Weird frame skipping, stuttering in games

[EveningBird]

Hi everyone,

I am at wits end with a problem I'm having.
My frames stay at about 74/73 fps which is fine, my monitor is 75hz.

However, seemingly randomly my games decide to display hiccupping/hitching frame rates (the frames do drop a bit, but not much).

I've tried numerous things like:

- reinstalling windows fully (like 6 times now, to no avail)

-reinstalling graphic drivers
-reinstalling directx
-disabling dhcp
-disabling core isolation
-using balanced power plan
-using high performance power plan
-using just ethernet
-using just wifi
-updating bios
-downgrading bios
-trying other ram sticks
-disabling virtualization stuff in Device Manager
-disabling HPET in DM
-adding firewall exceptions
-forwarding ports

My frames don't drop, but i do get stutters/hitches, like when walking /running around its like it will "pause" for a bit then continue, its at random too, sometimes the frames are stable, but lots of times it will do this.
It worked fine a few days before....
I hope someone can help me. Is there anything i am skipping/forgetting?

I'm at wits end.

Thanks in advance.

[kyube]

List out your entire hardware setup & software choices (driver versions)
You haven't mentioned in which game you experience these issues either.

[EveningBird]

My apologies, I haven't posted stuff like this often.

I tried to copy-paste info from HWinfo:

Computer: GIGABYTE A520M S2H
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (Cezanne, CZN-A0)
3900 MHz (39.00x100.0) @ 3868 MHz (38.75x99.8)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE A520M S2H
BIOS: F19d, 09/02/2024
Chipset: AMD A520 (Promontory PROM19 A)
Memory: 32768 MBytes @ 1065 MHz, 13-15-15-28
- 16384 MB PC17100 DDR4 SDRAM - Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2133C13
- 16384 MB PC17100 DDR4 SDRAM - Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2133C13

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (AD107-400) [Gainward CardExpert]
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 8188 MB GDDR6 SDRAM
Drive: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: KINGSTON SNV2S1000G, 976.8 GB, NVMe

Sound: NVIDIA AD106 - High Definition Audio Controller
Sound: ATI/AMD Renoir/Cezanne - Display HD Audio Controller
Sound: AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Network: RealTek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Network: ASUS USB-AC68 USB Wireless adapter
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (x64) Build 26100.3194 (24H2)


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Driver wise I have the latest drivers installed for my graphics card (which at the time of writing should be 572.16 for NVIDIA). I updated the chipset from the motherboard manufacturer which is Gigabyte. I did a memtest for the RAM, which came out fine. My Drives I also checked for firmware updates, which aren't available atm.

I mostly play FFXIV, which is also where most of the trouble is situated in. My frames would be at 75/74 fps which it would run fine at, but when I go and run about with my character, the frames would drop to 73/72 (any number below 75/74 really) and it will cause a hard stutter which is very noticable and annoying.

Hope this provides a little more info.
Kind regards.