Stutters appear in vacant zones or at least in less active regions.
Stutters appear in vacant zones or at least in less active regions.
The lists possible reasons is so long, you can take it as a nighttime reading. I couple of more in addition to everything mentioned before: - not enough (8GB or less) or slow RAM. Check if XMP is disabled and your ram didn't drop to stock clock when you changed motherboards. - check v-sync. If it is Enabled it can cause some frames to drop due to not enough FPS. This is a 144Hz monitor and i doubt in this configuration the system can sustain an average FPS of 150. - before launching the game, check in task manager for some process which takes too much memory or CPU. - slow HDD - if you use 5400RPM HDD or one with small cache, it can lead to such lag spikes. Same with DRAM-less SSDs. Include more monitoring stats in Afterburner - stuff like memory usage, AVG FPS, check your performance graph in Task Manager.
I experienced fluctuations in GPU utilization without any apparent cause when max performance wasn't enabled and XMP was active. A slower 1TB SSD also contributed to minor issues in some games afterward. HPET might be worth investigating, though its impact varies by title—sometimes it leads to slight slowdowns but overall performance remained more stable. Consistent frame times are the key factor.
@Colty the GPU hits 100% max in WoW XD, which is unusual. Usually I stayed under 99%. When stutters appear, usage drops, confirming your observation. Also, FPS drops when moving the mouse quickly in World of Warcraft. @QuantumSingularity I don’t use VSync and have an SSD called Evo 870. XMP is turned off, and I should mention my RAM is 16GB DDR4. Thanks for the help!