New pc crazy lag

drumaster134 · 02-12-2008, 03:21 PM

technically its an upgrade but not really.
i just bought;
Asus am2 m2n-se plus mobo
amd athlon x2 6000 3.0Ghz
Msi nvidia 8600gt
2gb ddr2 kingston 600 ram
500 watt psu

All thats left from my old ancient dell xps is the ide HDD. I reinstalled windows, defragmented, downloaded all the latest drivers. So far its olny been on the internet for a few hours, although i still ran avg, addaware and a mem scrub and startup process cleaner.
When i play half life 1, cs condition zero and crysis, it has wierd lag. for 5 seconds it will run beautifully and the processor use is around 70 percent. the next 5 seconds will be less than 1fps and cpu usage goes up to high 90's. Im running windows xp home which is 32 bit, and my cpu is 64bit. oh yeah and i ran 3d mark '03. the same lag appeared. the score was around 6800. help with the lag?

**Ralck** · 02-12-2008, 05:47 PM

I would recomend you check your temperatures with a program like Everest Home or Speedfan. Something in the computer, like the CPU could be getting too hot and throttling back.

Also, what brand is your power supply? If it's not a quality brand, it might not be delivering enough power and thus could be causing the issue.

drumaster134 · 02-12-2008, 06:17 PM

My psu is a Ultra ls(lifetime series) 500 watt atx psu

Im gunna check out those temp readers, but as far as case cooling, its a huge case with with 3 of 5 fans running in it. Thanks.

02-12-2008, 03:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
drumaster134 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22 OS: winXPhome32bit	New pc crazy lag technically its an upgrade but not really. i just bought; Asus am2 m2n-se plus mobo amd athlon x2 6000 3.0Ghz Msi nvidia 8600gt 2gb ddr2 kingston 600 ram 500 watt psu All thats left from my old ancient dell xps is the ide HDD. I reinstalled windows, defragmented, downloaded all the latest drivers. So far its olny been on the internet for a few hours, although i still ran avg, addaware and a mem scrub and startup process cleaner. When i play half life 1, cs condition zero and crysis, it has wierd lag. for 5 seconds it will run beautifully and the processor use is around 70 percent. the next 5 seconds will be less than 1fps and cpu usage goes up to high 90's. Im running windows xp home which is 32 bit, and my cpu is 64bit. oh yeah and i ran 3d mark '03. the same lag appeared. the score was around 6800. help with the lag?

02-12-2008, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	Re: New pc crazy lag I would recomend you check your temperatures with a program like Everest Home or Speedfan. Something in the computer, like the CPU could be getting too hot and throttling back. Also, what brand is your power supply? If it's not a quality brand, it might not be delivering enough power and thus could be causing the issue. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

02-12-2008, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
drumaster134 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22 OS: winXPhome32bit	Re: New pc crazy lag My psu is a Ultra ls(lifetime series) 500 watt atx psu Im gunna check out those temp readers, but as far as case cooling, its a huge case with with 3 of 5 fans running in it. Thanks.