Hello! I've been loving the structure of Witcher 3, it scratches a BUNCH of itches. But I'm getting to the point where I can't handle the stuttering anymore.

The stuttering seems to be random. I'll be running around, picking flowers, and everything will be fine. I'm not running Fraps (though I can if that's helpful), but the FPS will definitely be well over 30 at these times. I'll talk to NPCs, and half the time it will continue to be nice, and half the time the video and audio will stutter. Combat is nearly always stuttery.

I've turned down all the graphics settings, to be safe, but this honestly hasn't changed anything. Smooth stuff is smooth just as often, not more.

My specs:

Patch 1.04
Intel Core i5-3450, 3.1 Ghz (I realize this is borderline at best, but I've read of others using this processor just fine, with medium and even ultra graphics settings.)
8GB RAM
Vid Card: GTX 970

I'm happy to provide any other helpful info, I'm just grateful for any assistance anyone can provide. If this isn't the right place to make this request, please just kindly point me in the right direction. Thank you!!

try locking the game to 30 fps, this will make the game seem much smoother, (because you never drop frames) and you can run high/ultra gfx. without the stutter.

to me its more annoying running the game at 50-60 fps than a constant 30.

try it out.

That has worked beautifully. I haven't tried it out in combat, but I'm currently running around where there's wind and snow, which usually causes some unbearable stuttering. Locked at 30 FPS, everything else is on Ultra, and it's running like a champ. I'm sure I'll have to turn in my PC Master Race card for saying this, but having it run at 30 doesn't feel like a sacrifice right now, either, and I get to enjoy some of the rest of the graphical icing that I had turned off before. Don't get me wrong, I wish I could run at a steady 60, but given my processor I'm -incredibly- happy with this solution.

THANK YOU.