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every gpu usage drop was when the stutter occured, you can see how the frametime directly correlates with the gpu usage

i still have the usage drops in games that use much less cpu usage like 30% or something, blops2 is just the worst cpu optimized game in PC-gaming history

when i got "maximum performance" in nvidia control panel and restart my computer to confirm its in effect, i still have those stutters

i go into the bios and set the correct RAM speed, and the motherboard's "auto" voltage setting always matches whats on the sticker on the RAM sticks

one of the ram sets was 2x4gb 1600mhz

the other was 2x4gb 2400mhz

the cpu fan is not loose, if it was, im sure my cpu would overheat

-call of duty black ops 2

-call of duty modern warfare 3

-call of duty modern warfare 2

-call of duty world at war

-borderlands 2

-payday 2

-the sims 3

the games i did not have ANY stuttering at all ever were

-bioshock infinite

-counter strike global offensive

i tried that and it didnt work

the problem wasnt solved

those arent affecting the results really except for blops2

but even with the v-sync dropping it to 30% gpu usage, i can still get rare stutters

running a game in windowed mode doesnt help, the stuttering is the same

yes, that didnt help

most of the games im playing are having stuttering issues

i replaced the 660ti with the 770, still stuttering, i used every driver between 314.22 to 326.41

i defragmented the hard drive, that seemed to help, but now i just reformatted everything and reinstalled my OS (win7 64-bit), still stuttering in games, stuttering when a game is running on either my original hard drive, or this extra one i just installed

i tested both hard drives with HD-Tune and both came out just fine, including the error checking

i replaced the 8gb ddr3-1600 ram with 8gb ddr3-2400 and am still stuttering, and the ram has no errors

i tried all 3 ram slots that arent blocked by the "hyper212+ cpu cooler"

intel's official cpu tester didnt find any errors, ive been using prime95 and i dont see any issues

my internet isnt an issue at all, my ping isnt jumping around or anything, 30mb download 10mb upload

my power supply is 700w, all i have connected to my computer is a mouse, keyboard, and headset

my video card is at like 40 or 50 degrees and the hard drive is like 30-something degrees and the cpu is 30degrees idle, 40degrees in-game, 55degrees full load, and 65degrees max on prime95, the motherboard is like 30 or 40degrees

everything is plugged in nice and secure, i checked on that

everything is dust-free, i cleaned it all up deep

the air in the case isnt stuffy or anything, i got lots of positive air pressure in there

asrock z77 extreme4

660ti

700w 80+ bronze

1tb 7200rpm 110mb/s hdd

400gb 7200rpm 70mb/s hdd

2x4gb ddr3 1600

i5 3570k