Quote Originally Posted by Intramundane View Post
I would try setting the game to DirectX 11 on the client first, then login to the title screen, select Configuration, then select the Display option, in this menu select Full Screen and then select 2560 X 1600 and out of the options here, set it to 60Hz not 165Hz, as it will default to 165 FPS in the game, which will explain the Stutter and Heat issues as that GPU can't maintain 165fps on Maximum.
You can try 1920 X 1080 60Hz if 2560 X 1600 still Stutters, personally I'd go no higher in this game than 60fps (60Hz) with a gaming laptop, the heat will be extreme as you have seen, 90 degrees is borderline what a 3070 can handle, which explains crashes, it shouldn't get over 60-70 degrees max.

Borderless window mode will usually introduce Stutter in this game.

Also check the options at the bottom of the Display options menu, once you set the game to 2560 or 1080p 60Hz (even just to test heat, crashes and Stutter) make sure the Frame limit option is not set to Unlimited or 165, try 60 (should be set to 60 if you already changed the window mode to Fullscreen and 60Hz) and see if you can play with no issues.

I would also remove Geforce Experience, it usually causes issues with this game-if you still have trouble with performance.
Just to give an update.

I'm playing on dx11 and capped the framerate to 60. I don't experience any stuttering in FF XIV or other games for that matter. I did not have a crash since.
I'm not sure what I changed tho, I fiddled with Nvidia Control Panel again but in the end I reverted my settings to how they were during the stuttering. Maybe killing some processes on startup drastically improved my performance? Seems weird tho.

Temperatures are lower but I'm still reaching 80°C when things are really busy, especially in Zadnor. Could it be the case of dust accumulating inside my laptop and preventing airflow?

In any case, I'm thankful to both of you for helping me out. I hope you eat well this month.