How to fix micro-stutters on ASUS TUF B760M-PLUS in Horizon?
Whenever I encounter huge creatures like the Thunderjaw, the system hitches for about 0.5 seconds, which completely ruins the combat flow. HWInfo showed that during sudden CPU load spikes, the core voltage on this ASUS board plummeted from 1.32V to 1.18V—a classic Vdroop issue. I tried enabling 'Ultimate Performance' mode in Windows, but the CPU just hit 92℃ without fixing the stutters; throwing more power at it was clearly the wrong move. I went into the BIOS and set Load-Line Calibration to Level 4 and locked the memory at the 3600MHz XMP preset instead of 3200MHz. In CPU-Z stress tests, the voltage swing shrank from 0.14V to just 0.04V, and the hitches disappeared. I actually failed the first POST after changing LLC, but adjusting the VCCIO voltage to 1.2V got me back in. CPU temps now sit at 65-72℃, VRM at 55-60℃, and the core voltage is stable at 1.28-1.32V.
