Frequent Stuttering - Suspected bottle necking - How to narrow down the suspect

Bianchi789

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I feel like my specs are still pretty solid even though it is a 5 year old (built) pc. However, recently my computer has been stuttering (especially while playing games, overwatch mainly).
I also can't play universe sandbox ^2 and simulate anything more than a few days at a time.

I've received a few blue screens but unfortunately never recorded the error message. I believe it had something to do with drivers. My main concern is the constant stuttering which lasts anywhere between
a blink to a couple full seconds.

Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel i5 - 4670 3.40 GHz
RAM: 2 x 4GB DDR3 (G.SKILL RipjawsX 1866 C9)
GPU: GeForce GTX 760
OS Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012)
PSU: Corsair CX600
Motherboard: MSI MS-7821
Windows 10 OS

Does anyone know how to see what is failing and causing the stuttering or have any comments of my build?
I feel like something is bottlenecking or something but I'm not sure how to test everything.

Thanks
 
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You can try performing a clean install of your display drivers-this would involve using DDU in safe mode, rebooting and getting the latest drive package available. Keep an eye on your temps and usage under load using something like MSI afterburner. You could try running diagnostics such as memtest to make sure your ram is working as intended.
You can try performing a clean install of your display drivers-this would involve using DDU in safe mode, rebooting and getting the latest drive package available. Keep an eye on your temps and usage under load using something like MSI afterburner. You could try running diagnostics such as memtest to make sure your ram is working as intended.
 
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