Ssd or ram?
Ssd or ram?
You're facing performance issues with your HP laptop running an Intel i5 11th Gen, 8GB RAM, and a 1TB HDD. The game runs at 162fps but stutters, especially in the lobby. It sounds like your RAM and HDD need upgrading. Consider prioritizing the NVMe SSD over the RAM upgrade if you want better overall performance.
Start with the upgrade first. Random access speeds drop quickly on spinning drives, while paging to virtual memory becomes less impactful on an SSD. Your laptop will perform noticeably better overall. Doing both is best, but I believe 8 gigabytes paired with an SSD will feel faster than 16 gigabytes and a traditional hard drive.
It’s clear the problem is the drive attempting to access the swap file as if it matters, and it’s failing badly. Use a solid SSD instead.