Constant stuttering in every game I play despite having high fps and low ping

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The stutters happen about once every second and are most noticeable in CS:GO. They are very short but have a significant impact on game play. They started about two weeks ago and have stayed since. I've looked into the problem already and can't find a solution :/ .

My specs:
CPU : Intel Core i5 4590 @3.3GHz
Motherboard : MSI Z97 Gaming 5
GPU : Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 (MSI)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 HyperX Fury @933MHz
SSD: Samsung 750 EVO 120GB
HDD: Seagate 1TB
PSU: Corsair CX750M
Monitor: Dell U2414H (1920x1080, 60Hz)
Mouse: Zowie EC1-B

When I was looking into the problem I found out the problem could be due to RAM. I had been planning on upgrading from 8GB to 16GB for a while so I did it a couple of days ago. The new RAM has been in my PC for a few days and has had no effect on gameplay (still got the same stuttering).
I have also checked the temperature of my CPU, GPU and motherboard whilst in game (using Speccy) and they are all fairly cool.

Any help would be much appreciated!


 
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My son's been playing CS:GO and Rainbow Six Siege on one of my desktops(i5-4690k, 16GB, GTX 1070 Ti). He has no problem at all playing either game. Granted, the GPU is a bit "more"... but CS:GO is heavily CPU intensive.

When was the last time you checked the HDD/SSD health? www.hdtune.com
In case there is an issue with memory, I'd try www.memtest86.com or memtest.org
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The only thing that seemed to be consuming a lot of memory was a background process called Antimalware Service Executable (Consuming about 260MB). Everything else seemed fine. CS:GO pushes the CPU usage to about 92-97% (At peak).
 

Philballer17

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I used to have a similar setup with an i5 4690k/GTX 970, And i got some stutters here and there too when playing CS:GO. CS:GO is quite CPU demanding. Once I dropped in an i7 4790k, the Stutters disappeared.
 
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True but I have had this CPU for just over a year, and the problems only just started a couple weeks ago. I haven't changed any settings in game either.
 

toshibitsu

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My son's been playing CS:GO and Rainbow Six Siege on one of my desktops(i5-4690k, 16GB, GTX 1070 Ti). He has no problem at all playing either game. Granted, the GPU is a bit "more"... but CS:GO is heavily CPU intensive.

When was the last time you checked the HDD/SSD health? www.hdtune.com
In case there is an issue with memory, I'd try www.memtest86.com or memtest.org
 
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