Random Computer Lag Spikes

I did look at speccy when I was playing just now, and everything looked fine on speccy. I managed to check speccy right after I got one of those lag spikes, and nothing really had changed.

 

Have to agree with BCB those temperatures seem a bit low if they are full load 35/60/42 > 49/60/47 (CPU/Motherboard/GPU), now while the CPU might seem possible as a 15-20c (if not slightly more) would be about right for idle to full load temps, the other two don't look right, those temperature differences are look more like cold boot to idle temps.

Once we get some extra temperature measures for full load we'll know where to continue, assuming the second screenshot is sort of idle to web browsing temps we do look to be suspecting the HDD as they are pretty good temperatures, I'd take the motherboard temp as a red herring since 60c seems a bit high compared to those CPU/GPU temps.

 

So what shall I do now?

 

Okay this was taking while I was playing Grand Theft Auto IV, on the highest settings you can have.

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Those temperatures seem about right, so I wouldn't suspect that anymore, possibly move onto checking the HDD. I'll quote my previous post.

Did the SSD stop the problem? Or was it still present?

If you could run a chkdsk scan that would be a good bet to check the HDD.

If you go to Start > Run > type "cmd" (without the quotes) > then type "chkdsk /r" (again without the quotes) > type Y

And then let the scan run it will check for and try to correct any errors on the disk, let us know the results from that, also if you could download PassMark Diskcheckup from here - http://www.passmark....diskcheckup.htm

Install that and the once open select "Disk Self Test" select the 'extended test' option from the drop down list and then click start test and report the results from that as well. This test will let us know the health of the HDD.

 

The SSD didn't do anything

 

I installed "Disk check up", and when I tried to run the test it just went stuck at 10 %, and even when I had reinstalled it, it still went stuck at 10% and I can't press abort. When I reinstall it, it somehow remember where it got to.

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It has finally started working : )

 

The test is now done, and here's what it said:

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Hi sorry for the late reply to this.

The test seems to have not detected anything wrong, did you run the Chkdsk scan as well?

And just to ask again is the lag still occurring now?

Anyway I'd start looking at the RAM now if Chkdsk ran ok as well, easiest way would be to take three of them out of the computer and start playing one of your games to see if the lag still occurs, keep changing the RAM sticks so you test all of them separately but also change the slots they are in as well.
You should probably test each RAM stick in a couple of slots to find out whether it is the RAM stick or memory slot.

 

I'll try that. I'll let you know as soon as possible

 

Hey I was watching a movie on my computer, and I had Windows Joblist in the background. When the lag occurred, I quickly pressed esc and I saw that the CPU went from 2% usage to 73%, and then went down to 2% again after the lag spike.

 

Unless you noticed the process that caused the CPU to spike and this process happened to be one that isn't part of a recognised program/software then there isn't much point looking for it because it only really confirms the lag you are experiencing.

We'll still need chkdsk running (read previous instructions further up this thread) and testing of the RAM as I explained in my previous post.

The CPU spike while playing a film could be that you aren't running a GPU enabled program, which basically forces the film to be processed almost entirely by the CPU, the latest versions of IE, Chrome and Firefox all support GPU acceleration (though IE and Firefox would require the latest version of Adobe Flash to be downloaded as well), assuming you were playing the film via a web browser, or VLC Media Player if you were playing a film on your desktop.
That should probably stop the CPU spiking as high while playing films.

 

Is Chkdsk Diskcheckup? if so I have done that and I did link a picture. I'll do the thing with the RAM soon.

 

But what you're saying is that it's nothing with the CPU to do, you think it's the RAM

 

Chkdsk scan is the Windows disk checker, it checks the HDD for any errors (i.e. any bad data sectors) and attempts repairs, instructions below.

If you go to Start > Run > type "cmd" (without the quotes) > then type "chkdsk /r" (again without the quotes) > type Y

On the temperatures you've shown us it doesn't seem that likely that the CPU is the cause, simply because if anything was wrong it would start thrashing the CPU as such it would be using more electricity which would cause it to overheat, same applies for the GPU.
The RAM or HDD seem likely because they handle the data the CPU processes, so it is possible for faulty RAM to cause lag if it isn't operating correctly.

 

Chkdsk can't run because it's in use of another process. Then it ask me, if this disk unit shall be controlled next time the system is being restarted.

 

Hi, till Woodyblade gets back to you, for the Windows chkdsk /r, click yes, then shut down and reboot the computer, or wait till next time you start it from boot up. It will then do the full check, be aware it will take some time to do.

Nev.

 

Once chkdsk has run and you have reported the results back here (and depending on what they are), if something is repaired test it for a while and see if the lag still occurs if so continue with the RAM testing (I'll quote below what I mentioned before)

 

Okay I got that, but before I do the chkdsk, is there something I need to have an eye on? will it tell me if there's something wrong?