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Question Why am I getting micro stuttering?

Jun 17, 2019
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Hey I recently built a new PC and was wondering why I was getting micro stuttering on some of my games. Games like PUBG with lowish settings(high textures except everything thing else is at low).

Here are my PC Specs:

CPU: Intel core i7 8700k
RAM: 16 GB 3200MHz G Skill Ripjaw
Motherboard: msi z390-A Pro
GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 DirectX 12 RTX 2080 VENTUS 8G OC 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Monitor: DellS2716DG(2560x1440@144Hz)
Storage: 894GB ADATA Su655 (SATA(SSD))

I also have a 3TB hardrive but all my games are on my SSD.
I don't think its a cooling issue either. If you could help me figure out why its micro stuttering then thanks!

PS: I have tried tweaking some settings in my NVIDIA control panel and verifying my game files for pubg, neither helped. Games like CSGO and Apex legends run fine with no stuttering. Minecraft was not stuttering until recently which is odd. Thanks.
 
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Answer:

Did you install all the drivers, not just the nvidia experience, but the motherboard drivers, and cpu drivers and you should be good to go. This is how I fixed mine, well anyways if you are not sure or can't remember if you installed them, just try to install again and it won't do harm. But I can garuntee you that if they are fully installed, installed all the drivers then you should not have any more stuttering.
 
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Important Drivers:
Motherboard:
Search your motherboard and install all the drivers

CPU:
Intel chipset driver
Intel MEI
Intel RST

GPU:
Nvidia driver

The thing is why I think its the drivers its because I had the same problem for like a month but I was just ignoring it and found this fix yesterday.

Well anyways good luck.
 
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Did you install all the drivers, not just the nvidia experience, but the motherboard drivers, and cpu drivers and you should be good to go. This is how I fixed mine, well anyways if you are not sure or can't remember if you installed them, just try to install again and it won't do harm. But I can garuntee you that if they are fully installed, installed all the drivers then you should not have any more stuttering.
ok I will try to do that and I will let you know if that works thanks
 
Important Drivers:
Motherboard:
Search your motherboard and install all the drivers

CPU:
Intel chipset driver
Intel MEI
Intel RST

GPU:
Nvidia driver

The thing is why I think its the drivers its because I had the same problem for like a month but I was just ignoring it and found this fix yesterday.

Well anyways good luck.
i'll try that aswell thanks.
 
Important Drivers:
Motherboard:
Search your motherboard and install all the drivers

CPU:
Intel chipset driver
Intel MEI
Intel RST

GPU:
Nvidia driver

The thing is why I think its the drivers its because I had the same problem for like a month but I was just ignoring it and found this fix yesterday.

Well anyways good luck.
Where is the Intel RST driver located in the device manager, I could not find it.
 
Important Drivers:
Motherboard:
Search your motherboard and install all the drivers

CPU:
Intel chipset driver
Intel MEI
Intel RST

GPU:
Nvidia driver

The thing is why I think its the drivers its because I had the same problem for like a month but I was just ignoring it and found this fix yesterday.

Well anyways good luck.
I updated the chip set and the MEI ,my Nvidia drivers are up to date as well, not sure were the Intel RST is. I dont know how to install my motherboard drivers or which ones too install. So far I think it helped PUBG a little bit, but Minecraft has been microstuttering and it didnt help Minecraft.
 
I updated the chip set and the MEI ,my Nvidia drivers are up to date as well, not sure were the Intel RST is. I dont know how to install my motherboard drivers or which ones too install. So far I think it helped PUBG a little bit, but Minecraft has been microstuttering and it didnt help Minecraft.

Sorry, this is late message but hoping this helps.

Motherboard driver:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z390-A-PRO#down-driver&Win10 64
Intel RST:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/55005/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-
After you have done installing those then download, driver easy to check if your drivers are up to date.
https://www.drivereasy.com/
Hope those helps.
 
Where is the Intel RST driver located in the device manager, I could not find it.

Also, you have to download the drivers that i told you about even if you have them in the device manager just search for the names of the drivers that i stated and download them, all of them.

Motherboard driver:
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z390-A-PRO#down-driver&Win10 64
Download all the drivers for the motherboard above and update BIOS as well.

CPU:
Intel chipset driver:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/1145/Intel-Chipset-Software-Installation-Utility
Intel MEI:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/do...river-for-NUC5i3RY-NUC5i5RY-NUC5i7RY-NUC5i3MY
Intel RST:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/55005/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-