FPS 3 second drop loop

[GrumpyInUt]

I'm getting this annoying frame rate lock every 3 seconds, and I mean every 3 seconds on the dot. I counted it. The game hangs for a split second every 3 seconds. Doesn't matter where i'm at in the game either. I can be on my ship where there is nothing going on or in the thick of battle.  It's not unplayable but it makes smooth aiming impossible. This started happening about a month before Fortuna. When Fortuna released it was running fine. Now after a couple hotfixes it's back.

This same thing happened last year around PoE release. I'd love to play more but it's killing the gun play of the game for me.

All my drivers are up to date and I've even tried lowest settings with an i7 and 960 card and it still does it. Not the best card but considering it ran fine a couple weeks ago and months before Fortuna came around, I can't bring myself to believe it's on my end.

Is anyone else experiencing this?