Games and other applications randomly start stuttering after PC has been running for a bit

emileiion

Does anyone have a diagnosis / guess for this PC problem? Somewhat randomly, it seems my PC enters some weakened/corrupted state, where some applications function oddly.
Upon entering this state ->

-When playing certain games, every 5-10 seconds, the audio cuts out for a second or two and then comes back.
-League of Legends stutters on not only audio, but the whole game (graphics, controls, etc.)
-Music production software will have a higher incident of crackles/pops/clicks, which is indicative of some kind of performance degradation

When I check the task manager, all specs look with normal ranges - RAM, CPU usage, heat, etc. Restarting the computer seems to fix the issue temporarily (though sometime it doesn't help).

It's a prebuilt windows 11 desktop - https://www.pcrichard.com/cyberpowerpc-gamer-master-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-7-7700-32gb-ram-2tb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-white/GMA9360CPGV2.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=SFMC_Transactional&utm_campaign=Order+Confirmation+New&utm_content=ProdName&et_rid=49657222

Thank you for any help!!

PowerSpec_MikeW

Check your GPU temps with a program like HWINF64 or OCCT. A few more questions.

1. What motherboard?
2. How old is the system?
3. When did the problem start happening?