Decided finally to play this game after all these years. Its a graphical marvel, a very cinematic experience. Its a game that has to be played atleast only once, even if the gameplay is a bit shallow. But the stuttering is ruining the experience. CPU/GPU load are under threshold, I have texture resolution set to HIGH so I can keep the VRAM under 3gb. But the stutter is consistently bugging me. every few seconds I get dips of around 2-5 fps in my otherwise 60fps experience. I'm guessing its a loading of textures into VRAM or HDD loading issue but who really know. Anyone have any suggestions? I've tried the variable: sys_highrestimer = 1 - to no avail Tried different refresh rates: 50,60,100,120,144 with G-sync on/off Help? =========================== Windows 7 Ultimate Gigabyte Z77X UD3H Intel 3770k OC ~ 4.4ghz Samsung EVO 850 500gb 16GB G-Skill Sniper RAM Gigabyte Windforce GTX 780 OC 3gb Razer Taipan Mouse AOC G2460PG G-Sync monitor ==============================