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Problem with stuttering across every game, including menus, using RTX 3070 and Ryzen 5 5600 with 32 GB RAM

Problem with stuttering across every game, including menus, using RTX 3070 and Ryzen 5 5600 with 32 GB RAM

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Scra3mITout
Member
222
05-13-2022, 10:02 AM
#1
Hello everyone,
I'm reaching out for help after months of frustration with
persistent stutters and occasional major frame spikes
in all games, including lightweight titles, and even in main menus. I’ve already gone through all the usual solutions and tested my hardware extensively, but the problem still persists.
My System Specs:
GPU
: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (EVGA)
VBIOS updated
Driver: 566.36
Temps in games: 70–79°C, hotspot up to 89°C
Power draw: 180–200W in games
PCIe Gen3 x16
CPU
: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (6 cores, 12 threads)
No overclocking, boost clocks ~4450 MHz
Temps ~60°C under load
RAM
: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz (Dual channel)
Storage
: Two SSDs (1 NVMe SSD WD Green SN3000 with OS, 1 SATA SSD Apacer AS350)
PSU
: Vinga VPS-550P (550W, 80 PLUS White)
OS
: Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.5472
Display
: 1080p 240Hz (G-SYNC Compatible)
Motherboard:
TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II
My Problem:
Random
stutters and frame drops
every few seconds, even when idle in game menus.
In
CapFrameX/RTSS
I see long frametime spikes (e.g., 14ms → 60ms), then it returns to normal.
In
games
, I see
visible freezing
even with >60 FPS in a static menu.
Happens in all games, even lightweight ones.
What I’ve Already Tried:
Software & Drivers
Updated and also
rolled back NVIDIA drivers
(tried clean installs with DDU in Safe Mode).
Updated
VBIOS on GPU
Updated
BIOS on motherboard
Latest AMD chipset drivers
Disabled
G-SYNC
, overlays, Game Bar, Xbox DVR, GeForce Experience
Set
"Prefer Maximum Performance"
in NVIDIA Control Panel
Disabled
PCIe power saving
in Windows
Disabled
Windows Fast Startup
Set power plan to
High Performance
Monitoring & Testing
Ran
FurMark, OCCT, 3DMark:
no crashes or errors
Temps, clocks, power draw all look healthy
Tested
RAM with MemTest86
,
no errors
No system instability or BSOD
BIOS & Hardware tweaks
Enabled/disabled
CPPC
, SMT, C-states
Forced PCIe Gen3 manually
What I Observed:
During a captured stutter in Arena Breakout
menu
, GPU clock dropped from
1935 MHz → 1770 MHz
, GPU load dropped from 59% → 4%, power draw fell from 120W → 50W, PCIe Rx/Tx traffic almost disappeared, frame buffer usage dropped to 1.
CPU clocks remained steady (4450 MHz), and no CPU core was maxed out.
During other stutters in games the same thing was observed, always GPU load and other GPU parameters would sag for a second.
It looks like
GPU rendering gets "interrupted" or stalls briefly
, then resumes.
If anyone has seen similar behavior, I’d greatly appreciate insight. I'm open to advanced troubleshooting steps and can provide logs/screenshots.
Thanks in advance.
https://spec-ify.com/profile/a709568e
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Scra3mITout
05-13-2022, 10:02 AM #1

Hello everyone,
I'm reaching out for help after months of frustration with
persistent stutters and occasional major frame spikes
in all games, including lightweight titles, and even in main menus. I’ve already gone through all the usual solutions and tested my hardware extensively, but the problem still persists.
My System Specs:
GPU
: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (EVGA)
VBIOS updated
Driver: 566.36
Temps in games: 70–79°C, hotspot up to 89°C
Power draw: 180–200W in games
PCIe Gen3 x16
CPU
: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (6 cores, 12 threads)
No overclocking, boost clocks ~4450 MHz
Temps ~60°C under load
RAM
: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz (Dual channel)
Storage
: Two SSDs (1 NVMe SSD WD Green SN3000 with OS, 1 SATA SSD Apacer AS350)
PSU
: Vinga VPS-550P (550W, 80 PLUS White)
OS
: Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.5472
Display
: 1080p 240Hz (G-SYNC Compatible)
Motherboard:
TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II
My Problem:
Random
stutters and frame drops
every few seconds, even when idle in game menus.
In
CapFrameX/RTSS
I see long frametime spikes (e.g., 14ms → 60ms), then it returns to normal.
In
games
, I see
visible freezing
even with >60 FPS in a static menu.
Happens in all games, even lightweight ones.
What I’ve Already Tried:
Software & Drivers
Updated and also
rolled back NVIDIA drivers
(tried clean installs with DDU in Safe Mode).
Updated
VBIOS on GPU
Updated
BIOS on motherboard
Latest AMD chipset drivers
Disabled
G-SYNC
, overlays, Game Bar, Xbox DVR, GeForce Experience
Set
"Prefer Maximum Performance"
in NVIDIA Control Panel
Disabled
PCIe power saving
in Windows
Disabled
Windows Fast Startup
Set power plan to
High Performance
Monitoring & Testing
Ran
FurMark, OCCT, 3DMark:
no crashes or errors
Temps, clocks, power draw all look healthy
Tested
RAM with MemTest86
,
no errors
No system instability or BSOD
BIOS & Hardware tweaks
Enabled/disabled
CPPC
, SMT, C-states
Forced PCIe Gen3 manually
What I Observed:
During a captured stutter in Arena Breakout
menu
, GPU clock dropped from
1935 MHz → 1770 MHz
, GPU load dropped from 59% → 4%, power draw fell from 120W → 50W, PCIe Rx/Tx traffic almost disappeared, frame buffer usage dropped to 1.
CPU clocks remained steady (4450 MHz), and no CPU core was maxed out.
During other stutters in games the same thing was observed, always GPU load and other GPU parameters would sag for a second.
It looks like
GPU rendering gets "interrupted" or stalls briefly
, then resumes.
If anyone has seen similar behavior, I’d greatly appreciate insight. I'm open to advanced troubleshooting steps and can provide logs/screenshots.
Thanks in advance.
https://spec-ify.com/profile/a709568e

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Cableperson
Member
185
05-15-2022, 10:04 AM
#2
The brand and model of the PSU are unknown. The SSD capacity is unclear.
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Cableperson
05-15-2022, 10:04 AM #2

The brand and model of the PSU are unknown. The SSD capacity is unclear.

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EmmaForLife
Member
201
05-16-2022, 11:11 AM
#3
Video link
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykSJAOSE...onyMontana
Example of stuttering: 04:08
PC details:
https://spec-ify.com/profile/a709568e
Power supply:
: Vinga VPS-550P (550W, 80 PLUS White)
Both SSDs are roughly half full
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EmmaForLife
05-16-2022, 11:11 AM #3

Video link
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykSJAOSE...onyMontana
Example of stuttering: 04:08
PC details:
https://spec-ify.com/profile/a709568e
Power supply:
: Vinga VPS-550P (550W, 80 PLUS White)
Both SSDs are roughly half full

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Kamikaze_007
Senior Member
625
05-16-2022, 02:26 PM
#4
Switched to the be quiet! System Power 11 750W instead of the 550W unit; the issue persists.
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Kamikaze_007
05-16-2022, 02:26 PM #4

Switched to the be quiet! System Power 11 750W instead of the 550W unit; the issue persists.