So update on my situation... After looking stuff up I came across the cpu config.cfg (didn't do it) but it pointed me in the direction of checking my cpu configuration.
Checking in game monitor I saw the cpu numbers dragged down to red and at that moment the game started to have a seizure. I then ran a couple stress tests to see what the cpu was doing.
Asus TUF laptop, G Helper (NOT Asus Armory Crate)
Turns out my cpu was not going beyond 2.5-2.8 ghz on BALANCED profile even with "cpu boost" = enabled. I changed the mode to TURBO and instantly went to 4+ ghz. I honestly assumed BALANCED tok it up under demand, that's my fault.
Ran the game on high graphics preset, 165hz refresh with TURBO profile and my cpu number never changed from green.
Looks like my situation/lag was caused by user error. This probably won't be the case for everyone, but leaving it here just in case.
I'm in Toronto Canada, my game shows Santiago a well.