• All of a sudden my PC keeps shitting itself.
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This came out of nowhere... It never did this before. Anyway I'll just be happily browsing the internet, when all of a sudden the fucking [b]scrolling[/b] lags. So I'm like what and I open the Task Manager, it says 49% (sometimes up to 70%) of my CPU is being used for like 2 seconds. Then it goes back to normal. This is happening with games too. I'll just be happily playing the game and all of a sudden it turns into a fucking slideshow. I've tried looking at how much CPU the processes are using, but they all say 0% except for maybe Firefox or a game. So... what's the problem here? Basic specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ 2.8 GHz (It came in PC :S) 3GB RAM Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Do you got Firefox opened while playing? Friend of mine had this too. Firefox is almost famous for it's huge RAM usage and lag spikes, I don't really know when the fuck they'll fix it.
Install anything new recently? Not just software but maybe addons for your browser?
Try running process explorer in the background then just see what causes the spikes [url]http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx[/url]
Only thing I've installed is Fallout 3, but I don't see how that could affect anything. Will test program later.
What's your OS?
Windows 7 Home Premium
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