up Task Manager using Alt-Ctrl-Dlt.
Click on the Processes tab.
Try and locate anything that looks like "MSI Afterburner" or "RivaTuner Statistics".
Close any of those tasks using "End Task".
Run LoL again to see if it works.

UPDATE 2:

Ok, this is for anyone using AMD as their CPU. Do the following:

Click on the Windows Search Bar.
Type "Device Manager" and open it up.
Expand the "Firmware" option.
Right-click "Bios" and then click "Update Driver".
Restart your computer.
Run LoL again to see if it works.

41 Comments

worolexeAug 4, 20189 votes

I get the stutter but I do not see "Nahimic Services", "Nahimic32", and "Nahimic64" or anything on my task manager.

FrankieAndMeAug 5, 20181 votes

What device are you using? Laptop or PC name? Also, maybe post a picture of what your task manager processes looks like? Nahimic should be the only program causing this issue especially on an MSI device.

SugarbonesAug 5, 20185 votes

Doesn't do anything, but still thanks for trying. You did more than this horrible dev team so far.

FrankieAndMeAug 5, 20181 votes

You might not have an MSI so that means a different process is affecting your game. You want to track the process that causes your CPU usage to spike during the FPS stutters and then end task for that process. Good luck!

savagejenAug 6, 20181 votes

{quoted}

You might not have an MSI so that means a different process is affecting your game. You want to track the process that causes your CPU usage to spike during the FPS stutters and then end task for that process. Good luck!

Any idea what this might be on an asus? I have none of the apps they're mentioning.

Also, it's really weird that we need to close specific applications in order to run this one video game. Give me a break.

FrankieAndMeAug 6, 20182 votes

You will have to post a picture of all the processes running in your task manager for me to investigate what the issue might be for you on an Asus. Go ahead and link me and I'll take a look. Also, Riot's new patch does not work alongside with these other apps and thus the simple solution is to close the apps. It's a common bug that happens to every company and it takes a very long time to fix for everyone on various devices. Just give them time.

N Y O S IAug 6, 20181 votes

{quoted}

Doesn't do anything, but still thanks for trying. You did more than this horrible dev team so far.

THIS DID NOT WORTH FOR ME! BUT I FIXED IT READ BELOW

OK so open up league of legends in a custom game mode, then open up task manager ctrl alt delete and find the process that is this cancer nahimic. click show details then once it takes you to its performance click show file location. once the file is located it wont allow you to delete it since it is still in use. What you do is end the task then IMMEDIATELY delete nahimic32 hte actual name is something like nahimicsvg32. This worked for me after over 10 hours of research and testing. I truly hope it works for you. AGAIN ill repeat this, you must end task then immediately delete the cancer. One this is done run something like cc cleaner or make sure that cancer isnt in your recycling bin. Ending task works for most but for other THE APPLICATION WILL COME BACK. so make sure you delete it not just end the task

FrankieAndMeAug 6, 20181 votes

I guess you could delete the program itself, but, personally I would never do that because Nahimic is a great program that enhances the sound quality of the computer itself. Without it, you get crappy sound quality which is just painful. I would just end task temporarily until Riot finds a permanent fix to incorporate Nahimic with LoL.

SugarbonesAug 6, 20181 votes

{quoted}

THIS DID NOT WORTH FOR ME! BUT I FIXED IT READ BELOW

There was an incorrect wording in my post. I wanted to say that there are no such processes that conflict with the game that could be spotted and stopped. I tried it on my clean Windows (secondary OS, Win7) and can confirm there's just something fishy about compatibility with hardware, so Riot did f'ed up.

FrankieAndMeAug 6, 20181 votes

Riot has a bug in their new patch which makes these other apps work weirdly and thus causing the problem. It takes a while to fix because people are using various devices with different hardware and software. Just give them some time. Also, stop freaking out everywhere on the boards and blaming Riot. Just post a picture of your task manager processes and I'll try to fix your issue. You haven't done much at all yet to troubleshoot rather than cry to Riot about it. So, let's get to work.

SugarbonesAug 7, 20181 votes

{quoted}

Riot has a bug in their new patch which makes these other apps work weirdly and thus causing the problem. It takes a while to fix because people are using various devices with different hardware and software. Just give them some time. Also, stop freaking out everywhere on the boards and blaming Riot. Just post a picture of your task manager processes and I'll try to fix your issue. You haven't done much at all yet to troubleshoot rather than cry to Riot about it. So, let's get to work.

That was my "long bus trip game". If you can't stand it - don't read it. The issue involves risky procedure of updating BIOS (in my case it was to BETA version (dated 2011, which is funny, and these series are not supported by the manufacturer anymore)) which is not something you force average player to do. My job is related to that direction, so I couldn't care less about the procedure, but it took 5 days for the support to look into this issue closer. I can't even post any instructions here, because each motherboard has their own way of updating BIOS and there is no way I want to take responsibility for locking their PC with their incorrect approach. Also, it's not mandatory in any way, more like a fancy way around the problem. While investigating that, I've came to a conclusion there are several conditions that this problem could be non-resolvable from our side. I was thinking that this is my case since I misremembered one number which messed up everything.

The support dude was actually cool and I believe he could guide average player through the BIOS update if needed. The only thing I mock Riot about is that the client and site has one particular button which looks like that: ( ! ) And when you f-up something that hard, I think it's reasonable to put a small bit of info into that ( ! ) instead of being silent. I felt pretty sarcastic and wanted to turn it into a sad joke once I've spotted the ( ! ) notification about emotes trouble being fixed.

uwuberAug 5, 20183 votes

THANK YOU!!!! You're a life saver. Been struggling with that problem for a while now but after this works perfectly fine now. No more freezing!! [sg-lux]

FrankieAndMeAug 5, 20182 votes

Glad it worked!

MarioFan2016Aug 5, 20183 votes

Thank you very much, this works for me![slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

FrankieAndMeAug 5, 20183 votes

Glad to hear that!

przybytekAug 5, 20183 votes

Thanks, it worked for me! To make sure Nahimic won't start again I disabled it in Windows Services (msc) too.

FrankieAndMeAug 5, 20183 votes

Sounds good!

8isforeverAug 5, 20182 votes

I'm having the same issue. Also MSI mobo. I haven't noticed any stuttering before 8.15 but after the patch, non-stop stuttering and lockup as described by op.

And I just upgraded my PC with new mobo and cpu :( The fix seems to be working...

Please fix this asap!

FrankieAndMeAug 5, 20182 votes

Glad the fix is working! I'm hoping Riot can fix this soon. It seems like non-MSI users seem to have the same problem, but it is caused by a different service. That's probably what's taking Riot so long. I just want Nahimic to work with LoL again because I love the enhanced sound.

VesperrAug 6, 20182 votes

i dont have the nahimic services , Nahimic32 and Nahimic64 in my Task Manager . Please help me ( i have windows 7 idk if this matters)

edit: I also dont have MSI Afterburner or RivaTuner Statistics in my Task manager

FrankieAndMeAug 6, 20181 votes

Windows 7 should not matter in my opinion. Though, since you are using an older OS, you should send your game logs into Riot Support so they can pinpoint the problem.

VesperrAug 6, 20182 votes

i dont have "Nahimic Services", "Nahimic32", and "Nahimic64" in my Task Manager and also i dont have "MSI Afterburner" or "RivaTuner Statistics"in my Task Manager how do i fix it now?^^ ( windows 7 idk if this matters)

FrankieAndMeAug 6, 20181 votes

Do you have an AMD CPU processor?

Agentplays71Feb 3, 20192 votes

Same problem here,Windows 7,AMD CPU,Nvidia Graphics Card

3kip3Aug 6, 20181 votes

anyone know an other solution when? i play i don't have nahimic active but i found out that my razer headset starts using a ton of the cpu and that it has nahimic integrated in its files but i can't delete those and removing the headset would remove the fun of playing lol with friends

FrankieAndMeAug 6, 20181 votes

Nahimic is an individual software that you can download from the Microsoft Store. Not sure what you mean when you say it's integrated with your headset. Regardless, if you want to stop the freezing, I would play without the headset temporarily or get another headset. When Riot finds a permanent solution, then you can use the headset again.

Fancy Sea CowAug 7, 20181 votes

Hey i was having this issue too. I have an nvidia graphics card and an intel processor. None of the fixes in this thread worked for me but i found one for myself. Same thing mostly as others but instead of it being nahimic it was some old Razor Kracken software from headphones i used years ago. After closing every process with a name similar to this the game stopped dropping frames

FrankieAndMeAug 7, 20181 votes

Feels like various sound or audio issues are the root problem. I have a theory, but I need an answer from you. In a LoL game, you have the option of playing 2 different soundtracks for the background music. They can be chosen in the Sound Settings. Which option are you running? "Updated" or "Classic". Let me know, thanks.

LuckyFriday13Nov 11, 20181 votes

I have this same issue , and I see that most of these posts are from 3 months ago, but I have tried every fix suggested in every one of these posts, including riots troubleshooting page, nothing works. Submitted a ticket to riot, took a week to get 1 email and all the guy suggested was the same things I had already done from the trouble shooting page -.- I just want to be able to play, and it's not really possible when fps drops to 4 and then you freeze :(

JZM ToxicityJan 29, 20191 votes

DAMN i thought this would be the solution to my problems. Im still having this issue.. FIX THE GAME!!!!!

Rabber98Jan 31, 20191 votes

I have an intel processor i3 and intel graphics card and none of these 3 solutions work, i dont find nahimic and the other 2 things , and i dont have an amd CPU so the 3rd solution dont work too... help me pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Agentplays71Feb 3, 20191 votes

I can't find Firmware option in device manager,where is it?

OptmLMar 3, 20191 votes

For me, I don't use MSI and I can't track what is making my CPU spike because my CPU DOESNT spike when I get these sudden frame drops. For some reason, my CPU usage drops to 0 when i get these fps drops. Before i screwed things up, the fps drops corresponded with my disk usage. I fixed this problem 3 weeks ago by doing something that prevents my disk usage to consistently stay at 100. But, as soon as I did an SFC scan to fix other issues on my PC, the dreaded fps drops just started coming back. Frankly, I'm quite annoyed.

SheZedImJibMar 15, 20191 votes

Doet it work if you have intel as cpu and intel hd graphics?

LordAerwhicJun 14, 20191 votes

I could not find anything in task manager along the lines of "nahimic". I tried to find "MSI afterburner" and "RivaTuner Statistics". I have a Lenovo laptop with an intel CPU. Anyone know how I can fix the random freezes? It's really annoying and needs to be fixed

ShirakoTekuJun 16, 20191 votes

{quoted}

I could not find anything in task manager along the lines of "nahimic". I tried to find "MSI afterburner" and "RivaTuner Statistics". I have a Lenovo laptop with an intel CPU. Anyone know how I can fix the random freezes? It's really annoying and needs to be fixed

I have the same problem...Windows 7 , Intel CPU.Please someone help us out :) Find me on Discord: Vein Azzazelf#0061 Instagram: azzazelf Leauge Of Legends EUNE : ShirakoTeku Please help !

DeX0rall ConqAug 10, 20191 votes

So! I have found a way to bypass this without doing anything! Im not sure if it works for everyone, but it worked for me! I went in the Task Manager and saw that LoL was running as a background-process but its closed, I ended the task and restarted the game. And it worked! I hope it works for you guys, isnt guaruanteed tho, worth a try tho!

LeagueBoy222Nov 9, 20191 votes

[{quoted}](name=DeX0rall Conq,realm=EUW,application-id=LqLKtMpN,discussion-id=EkkXQLuL,comment-id=0012,timestamp=2019-08-10T22:59:29.954+0000)

So! I have found a way to bypass this without doing anything! Im not sure if it works for everyone, but it worked for me! I went in the Task Manager and saw that LoL was running as a background-process but its closed, I ended the task and restarted the game. And it worked! I hope it works for you guys, isnt guaruanteed tho, worth a try tho!

This method only works for 1 game tho unless u somehow outplayed that shitty client

TheGoodOld AfkaAug 26, 20191 votes

Frankie can you text me ?

Elonys48Feb 8, 20201 votes

Well, I did send a support ticket seeing that the same problem occurs to me as well, and they responded with the conclusion that it was the PC's fault...Sucks Yasuo