Game is lagging a lot

[Burger_San]

So i finish the game with my friend in about 19 hours or so, it was yesterday. Had no issuess at all. But after we finish the game, we started Ashes of Ariandel. And from time to time i had an FPS drop to 0, but, it was like 1-2 per hour or so. And today, when i decide to play a little further to catch up with my friend, everything was normal for about half an hour, and after that time, i am getting 1 lag per 2 seconds or so. Every 2 seconds my game freezes for a second or so. I restarted the game, restarted steam, restarted PC, play offline. Nothing changing, i am getting a freeze every 2 seconds. Game was working perfect for all time before.... What do i do? How do i fix it?

[quacksouls]

I put these here in case you feel like going through them:

1. Post the spec of your PC.
   
2. Turn off Windows Event Log in the services.
   
3. Set DS3 to high priority. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to bring up the "Task Manager" window, click on the "Details" tab, locate "DarkSoulsIII.exe" and right click on it, click on "Set priority", and click on "High".
   
4. Change the processor scheduling to "Background services".
   https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/3001051775917713379/
   https://www.thewindowsclub.com/processor-scheduling-in-windows-7-8
   
5. The problem might be to do with your monitor's refresh rate. DS3 usually has problems running at anything higher than 60 FPS. If possible, play around with the settings of your monitor and/or refer to this thread:
   https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/1639789306548017295/
   
6. If you have an integrated GPU, ensure your game is using your graphics card instead of the integrated GPU.
   https://thegadgetsexplorer.com/how-to-use-dedicated-graphics-card-instead-of-integrated/
   https://www.getdroidtips.com/force-app-game-use-nvidia-gpu-integrated-graphics/
   https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/how-do-i-set-my-nvidia-graphics-card-as-my-system/cbcd6ab1-59a0-4cd2-9b1b-fe6c80824f02
   https://www.itechtics.com/use-specific-gpu/
   
7. AMD Radeon:
   https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2993169283961266309/
   
8. The problem might be related to your internet connection:
   https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/4203492762824615141/
   https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2296220130687031933/?ctp=2
   
9. The problem might be related to your controller:
   https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/am0thd/constant_lag_spikes_out_of_ideas/
   
10. Use Windowed mode and/or decrease your screen resolution:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2251181585641377228/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/4ed7hq/crash_reports/
    
11. Delete your shader cache:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2266941647864796108/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/0/1471967615873193078/
    
12. Disable thread optimization:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/133258593398534328/
    
13. Disable the Game Bar and DVR in Windows 10:
    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-and-remove-game-bar-windows-10-creators-update
    
14. Try turning off "Depth of field".
    
15. Lower your graphics setting through the application of your graphics card.
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/1751275054056758985/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/1751275687427091432/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/352788917753659485/
    
16. Optimize your drive or ensure you have auto optimization on:
    https://www.howtogeek.com/256859/dont-waste-time-optimizing-your-ssd-windows-knows-what-its-doing/
    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8933-optimize-defrag-drives-windows-10-a.html
    
17. Turn off Steam Overlay. In the Steam application, click on "Steam", click on "Settings", click on "In-Game", and uncheck the box "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game".
    
18. Close any program you don't need.
    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2281582783371650828/
    
19. Reset your network:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/3949028569227255745/
    
20. Update the driver for your graphics card.
    
21. The problem might be to do with the drivers for your graphics card:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2266942281797628658/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/fnjuod/game_ready_driver_44575_faqdiscussion/
    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/discover/350619/problem-with-geforce-44575-drivers/
    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/301008/gtx-1660ti-stuttering/
    
22. Update your DirectX driver.
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/179113/how-to-install-the-latest-version-of-directx
    
23. Here are some causes for stuttering:
    https://graphicscardhub.com/fix-game-stutter/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/612ztt/annoying_stuttering_on_gtx_1060_6gb/
    
24. https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2266941647862124641/
    
25. https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/2266941647864796108/
    
26. https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/361787186424710840/
    
27. https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/3001051775897116021/