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I have read the FAQ and it does not cover this case. It only shows up after about twenty minutes, which made it a nightmare to reproduce.

The in-game explanation and the actual behaviour do not appear to match. Still open to better approaches if anyone has one.

Slightly different take — verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

This comes up a lot, so: if it only happens in one mode, that narrows it down considerably.

Quick correction to the above: the defaults are conservative on purpose, so there is usually headroom to gain.

That fixed it for me, at least.

Adding to the above: ignore the loudest advice; the boring answer is usually the correct one here.

Same boat here. it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.

Agreed on most of this, except do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

Others may have a cleaner method.

I went through this last month. it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.

For what it is worth, the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

Not the answer you want, but do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

I went through this last month. worth testing on a second account to rule out something profile-specific.

Had the exact same issue. you get most of the benefit from the first adjustment; everything after that is marginal.

Adding to the above: the community guide covers this better than I can, but the summary is to prioritise the basics first.

Good luck, it is a common snag.

Same boat here. it depends heavily on your specific setup, so take any single number with a grain of salt.

Worth a shot before anything drastic.

For what it is worth, the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.