Wow, I kinda wish I hadn't found the solution so quickly, feel a little like a doofus,
So, I run my GPU in 10 bit mode, which gives nice vibrant and deeper colors, rather than the regular 8 bit. Over Displayport this requires me to run at 120Hz rather than what the machine is capable of, which is 144Hz, otherwise I don't get the benifits of 10 bit mode. I can see the effects clearly if I switch back and forth from 120Hz to 144Hz. It simply comes down to the amount of data the Displayport can handle.
On a whim, I switched my in game refresh rate to 144Hz and now all the stuttering and static sound is gone. I have no idea why this is an issue all of a sudden, cause I've been running it on 120Hz this entire time, but it could be any number of things unrelated to game itself ie. driver updates etc
Anyway, I hope this can help folks who might have this issue in the future.