Same as last year, I want to run this one topic where I would post best settings for the smoothest/stutter-less nba 2k17 experience. Although stuttering out of the box was not that bad as it was in nba 2k16, it was still there if you simply hit max settings. Bellow you will find the settings which at least on my rig give 100% stutter-less game and I'll keep them updated with every patch or new finding I might come across..
edit: July 3, 2017 - in short -> after upgrading RAM, SSD and VGA my system is finally able to run the game maxed out, but the finding remains the same -> WINDOWMODE = _ and MSAA = _ settings were culprit in making the game run fluid on lesser systems.
full system specs:
MOBO: ASUS Maximus IX Hero Z270
CPU: i7-7700K @4,8ghz (1,25 vcore) (cooled by Noctua NH-D15)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 16GB @3600Mhz (16-16-18-36, 1.35v)
SSD: Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
VGA: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X
PSU: Corsair AX850
OS: Windows 10 (x64)
1. In game settings:
WIDTH = 2560
HEIGHT = 1440
REFRESHRATE = 60.0
BUFFERCOUNT = 3
VSYNC = 1
DYNAMIC_VSYNC = 0
LETTERBOX = 0
UI_ASPECT = 1
CURSOR_IDLE_TIME = 5
WINDOWMODE = 2
WINDOW_X = -2147483648
WINDOW_Y = -2147483648
MSAA = 8 <- changed from 4 to 8 on July 3, 2017 after major SSD, RAM and VGA upgrade.
MSAAQUALITY = 0
SSAA = 0
REFLECTIONS = 1
MONITOR = 0
MAXANISOTROPY = 16
ALLOW_BLURRY_UI = 0
TEXTURELOD = 0
PLAYERLOD = 0
MEDIAPEOPLELOD = 0
CROWDLOD = 0
SHADERLOD = 0
EFFECTLOD = 0
COLOR_CORRECTION = 1
DEPTH_OF_FIELD = 1
SSAO = 1
ENHANCEDAA = 1
BLOOM = 1
MOTION_BLUR = 1
VOLUMETRIC_EFFECTS = 1
ALLOW_COMPUTE_SHADERS = 1
VIBRATION = 1.0
ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY = 1
D3D_INTERNAL_THREADING_OPTIMIZATIONS = 1
FAST_TEXTURE_FORMAT_CONVERSION = 0
DYNAMIC_ENVIRONMENT_MAP = 1
JIT_SHADER_CREATE = 0
2. Nvidia Control Panel (3D settings):