Unusual brief stuttering effect in games without noticeable frame drops
Unusual brief stuttering effect in games without noticeable frame drops
Hello everyone. The title hints at some minor glitches I'm experiencing in games. They're only really apparent when I focus closely and look for them, but they still occur. Describing it is tough, so please give me a chance. The issue shows up mainly with moving objects—like in FPS games where boxes or walls vanish from view as you pass by. It feels like the camera briefly shifts, almost skipping a frame for a millisecond. It happens a few times per game, which isn't too serious but it's still bothersome. I've checked every component that could cause this, and none of them spike or behave oddly when it happens. My FPS stays steady, temperatures are normal, and even after a clean reinstall of my drivers (including DDU), nothing changed. These stutters don't make the game unplayable overall; it runs smoothly 99% of the time, just a bit irritating when they do appear. Maybe this is just a minor quirk I'm being too detail-oriented about? One thing that stands out is that the problem disappears when I go above my monitor's refresh rate (144Hz) without VSync enabled. The game feels more responsive then, so even if those stutters were there, they'd likely go unnoticed. So honestly, I'm not sure what to think—what do you all think? Also, English isn't my first language, so let me know if this is hard for anyone to follow! Hardware: PG278QR monitor, GTX 1070 (not occluded), i7-6700K (not occluded), 16GB RAM, 730W PSU.