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SOLVED. I'm glad to report that the reason was because of power monitoring in GPU-Z and afterburner. My monitor is running perfectly now. If anyone has nvidia gpu and is experiencing microstutters, in games or even frank stutters on desktop, this is the fix: Solution was found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/9f1iu7/psa_micro_stuttering_a_lot_turn_off_power/

Faulting application name: dwm.exe, version: 10.0.18362.387, time stamp: 0x8e064b77 Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.18362.418, time stamp: 0x99ca0526 Exception code: 0xc000000d Fault offset: 0x000000000010f220 Faulting process id: 0x658 Faulting application start time: 0x01d5ce27680d2771 Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll Report Id: 26565cd7-fa96-4e7d-a945-a2c08a8ad7ae Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: Ryzen 5 3600

dwm.exe crash. faulting module is ntdll.dll. already ran sfc /scannow, returns no errors.

Yes, numerous times, I just find it tedious to reinstall everything, restore all backups and settings. Thanks for suggesting it though, I will probably do that if no one has another suggestion. I did run into an error in Event viewer where dwm.exe crashed. (twice since the last 3 days) You might be onto something.

I already tested with furmark 10 mins, OCCT, unigine heaven 30 mins, MSI kombustor 30 mins(0 artifacts). Temperatures are pretty nice, mostly hovering around 62-68 degrees. ambient is 26 C. No I did not do a fresh install. I was using an RX 570 before. However I did use DDU. Shouldn't that be enough?

Bios version number is same as latest version on the gigabyte website. Seller also told me its the original bios. I guess 3D clock will be my last resort but I feel like I shouldn't have to do that just for a smooth desktop. Do you have any other suggestions as to what I could try? Thanks.

I have been pulling my hair over this problem for the past few days, I finally decided to seek help. Hopefully someone will have an answer. I bought a used Gigabyte aorus 1080 Ti (non extreme). It was used for mining and was underclocked and undervolted according to seller. I installed it and used the latest drivers 441.87. My monitor is a 75 Hz freesync display. I have been experiencing frame drops/stuttering on my desktop. Whenever I scroll, move windows around etc. I decided to try the UFO frameskipping test. Result was as follows: The frame rate varies anywhere from 65-75 erratically. Gpu clock and memory clock stay at 139 Mhz and 101.3 Mhz. I tried to turn freesync off, put display in 60 hz mode. Stuttering persists. The test now shows frame rate varying from 54-60. Everything 2D still stutters. As seen when running at 75 Hz..the gpu is more than capable to render more than 65 frames..I thought 60 Hz would fix my problem. Now here is the interesting part: I tried playing a youtube video, gpu clock goes to 601 Mhz. Video plays smoothly. I try to move windows around..all smooth! UFO test stays at locked 75 fps on 75 Hz and locked 60 fps at 60 Hz. Over the course of the past few days, I tried to DDU, try various driver versions ranging from 399-441. I even tried the clean drivers without RTX. I'm totally lost. What gives? Is my gpu defective? What else can I try? FYI, in games it is perfectly smooth! running all on all ultra and everything, no stuttering, nothing. Any other 1080 Ti owners having the same problem? Is factory idle clock too low? SOLVED. See solution below.