Question / Help Audio stutter when recording 4k 3DS footage

Hello

I recently built a workstation PC & have had issues with audio when recording (not streaming) with OBS Studio. I have a Quadro P4000, which is not ideal for recording but I figured it would be good enough for work but also be powerful enough to record solid quality videos.
I own a merki 3DS capture card which runs fine with it's own software:
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I've been attempting to record 4k footage from the 3DS, the top screen has a resolution of 400x240 which scales up nicely to 3600x2160.
However, I can't seem to find any settings where I don't run in to any audio issues, or that the quality is not good enough for me.
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I have the 3DS software audio running through speakers instead of the montior. It's the only audio device playing via the speakers, so there aren't any random Windows noises or interruptions
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Here are a couple of links to videos with the audio jitters:
Various instances with higher quality settings
Lower quality settings (see pics below) - Log file for this vid
I've played around with the video settings the most. I've tried mp4, mkv, both NVENC & x264, CBR, CRF, VBR, CQP & Lossless. I would still get an occassional stutter with CBR with a bitrate of 10 000, which is not the kind of quality I am looking for either
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In the 3DS software, I lowered the fps down to 30
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I can only change the sample rate of the audio betwen 31 000 & 33 000, I am wondering if this would be an issue as OBS only allows me to choose between 441.khz & 48khz
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PC Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K
GPU: Nvidia Quadro P4000
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (C drive), Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB HDD (recording to this drive)
Motherboard: ASRock Z390 Pro 4, Intel Z390

I would like to record the vids in 4k if possible, I thought it would be plausible enough. I don't record in the 3DS' native resolution & then upscale in a video program as the quality is visibly worse
Note that the audio issue persists with lower resolutions. 1080p, 720p & even 800x480 have the same audio stutters - they just don't occur as frequently

Please let me know if I need to add more information, & I look forward to hearing any suggestions
Thanks in advance!
 
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