Weird computer 'lag'

gordy · 04-15-2005, 07:53 AM

Hi,

I recently got a new computer and up till now it has been running nice and smoothly. What happens is every now and then, what ever i'm doing, the computer for less then a second 'locks up' and then goes back to normal. This may sound like nothing but when it happens more then 5 times during a game it can get a bit worrying.

Does anyone know where the problem boils down too? The computer is about a month old, no viruses, no spyware on it just the odd couple of games. It's really puzzling me.

Thanks for any help.

**Sarkast** · 04-15-2005, 12:29 PM

Maybe you could post some more specifications on the PC ? CPU, RAM, motherboard, power supply - everything as detailed as possible.
Where and when exactly do you experience these issues (which games, is it games onloy etc).
I am wondering - maybe something is overheating. Have you checked your PCs voltages and temps with a program like speedfan or MBM5 yet ?

gordy · 04-15-2005, 03:10 PM

Hi, thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have posted the specs here they are:

1.8GHz Athlon 64 3200+
Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 nForce4 Skt 939
Caviar 80GB SATA150 2MB 7200rpm - Windows XP Home Edition (SP2)
GeForce 6600 128MB PCI-E
2x 256mb Corsair Memory 184pin DDR DIMM
Q-TEC PSU 400WP

To answer your other question it does occur when i'm not playing games. Although I notice it more when playing Call Of Duty. I haven't heard of speedfan or MBM5, I shall check these to out.

It might be best for me to mention that this was my first PC build so I could have made a mistake somewhere. To give you more info on any over heating issues I used a silver compound thermal paste for the processor.

I hope this gives you enough info and thanks for the help.

**Sarkast** · 04-16-2005, 08:11 AM

Yes run a temperature and voltage monitoring program - and see if there appears to be a voltage drop or spikes of any kind around the time the freezes happen.
I also wonder - how do you access the internet. Its not verizon DSL by any chance is it ?

04-15-2005, 07:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
gordy Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 24 OS: Windows ME	Weird computer 'lag' Hi, I recently got a new computer and up till now it has been running nice and smoothly. What happens is every now and then, what ever i'm doing, the computer for less then a second 'locks up' and then goes back to normal. This may sound like nothing but when it happens more then 5 times during a game it can get a bit worrying. Does anyone know where the problem boils down too? The computer is about a month old, no viruses, no spyware on it just the odd couple of games. It's really puzzling me. Thanks for any help.

04-15-2005, 12:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sarkast TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,715 OS: WinXP	Maybe you could post some more specifications on the PC ? CPU, RAM, motherboard, power supply - everything as detailed as possible. Where and when exactly do you experience these issues (which games, is it games onloy etc). I am wondering - maybe something is overheating. Have you checked your PCs voltages and temps with a program like speedfan or MBM5 yet ? __________________ P4 2.4@2.9 / XP-90 / Albatron PX865PE Pro V2.0 / Kingston Hyper-X 512MB Dual Channel CL2-2-2-5 / Geforce4 MX440x8 64MB / WD80GB 7200RPM 8MB / Thermaltake 420W PSU --> SEE IT ALL GLOW <-- MBM5 - SpeedFan - PSU Calculator - MemTest86 - ThrottleWatch

04-16-2005, 08:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sarkast TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 2,715 OS: WinXP	Yes run a temperature and voltage monitoring program - and see if there appears to be a voltage drop or spikes of any kind around the time the freezes happen. I also wonder - how do you access the internet. Its not verizon DSL by any chance is it ? __________________ P4 2.4@2.9 / XP-90 / Albatron PX865PE Pro V2.0 / Kingston Hyper-X 512MB Dual Channel CL2-2-2-5 / Geforce4 MX440x8 64MB / WD80GB 7200RPM 8MB / Thermaltake 420W PSU --> SEE IT ALL GLOW <-- MBM5 - SpeedFan - PSU Calculator - MemTest86 - ThrottleWatch

04-15-2005, 03:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
gordy Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 24 OS: Windows ME	Hi, thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have posted the specs here they are: 1.8GHz Athlon 64 3200+ Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 nForce4 Skt 939 Caviar 80GB SATA150 2MB 7200rpm - Windows XP Home Edition (SP2) GeForce 6600 128MB PCI-E 2x 256mb Corsair Memory 184pin DDR DIMM Q-TEC PSU 400WP To answer your other question it does occur when i'm not playing games. Although I notice it more when playing Call Of Duty. I haven't heard of speedfan or MBM5, I shall check these to out. It might be best for me to mention that this was my first PC build so I could have made a mistake somewhere. To give you more info on any over heating issues I used a silver compound thermal paste for the processor. I hope this gives you enough info and thanks for the help.