My computer briefly freezes or hiccups for less than a second every minute or two. It is barely noticeable during normal Windows use but very disruptive while gaming. Performance otherwise seems fine, with a Ryzen 5 8400F, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, an RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, and about 2.5 TB of SSD storage. I already reinstalled the graphics drivers, but the stuttering continued. Both storage drives are SSDs, and I only have normal USB peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse connected. Temperatures also appear to be within a normal range while gaming.
2 Answers
Do you have any mechanical hard drives or USB storage connected? A drive or external device briefly waking up can sometimes cause periodic stutters.
Check your CPU and GPU temperatures, along with utilization and background processes in Task Manager while the stutter happens. A temperature spike or a process briefly consuming resources could help identify the cause.
I checked while running Control, and the temperatures looked normal.
Both internal drives are SSDs, and I do not use USB storage. The only USB devices connected are my keyboard and mouse.