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Hi there, I don't know anything about PCs, I've tried doing some fixes threads have shared, some YouTube videos - etc, I just don't really know what the problem is to fix. My PC was working fine, could run games on high/ultra graphics with no problem, but recently I've been getting heavy ping...

Hello everyone, I have been having issues with my computer that I have not been able to diagnose or solve and I was wondering if I could get some help. Every 20 seconds or so the CPU usage jumps about 20-30% and it causes my computer to go through a pretty nasty lag spike. This problem has...

Had a black out here not too long ago, a program was going to reboot the computer prior however never had its chance. Now I can't use the computer any more due to lag, I spent 8 hours the other day fixing a hardware issue that caused latency spikes of 25ms which was effecting the whole system...

So while I did not receive any BSOD from it It's having some huge memory leaks with it spiking to almost 1GB of memory used while my brother is at a steady 0.1mb at all times. Wanted to know if there's any causes or solutions for it I'm running: CPU: AMD 6300 FX GPU: Radeon R9 280x 4gb ram In...

As you can see from the title, I am having issues with constant lag spikes about every ten seconds that last for about 2-5 seconds. I have an Asus laptop with Windows 8.1 and has never had this issue before. This appears to be the only device that is lagging on my network, plus I have the only...

I'm having random CPU spikes that I notice because the fans of my laptop start up. This has happened while browing the web, chatting through skype, using photoshop and sometimes while idling even. This laptop is new (a month and a half old), 8GB RAM, drivers up to date. Those programs should...

ok this is the whole story, so recently i have been having some troubles with my computer about the internet, i get random lag spikes both while browsing and playing online, at first my internet was fast but recently is been a nightmare for me (my internet provider is called "claro", now the...

ok so this is the whole story, recently i have been having some troubles with my computer about the internet, i get random lag spikes both while browsing and playing online, at first my internet was fast but recently is been a nightmare for me (my internet provider is called "claro", now the...

So, I am I having a serious issue with my computer. This issue is random CPU spikes, I have an AMD 8150 with 16 GBs of DDR3 RAM and a fresh Windows 7 install. So my issue, I while using my computer I will get random CPU spikes that cause the PC to come to a halt My cpu usage will go from 10% to...

I have been using my desktop for a while now, and I notice that even when the memory, CPU are active or inactive but not at a high usage level, a single task (such as right clicking on a tray icon) or opening a program will stall the hard drive, as disk access shoots up to 100% or near it...

I have an Asus U50F notebook. Specs: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, Intel Core i3 CPU M330 @ 2.13 GHz, 4.0GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics. For the past three days, for no apparent reason, I get frequent intervals of CPU spikes of up to 100% load on both cores. I've checked Task Manager and Process...

Hey first of all. I've tried searching for a similar thread but could not find any, bear with me in case I missed something like that, also this is my very first post as my friend directed me here. So my problem is: I keep getting this random issue in which my computer starts spiking/freezing...

Dear peoples, Recently I bought a Laptop Asus A42F with these specs: Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100226-1909) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC...

Hello Forum, When I'm viewing an online video or streaming Internet radio, more often than not my CPU will spike to 100 percent and slow considerably and stay there until I pause the video or audio. I've only experienced the problem for the past week. It is the same whether using IE or Firefox...

Ok So to begin with specs are in my sig. NOW My problem is whenever I play any game it doesn't matter which WoW HoN etc I play fine for a good 5-10 minutes then I'll get a horrid FPS drop for about 2-3 minutes and It's really annoying in arenas as you can imagine I go down to about 2-5 FPS worse...

Hello all, I am wondering if you can help me with a giant problem I have been having with my pc. Seemingly after installing windows 7, the computer goes into random lag spikes and bogs down to the point where I have to either power down manually or wait for the computer to restart itself, which...

Hi forums, I have been using the official Windows 7 Professional 64bit for a week as everyone I know praises it as the true successor to xp. I, myself have been on XP 32bit (skipped Vista) and now I decided to pay to upgrade. Before we carry on here are my main specs: Processor: AMD Phenom 9500...

Hi, At random intervals, regardless of if I'm working with the PC or just listening idly to music in iTunes, the system will hang for about 5 seconds at a time. During the freeze, both cores max out, the mouse and all apps freeze and the music will play the last half second of audio...

Hi, A few months ago I got a new computer, its a Core 2 Duo E8400 @3.00ghz, 8GB of Mushkin Ram, Gigabyte mobo, which for the life of me can't remember the name, but I can get it if I need to. It's a very fast computer, and it's working great with most of the programs I'm using. Oh and I'm...