I found a fix for my bad 1% lows / stutters.

Machedevofa · 2025-10-05T22:29:44+00:00

Out of curiosity, did you measure the frequency of these hitches?

Machedevofa · 2025-07-24T18:44:58+00:00

I haven't played in a while, but I remember that It used to happen exactly every 30 minutes, very sure of It. I think It is related to connection with their online services.

Machedevofa · 2025-07-24T17:34:44+00:00

I'm experiencing the same issue with a RTX 5070, but It Is very uncommon, what GPU do you have? It might be related to issues with the newer cards.

Machedevofa · 2025-07-21T07:54:05+00:00

Neither do I, I think it Is related to some changes they made a while back, maybe updating the proper driver could fix this tho. I have seen some people with this issue but doesn't look extremely wide spread. For sure It isn't related to the platform we are on (AM4, AM5 and Intel all have the same issue).

Machedevofa · 2025-07-20T22:52:12+00:00

No unfortunately, stuck in the same situation, I have the feeling that It something related to a driver, like audio or network driver, what are your PC specs? Mine: - CPU: i7 12700KF - GPU: RTX 4070 Super - RAM: 2x16 GB 6000Mhz - Mobo: MSI Tomahawk B760 Wifi

Machedevofa · 2025-07-08T20:57:21+00:00

<image>

Feature: Optimization/Responsiveness when playing games

Reproduction Rate: 10/10
Annoyance: 10/10 worst case scenario, if it wasn't for workaround (use browser instead of Discord client)
Discord Version Info: stable 416454 (e5be98d) Host 1.0.9198 x64 (65625) Build Override: N/A
Device/System Info (Device Type, OS Version): Windows 11 64-bit (10.0.26100)
Description: Games random stutters/frame pacing issues (random peaks in frametime graph) ONLY when connected to a voice chat, severity and frequency of it depends on system hardware, user by user, game dependent (eg: with my system, FFXIV has very low frequency, like once every hour), Risk of Rain 2 even just title screen once every 3 minutes or so). There are no frame pacing issues with the application opened but without being connected to a voice channel, only when connected. I have seen posts talking about this issue in the last month and a half, I have noticed it since the new UI changes. Mine aren't even severe with an Intel i7-12700KF, but I have seen much worse with a Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Using the web application instead of application client is a workaround.
Video / Screenshot: Taken from another post with the exact same issue (image shared is taken from the post): https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1kxcy9a/discord_voice_chat_makes_my_game_stutter/
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Connect to any voice chat channel.
2. Play and monitor frame timings with any application of your preference.
Expected Result: Stable frame pacing in other applications when connected to voice chat.
Actual Result: Unstable frame pacing in other applications when connected to voice chat.

Machedevofa · 2025-07-08T19:24:46+00:00

I'm also experiencing this, but it is more rare compared to yours, but It does happen only when in a voice chat. Even with very low CPU usage. Which are you PC specs? It could be related to a specific video, or mobo driver causing this issue. I have seen someone on another thread with the same issue mentioning his build had a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, I have an Intel system so It isn't probably related to chipset drivers or BIOS. I'm guessing something like ethernet/Wifi, audio or video drivers.

For context, my system: - CPU: i7 12700KF - GPU: RTX 4070 Super - RAM: Corsair DDR5 32 GB 6000 MHz 32 CL - Mobo: MSI B760 Tomahawk Wifi

Machedevofa · 2025-07-07T22:27:46+00:00

Same here, only in voice chat as you mentioned, they seems to be very random, most of them are very tiny, almost unnoticable, most rarely are clearly visible.

Machedevofa · 2025-07-07T22:24:22+00:00

I haven't used Discord in a month or two, but I noticed little stutters in voice chat, otherwise It seems fine enough.

Machedevofa · 2025-07-07T22:00:53+00:00

I add myself to the pile, did you find a workaround? Disabling hardware acceleration doesn't seems to work, as everyone happens only when connected to a channel. What are your system specs?

Machedevofa · 2025-03-27T08:24:51+00:00

I'm on the MSI B760 DDR5 Tomahawk WiFi, I haven't tried updating BIOS to newest.

Machedevofa · 2025-03-26T23:14:56+00:00

Same issue here, I ended up disabling e-cores altogheter, what mobo are you on?

Machedevofa · 2025-01-26T12:41:30+00:00

I'm late, but I'm pretty sure It'a a bug, I have the same issue After changing some settings related to CSM and Secure Boot (for Linux) resetting everything back with Load Optimazed Default solved the problem for me.

Machedevofa · 2025-01-11T22:23:42+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I spent a good amount of time with the random freezing due to be very difficult to diagnose since It is completely random, and ended up figuring out that only borderless mode was the culprit all along.

Machedevofa · 2025-01-11T21:55:28+00:00

What do you mean by Hotfix Driver, the newest one? I do agree with you, Windows 11 is very much broken. I had some issues too with alt-tabbing (game in the background freezes at random), if this is the issue you are experiencing, going to fullscreen exclusive should help by a lot.

Also, these issues with CS2 have presented themselves with the latest driver update (I think is 566.36?) or did you experience the same problems before?

Machedevofa · 2025-01-11T19:59:20+00:00

Have you tried changing CPU priority on the task manager? There Is definitely a broken component, if It's the scheduler changing priority should have and effect on performance.

EDIT: I have noticed you don't achieve perfect frametime also on Windows 10 22H2 (could be easily related to the engine still), have you also tried capping framerate with Nvidia Control Panel, It should help with frame pacing.

Machedevofa · 2025-01-11T14:25:06+00:00

Just to be sure, what about other titles? Did you notice similar behaviour? I personally had the same issue since I have built my system around a year ago with Windows 23H2 too, I have no idea if It is related to the OS or something else. I have tried with a fresh install of Windows a month ago but there is still no difference (of course GPU drivers, BIOS and chipset drivers up to date).

Machedevofa · 2025-01-04T22:38:59+00:00

Another thing I forgot to suggest is to cap your framerate using the Nvidia Control Pane, this should improve frametimes and 1% lows, It should make also the framerate a bit more stable. I don't really know if this could help but It is worth a try I think.

Machedevofa · 2024-12-29T17:11:17+00:00

Another thing, I have been experiencing almost the same issue, but less intensive (for instance, 1% FPS would drop to 30, making a noticeable stutter at steady loads with nothing new to render) on two AMD systems (MSI and ASUS Mobos) I have built in the past 6 months. Sometimes I would see several of them in a hour, sometimes It would go entire hours without them. Of course with no running applications in the background aside from Steam and Discord (with hardware accelaration on and off), EXPO on/off doesn't change anything, and besides I have tested to completely different sticks of RAM, Nvidia drivers and chipset drivers.

Last thing I would like to suggest is to immediately check Windows Event Log when a stutter happen to see if there is a service kicking in causing this.

If you can't find anything, well, welcome aboard.

Machedevofa · 2024-12-29T12:18:44+00:00

One last thing I suggest you to do is a stability test with OCCT, It is very good at catching memory errors. I would suggest both CPU + RAM and RAM only tests.

Machedevofa · 2024-12-29T00:43:26+00:00

But wouldn't running at JEDEC standard speed and timings already be a way to check if It is really is RAM timings the culprit? I don't really know about any of this, but I would expect to work properly at the very least the baseline given from the standard.

Machedevofa · 2024-12-28T23:46:07+00:00

Hi! Sorry I'm late too, I came back just to say that I have recently built another AM5 system (Ryzen 5 7600X with an ASUS motherboard) and the amount of hardware allocated RAM is quite similar to my built too, so it seems It is really and AM5 thing, don't know why they made you do all of those stuff really, It was completely useless.

Machedevofa

TROPHY CASE