Yes, a motherboard can lead to stutters if it has hardware issues or insufficient power delivery.
Yes, a motherboard can lead to stutters if it has hardware issues or insufficient power delivery.
Could there be a possibility that a defective motherboard is causing the issue? It seems like the system runs without blue screens or crashes, but games experience stuttering without affecting overall performance. When stutter occurs, FPS stays consistent except for a drop in the Nvidia performance overlay from 80 to 40%. I think the 99% FPS figure in the overlay likely represents a slight reduction of about 1%. It’s possible the motherboard’s PCIe slot isn’t delivering power properly, which could explain the problem. For example, with "Sea Of Thieves," the game stutters initially but stabilizes once everything loads. After updating the NVIDIA driver, the issue reappears, suggesting a hardware or configuration problem. I’ve tried reinstalling Windows, changing drivers, reseating RAM, and even swapping the SSD, but nothing resolved the matter. It appears the GPU itself might be faulty or the motherboard is not functioning correctly.
I considered it for a while, but most of my games began stuttering even though FPS stayed high. Only the 99% FPS dropped, which made me think it might be related to the GPU or motherboard. About two months ago, playing PUBG caused stutters. After removing the GPU and reinserting it, the game ran smoothly until a new NVIDIA driver was released, then the stutters returned after installing it. I had to re-seat the GPU again. Unfortunately, this issue didn’t fix other games, so I’m convinced it’s connected to the GPU or motherboard. My system specs are: GPU MSI GAMING X RTX 3060 Ti, LHR CPU, 32GB RAM Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz, motherboard MSI MAG B560, power supply Be Quiet Pure Power 11.7kW, SSD SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus 500GB, second SSD SAMSUNG 980 1TB, running Windows 10 Pro.