Odd stuttering across multiple OS's
Tom's Hardware Forum [Unofficial]
May 11, 2026
Hello everyone,
For the past 2ish years I have had my PC, I have encountered odd stuttering, lagginess, and crashes. Every time I reinstall my operating system, everything is very fast and responsive for maybe 2-3 days, then its back to 2fps frame drops and things like that. I thought it was just windows being windows so I switched to debian and it has been better but still stuttery. When I was on windows, I got a couple of memory BSOD's every couple months and for a month or two it said only one stick of ram was accessible, but the ram reappeared after a reinstall. I have a not-so-great ssd, maybe that is the issue, I started with a Kingston a400 240gb then moved to a inland pro 500gb, didn't notice a difference. My system specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
RX 5600 XT
8x2gb TForce ram (OC to 3200mhz)
inland pro 500gb
ASRock b450m/ac r2.0
Asus 144hz 1080p monitor
Rosewill 400w psu
Generic EVision RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Steelseries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wireless
Random Logitech headset
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