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There was a topic about it here.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/244210/discussions/0/3112518479595762490/
My pc spec
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU-870 @2.93GHz
16 GB RAM
NVIDIA Geforce 1050 Ti
Latest windows version
AC's hardware requirements depend on the graphics settings used, track played, mods used and amount of AI cars on the track. This is not just a spec issue, it gets complicated and more taxing on the CPU the more things you enable.
To test this, play alone on a short, simple empty track on the lowest graphics settings with all Post Processing, Shadows, Effects, Particles etc. turned off. And see if you have the warning then as well.
That is a very old CPU - released 2009. What cooler are you using? If it is the standard Intel boxed cooler have you ever cleaned out the heatsink in all the years its been in operation?
The standard Intel boxed fan cooler gets very built up with compacted dust over time and you may find that AC provides more load to your CPU than anything else you are running and that it leads to temp issues and CPU throttling. I run an i7 4770k on a closed loop water cooler at home and get no temp issues - however at work run a 2nd gen i5 with the standard Intel boxed fan and it has been installed and not cleaned in a very long time.
One time last year - the CPU got very hot under load and was throttling and as I a temp monitor, I noticed and so did the clear out. I was shocked at how much dust there was and how compacted into the heatsink it had gotten. Had it not happened I wouldn't have believed it could have been that bad!
If you do not already it would be worth running some CPU temp monitor like Core temp and then checking the temps your getting when the stuttering begins.:
https://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
In a race with lots of other AI opponents - this is CPU intensive task as those drivers are all putting load on the CPU. As this is a sim and not NFS arcade etc there is a lot for your CPU to do as it has to perform all the simulation calculations and the more opponents = much more to calculate! If your CPU is having any temp issues this will make it struggle and cause stutters because of the load that is placed on a CPU running a race with many opponents.
By contrast, fancy graphics will be handled by your GPU and not the CPU and so a Graphical benchmark might not place the same load on the CPU as the race scenario. NFS being not a simulator will have far less CPU load and a lot more GPU load and might not be putting enough load on the CPU to cause any issue.
As such what you describe really makes me think you might be having issue when your CPU is under load and not any issues with your GPU. Your CPU might not overheat under medium load and this might be the case for your day to day task and other games. It might be that only a race in AC is putting the load on the CPU that means it needs to run a high fan speed to keep cool and if the heatsink is clogged - this exact scenario may be causing throttling.
I might be barking up the wrong tree - however I would check this and rule out CPU temps before seeking support from the devs!
Good luck!
my hardware is about the same.
try vsync on and maybe limit framerate to display refresh. (✔️; 60)
thats not lagging, though. maybe your issue is different.
https://www.howtogeek.com/72716/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-dirty-desktop-computer/
Basically dusting and thermal paste replacement. If you don't feel well with doing it yourself, you can always hire someone else to do it for you. This will bring your PC to top shape again so you won't have to reduce the fps limit, and the CPU will stop thermal throttling.
Also do make sure that your PC is in a spot where it can "breathe" freely, and the airflow is not blocked in some way.
its not hard to do it yourself. just make sure you have no static electricity on yourself and you can reassemble it properly.
no spare parts left :D
Laptops are a bit more prone to such things due to their mobile nature. So they may require doing some maintenance more often than PCs, like maybe ~1 time a year. It also depends very much on the environment they are being used in.