Hey guys,
 
Finally stopped having PC issues for a few months, computer settled down and I just ran it as is, didn't mess with any of the drivers or with updates. However, Battlefield 1 is now forcing me to update drivers, 378.78 was no longer supported and I needed to go to a minimum of 384.94.
Computer was running fine for the most part until I updated to 384.94, I ran DDU and installed the driver, played Arma 3 for a few hours and it was fine. About an hour or so ago I started getting a strange stutter-freeze. 
Monitoring usage on MSI afterburner showed a drop in GPU usage and jump in frametime that was like clockwork, happening every 2-3 seconds.
These pictures are from the two separate occasions I recorded it happening, FPS would just take small periodic dips... It wasn't happening before I updated.

I'm currently on the Windows update right before the Creators update, it was giving me issues so I rolled back and turned off updates. 
What's a good driver I should try next? I'm thinking about trying 385.28 next since I've not heard much bad about it.
Anyone else experiencing these issues?

Thank you.

Nevermind to 385.28 I suppose, says 1080 + Gsync External monitor = stuttering... I got both of those.


https://www.techpowerup.c...ame-ready-whql-drivers

Thank you once again :)
This'll save me a lot of trouble experimenting with new drivers

Oh :( Dang I guess that won't work. If I do that, it'll disable the Nvidia control panel and Geforce experience.
I use the control panel to optimize Arma 3 and I use shadowplay to record some videos
 

Oh gotcha gotcha hmm. I guess that'll work as a temporary fix until a more stable driver comes out.
Mind if I ask though? Are you still running old drivers like pre Creators update? Before with my computers I've always let my drivers update, not sure how long I can last with old drivers and not have problems

Gotcha! thanks.
Are you running a 1080 with a Gsync monitor by chance?
 

Great thank you. 
I might give the newer driver a shot. Really frustrating that apparently some of the drivers cause stuttering when paired with a 1080 and Gsync.