"Stuttering" problem

hasidicgentile · 09-30-2007, 01:49 AM

My desktop PC recently acquired a problem. Whenever I run any program that produces video or audio, there is a "stutter" every second or so. The video and audio pause briefly, with the audio producing a stuttering effect. This is true for streaming media, video/audio files, or any other program that produces video (I downloaded and tested a game demo that uses DirectX, and it produces the same problem). This problem started all of a sudden, with no such problem happening before.

Computer specs:
Windows XP Home Edition, SP2
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 2800+
1.80 GHz, 448 MB DDR SDRAM
Motherboard: K8M800-M2
Chipset: VIA K8M800
Sound, video and game controllers:
* Audio Codecs
* Legacy Audio Drivers
* Legacy Video Capture Devices
* Media Control Devices
* Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
* Unimodem Full-Duplex Audio Device
* Video Codecs

I do not know what other information may be relevant.

Could someone please help me troubleshoot the problem?

Thank you.

09-30-2007, 01:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
hasidicgentile Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP	"Stuttering" problem My desktop PC recently acquired a problem. Whenever I run any program that produces video or audio, there is a "stutter" every second or so. The video and audio pause briefly, with the audio producing a stuttering effect. This is true for streaming media, video/audio files, or any other program that produces video (I downloaded and tested a game demo that uses DirectX, and it produces the same problem). This problem started all of a sudden, with no such problem happening before. Computer specs: Windows XP Home Edition, SP2 AMD Athlon 64 Processor 2800+ 1.80 GHz, 448 MB DDR SDRAM Motherboard: K8M800-M2 Chipset: VIA K8M800 Sound, video and game controllers: * Audio Codecs * Legacy Audio Drivers * Legacy Video Capture Devices * Media Control Devices * Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller * Unimodem Full-Duplex Audio Device * Video Codecs I do not know what other information may be relevant. Could someone please help me troubleshoot the problem? Thank you.