wow. I don’t believe this.
This actually made a significant difference for me, not just in Overwatch but everything else too. Previously, my windows folders used to be sluggish and Chrome stuttered, but this appears to have fixed it completely. I can feel the smoothness just scrolling through a webpage.
It feels like my programs are finally making use of my GPU properly, from Overwatch to Chrome to Discord, and even just Windows UI.
So after I read your comment, I googled how to disable CSM since I couldn’t find it easily on my board, and I came across this reddit thread on the AMD sub on how to properly install Windows for minimum latency (which includes disabling CSM). Now the poster of that thread received a lot of backlash, but I still went ahead and followed his steps to the tee.
The funny thing is he says to install the Chipset drivers (although for AMD) but even though I was skeptical at first, I decided to try it in the order he wrote. Guess what? Even with the Chipset drivers and Intel ME driver, the delay is gone. In fact it might even be better with them installed now. Windows Update also auto installed the full Nvidia package with the extras like 3D Controller and Geforce Experience that I typically used to skip for performance issues, but it’s fine even with all of that. The best part is this smooth feeling seems to stick even after reboot!! There’s still a little bit of SIM spike, but I believe it’s because of my Windows build, and it still somehow feels fine to play on.
I honestly can’t believe it, so I’m gonna test this setup for 2-3 days before drawing conclusions, but if it works, you’ve just saved me a ton of cash my dude. Regardless, thank you so much for your help. I’ll keep you posted.
edit - One thing to note however. That guy tells you to disable Legacy USB support in the UEFI, but when I did that, it failed to recognize my keyboard and mouse so I couldn’t even enter it. Had to reset my CMOS using the jumpers and start again, but with Legacy USB enabled this time. Just keep this in mind in case you decide to try it.