On hard drives and SSDs, even a small percentage of utilization from these tasks can cause stuttering due to increased ...

Stuttering can occur due to inconsistent frame times or CPU/GPU bottlenecks, even if the average FPS is high. Other causes include background processes consuming resources, insufficient RAM, or issues ...

i just built a system for my dad, and when sound plays, any video (be it avi, mpeg, etc, or a game) and actually, the system as a whole, "stutters" for lack of a better word. it like... freezes for a ...