Game Settings Good for Avoiding Studdering

If your performance is good, use vsync or an in-game option to cap the game at 30fps. In The Last Remnant this technique dropped my 8600m GT max gpu temp to 91c, down from 96c that was making it studder (1280x800, max textures, max lighting, low shadows). Only racing games really require higher than 30 fps to be played well. Remember that movies are only filmed at 24fps...

Also, the more shaders a game employs, the harder your card works. So keep those shadows low if youre comfortable with that.

Also avoid overclocking. The average overclock will give you a 4-6 frame boost in performance. if its causing your system to studder from heat, it goes down to 3 or less.

And remember to turn Triple Buffering on when you turn on Vsync to get a more consistent frame rate.

I'll post more ideas later cuz typing all this out from my phone is a pain in the ...