Might be a wild shot from my side, but if this is the symptom : Game plays normally for 10 sec, then everyone jumps (similar to a high ping spike ) for a brief sec. Game runs normally for x more sec, then it spikes all over again.. I believe it could be connected to your fps, which is not likely under your machine specs.. Still, I have encountered a similar problem on my system, which I fixed by turning on "Avoid Page Flipping" in advanced options. Also, if the "spike" happens when you are spectating/flying in the viewable vicinity of a spesific game object, such as a spesific tile, the ball, a flag, you could try "forcing it to system memory" under the options. ( a large list of various game objects with boxes which you can check on/off ) That resolved a problem for me when I was flying around a flag... Finally, to check if it actually is a problem with your fps, press esc, then f to view your fps, and see if it drops from around 60 to 5->20. The number will appear upper-left or upper-right on your screen after pressing esc+f. If you are really desperate, try running it software-emulated, should be somewhere in the options as well. I hope this helps.. -Rifle