Gaming PC experiences minor stuttering during all games.
Gaming PC experiences minor stuttering during all games.
Hello, I’m just starting out with this setup and recently had someone build me a computer. The CPU is an Intel i7-14700KF running at 3.40 GHz. The GPU is a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super from Gigabyte. The motherboard is Z790 AORUS ELITE AX Rev 1.1, paired with a DeepCool LT720 AIO cooler. The RAM is Teamgroup T-FORCE Delta DDR5 32GB (two 16GB modules at 5600MHz). The power supply is an Antec SF850X Gold rated at 850W.
Storage configuration includes:
- C Drive: Samsung 990 PRO NVMe (1TB)
- D Drive: Samsung 990 PRO NVMe (2TB)
When playing games, I often notice constant micro stuttering that lasts up to one second before freezing. I’ve shared several links describing the problem:
View: https://youtu.be/IVauCx-oOOo
View: https://youtu.be/IpK3mYR8g1U
I’m seeking advice on how to resolve this. I’ve tried a few steps, including enabling XMP, setting RAM speed manually to 5600MT/s, turning off HAGS for reduced microstuttering, disabling certain MSI Afterburner graphs (like power draw), monitoring performance with tools such as LatencyMon, HWInfo64, and Windows Performance Analyzer (still learning WPA), checking PCIe lane speeds, moving the NVMe drive to a chipset-controlled slot to get PCIe x16 performance, updating BIOS, enabling Resizable BAR in BIOS, adjusting PCI bifurcation settings (auto), using Windows Startup config to disable non-essential services, ensuring NVIDIA Display Container is enabled for proper NVIDIA Control Panel, disabling CPU Parking via registry changes, tweaking C-State Management in BIOS (disabling all C-States except C0/C1), enabling power throttling for stable temps, activating Multicore Enhancement, setting BIOS Optimization to ON, turning off Intel EIST and Intel Speed Shift, enabling Intel Turbo Boost while disabling Efficient Turbo Boost, activating Thermal Velocity Boost, and adjusting power limits (PL1: 125W, PL2: 252W), switching Windows Power Plan to High Performance, setting NVIDIA Control Panel to High Performance mode, modifying local policy power settings to set CPU Threshold at 100%, and attaching a pastebin of my PC for reference.
I really appreciate any guidance you can offer.
reset the bios using a jumper
verify installation with dism commands
was windows installed with this configuration?
temperatures? GPU and CPU specs. What case are you using?
uninstall msi afterburner
has the latest nvidia driver been installed? try fresh install via advanced options. Check frame times during stutter. Any other odd readings? Use hwinfo for details
set power plan to balanced
install the newest intel me and chipset drivers from intel.com
test SSD speeds with AS SSD
eventually update the firmware of the SSDs and verify with teamgroup
SSD S.M.A.R.T. TOOL
also, how warm are the SSDs becoming?
Hello, thank you for your message.
My setup is the Fractal design meshify 2. The temperatures are within acceptable ranges, with the CPU around 47-57°C and the GPU staying below 45°C while I play games like War Thunder, Elden Ring, and Dark Souls.
I used the Dism Cleanup image, and it confirmed that the component store is repairable. The operation finished successfully.
I have the latest NVIDIA drivers installed and always remove old drivers before installing new ones.
I previously uninstalled MSI Afterburner.
I initially thought I had two 990 Pro drives, but my 1TB is a 990 Pro and my 2TB is a 980 Pro.
I used Samsung Magician to check NVMe performance:
- 990 1TB: Temp 42°C, Read 7109MB/s, Write 6780MB/s
- 980 2TB: Temp 40°C, Read 6939MB/s, Write 5240MB/s
Both NVMe drives are running the latest firmware.
I ran a 5GB test using AS SSD and achieved the following results:
- 990 1TB: Read/Write speeds listed above
- 980 2TB: Read/Write speeds listed above
Accuracy time: 0.021 ms for read, 0.057 ms for write
Scores:
- Read: 4319, Write: 5435
- Total: 11946
- 980 2TB: Read 5547.94 MB/s, Write 4028.52 MB/s
- 4K: Read 95.83MB/s, Write 316.73MB/s
- 4K-64Thrd: Read 3649.68MB/s, Write 4574.59MB/s
Performance is solid across all metrics.
With your 4070 model, consider installing the 566.36 Nvidia driver. The 572.xx versions tend to be problematic and often lead to significant issues for many users. If this doesn’t resolve the problem, simply reinstalling the latest version might help.
Keep an eye on your 1% low FPS alongside GPU usage. A substantial drop in the 1% during stutters, paired with reduced GPU activity, usually indicates the CPU is struggling to keep up. Given your powerful CPU, it shouldn’t face difficulties running older games, but if it is contributing to the stuttering, there may be an underlying issue.
If you have the Nvidia App installed, try uninstalling it and see if performance improves. If nothing changes, reinstalling it could be the solution.