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Solve : Cpu lag every 10 - 30 seconds??

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Hi guys im hoping you can help me with my problem, Just recently as in the last week ive been getting fps drops when ever i play GAMES, (online and offline).  Ive seen other people running the same cpu and having the same problems. So im ASSUMING its my cpu. I dont think its a overhearing problem because my cpu rare goes over 55 degrees Celsius.

So far i have tried,

Unparking my CPU.  ----- This did help with general fps but didnt resolve the routine lag spikes every 10 - 30 seconds.
Cleaning up my hard drive just in case.
Updated Drivers on everything (Expect BIOS)
Readjusting my firewall to stop virtually everything i had allowed through, In case it was everything trying to get out at once causing my lag.
limiting the core speed of my cpu down to 50%, OFF ALL THE THINGS IVE TRIED THIS SEEMED TO WORK.
Uninstalling everything ive put on with in the time frame of it starting to lag.
deFragmented.
Virus CHECK. (Negative of course)


My computer SPECS ARE;
Case : Thermaltake A21
PSU: Aerocool VP650, 650W
CPU: AMD AM3+ FX8320  3.5GHZ  /8CORE/ 16M / 125W                                   
Motherboard: Asrock 960GM/U3S3 FX, PIEGE 2.
Videocard: Amd Radeon HD7750 2GB
Ram: 8GB, 2x Kingston 1333 DDR3 4GB
Harddrive; Seagate 3.5" Barracude ST000DM001 2TB SATA3 7200rpm
System, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Keyboard: Razer black widow
Mouse: Razer naga 2012
Headset: Razer Megaledon.



Please Help me with this problem, Its driving me CRAZY and i cant play any games like this Quote

Please Help me with this problem,
You problem could be is a number of areas.  Here are random ideas.
First random thought is that your hard drive has  an issue and you have indexing turned on.  The two conditions could result it periodic slow downs.

But more likely is Internet tragic congestion. So try and find a way to duplicate the problem offline. If it happens offline and becomes predictable, you need to look into what services are running in the background.

Why do you think it has anything to do with the specific CPU that you have? When and where ere did you recently see any such remarks on other forums? There were, a long time ago, documented flaws in some AMD CPUs. But that was back when.

Have you checked the motherboard makers site for possible BIOS updates that would fix this problem?

Do you have another graphics card you can try?

Does your AV run in the background all the time?


Still a novice, What is indexing lol?

 As for internet traffic congestion i redid my entire firewall setting for what is allowed and unallowed through so i dont see how it could be that.
I have been able to replicate the results in offline games yes.
This is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49p55OI2vY like the problem i am having It is most noticeable in bf4 but it does do it in everygame.
I will try updating the bios tomorrow to see if that resolves it and i have tried the GPU in another pc with no problems. Wait. Flashing the BIOS is a last ditch thing. Only if the maker says it is very important update.

Indexing is the way Windows PREPARES your hard drive fro better access. It also means creating a method to find text in files quickly.
Here is an article about how to turn off indexing in Windows 7.
disable indexing in Windows 7
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Don't bother for the checkbox "Allow files on this drive...". Even if it's checked, if the service is disabled, Windows won't index anything at all.
If you want, you can completely uninstall Windows Search, as explained in this tutorial (at maximumpcguides.com).

But I do not think that will solve your issues. Indexing can oily cause a periodic lag if something is wrong.  First check to see what other services are running in the background.
I say you read this first:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/optimize-windows-better-performance#optimize-windows-better-performance=windows-vista
Yes, it says Vista, but the rules also apply to Windows 7.
Another link:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/best-performance-for-programs-or-background-services
Be wary about doing edits to the registry. Skip this if  you are unsure.
This looks better:
http://www.askvg.com/windows-7-services-that-can-be-safely-set-to-manual/
Hope that helps.
Depending on what games your running you may want to try setting the CPU Core Affinity to a specific core or cores for a game. You have 8 cores and if you take a game that is rated to run fine on a dual-core and set affinity to 2 cores, does it run any better?

I have to use this with some older games I have with my quadcore AMD Athlon II x4 620 2600Mhz. Without Affinity set to a single core for Unreal Tournament 99 for example the game has FPS lags and spikes and its very annoying. After I set the CPU affinity to a single core of the 4 available cores it runs awesomely perfect!!!

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-set-processor-affinity-to-an-application-in-windows/


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