lag spike

Forum discussion tagged with lag spike.
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    Question Periodically getting random spikes of lag, slow-motion crackling, before returning to normal

    No matter if I am using a hardware-intensive program or not, I will get a glitch on my computer that makes everything slow motion. Audio and video will lag and sound robotic, and the cursor will skip across the screen. This happens for just a few seconds at a time, without warning, and leaves...
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    Question Internet connection in a Student Residence

    Hi, i recently moved to a student residence and ive been having some huge lag spikes. Hopefully someone can help me out cause this is unbearable Usually im at 40ms and it spikes sometimes to over 1000ms. I pinged google in cmd and its good most of the time and sometimes the request times out...
  3. RazzyFFA

    Question Small, somewhat consistent lag spikes happen after a few hours of computer running

    Hello, For a while now I've been experiencing small lag spikes (5 ~ 10 fps drops) that seem to happen every few seconds, however these lag spikes feel very massive (feels like it's dropping to 0) for a few milliseconds, and then it'll return back to regular fps until repeating the lag spikes...
  4. IdontGetData

    Question 100% HDD usage (games and apps lagging)

    Ok so I know this question probably gets asked every minute so sorry for asking again Now that being out of the way my real problem is I have a 7200 rpm HDD (I have read a lot of comments saying 7200rpm usually doesn't experience this problem) yet it is almost everytime at 100% usage, tried...
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    [SOLVED] Lag spike without fps drop

    I have been having lag spikes without fps dropping below 60fps. I have seen it prominently in DayZ but all other steam games as well. My GPU usage goes from 96%-100% with graphical settings being even being on medium. I don't have any viruses. When I got my pc a year and a half ago but this had...
  6. ohitstom

    [SOLVED] Computer struggling to run games its on spec to handle. Unstable FPS.

    So i would like to think that i have a relatively okay mid range pc, but i would just like to say that upgrading parts is out of the question as im broke, but if you are certain without a doubt thats the problem then dont be shy to say. Specs; CPU: Ryzen 5 3400g (Air cooled) GPU: GTX...
  7. mohamedibrahim1623

    Question Why am I getting lag spikes in all games ?

    My rig: Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC Low profile Driver Version 461.72 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @3.40 Ghz 7.94 GB Ram (2 X 4gb DDr3) (1600 MHz X 2) 1280 X 1024 60Hz 255 V PSU Dear everyone, I purchased GTX 1050 Ti OC Low profile and it worked 3 days perfectly and it was...
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    [SOLVED] My computer gets a network-related ping spike approximately every minute. Does anyone know how I could fix this?

    The ping spikes make it hard to play online games like CSGO because I'll keep having lag spikes and dying. This problem started about a week ago. Some days there are ping spikes, some days there aren't. I don't remember installing anything new. I'm thinking that it might be some type of virus...
  9. TomTomPc

    Question Unexplained, GPU usage instability, and serious lag [Please Help]

    So before I give as much context as possible my specs are: AMD FX8350 ASUS M5A98 GTX 960 (4GB) 8GB of Kingston ddr3 (unsure of clock) And I also forgot the name of my PSU but it is reputable to say the least (I'm aware these specs are poor however I never had these problems beforehand) One...
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    Question Minecraft Lag on a high end pc

    My original build was a 3600 + 1070 and 16 GB of ram at 3000 mhz. I was experiencing some frame rate dips and just general low FPS in Minecraft (forge), often making the game unplayable, so I decided to upgrade assuming it was my lack of hardware that was causing lack of performance in the game...
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    [SOLVED] My wired internet keeps lag spiking when others use youtube, twitch or even when browsing the internet

    Hello! My internet (DSL) is very bad. Whenever I am playing a multiplayer game without anyone being on the internet, my internet will be stable and fine. But as soon as someone on the same internet stars watching youtube or twitch my ping will be spiking like crazy. Is there a way to fix this...
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    Question Low gpu usage and buddy shadowplay

    hi iv had this problem for awhile now of low gpu usage + shadowplay clipping at random fps. my gpu usage in any game is around 30-60 including, warzone, black ops cold war, bo3, fortnite ect with under whelming fps. The other problem i have is with shadowplay, no matter what frames i set it to...
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    Question Serious lag spike during game loadup

    Hi. I started to get an issue when I'm opening games like WoW and League of Legends. When I do open the games i started to get 10 sec freeze / huge lag spikes - so if I'm watching a stream on my other monitor the stream is started to lag and when the game is finished loading the problem is gone...
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    [SOLVED] I'm going crazy for my missing performance.

    Since i factory reset my windows i have been going crazy bc i have been experiencing allot of lag spikes on my gpu and unseen cpu usage while playing "light" games (other words before factory reseting i never got such high cpu usage on games like Destiny 2 (90'ish%) and cs (70 or 80...
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    Question Slow computer after Blue Screen. Games and computer use 2x more time to load

    Laptop: MSI GP63 Leopard 8RE Graphics Adapter: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB CPU: IntelCore i7-8750H Memory: 8GB Processor: Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~2201 Mhz OS: Win 10 64x While I was talking to a friend on discord and browsing on chrome, then all of a sudden I got a...
  16. jakerusssso

    Question Can someone help me interpret my pingplotter results? Consistent lag spikes while gaming

    Can someone help me interpret my pingplotter results? Pingplotter results here: https://share.pingplotter.com/LtVHv9Gk6Rk From what i understand, this is a hardware issue. I was wondering if anyone has seen an issue like this before and may be able to tell me which part of my pc I may need to...
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    Lenovo legion Y520

    Hi there guys I have a problem with my laptop performance. I have it for around 2 years and it allways worked slower then it should. And now I have huge lag spikes playing games like GTA V even on medium settings. I have latest drivers installed and did reinstal windows like 4 months ago. And...
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    Question Massive lag spikes after windows update

    Hello! I've recently updated my windows version to 1909 and have been having massive lag spikes since. I don't know what happened or what caused it but I tried a system reset (resetting everything other than my personal files) and nothing helped me so far. I've also been watching tutorials...
  19. Gruntzzzz

    Question Help please !!! Latencymon & Lag issue

    I just brought new PC then I installed windows 10 but I've heard it stutter when I play music, games and movies. I can feel spike lag just milisecond when I've move mouse. This spike lag happen every 1 or 2 minute. Hoping you guys can help me out. T T CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x Board: Asrock B450...
  20. Keesekuchen

    Question Massive Lag Spikes since 2 weeks

    About two weeks ago I started noticing huge lag spikes while playing tf2. I've tried cable connection instead of wifi but the problem was still there and since my pc is the only one in this house with this problem i assume it's a hardware problem. Things I've tried out that didn't work...
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    Video card pgrade or not

    Wanting to know if the video card in my Envy h8-1237c will play the games Sims 3 and 4 or need to upgrade and to what.
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    Unfamiliar Cables from Casing

    Hi, I was assembling my first PC, and I have set up all the cables to the motherboard, except for the three identical cables shown in the image in the link.. Does anyone know what they are for? Can’t seem to find the description. My guess is it’s for the fans, but I don’t know where to plug...
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    PC Upgrade ! Worth it?

    Hey guys, since 2000 i've done myself my computer. I got a case for like 10 years and i love it. Lately i've asked myself if i should make a new upgrade, but before as usual i come here to ask the oppinion of the gamers , pros, etc. So this is my system: Case: Nox Coolbay HX Motherboard: Msi...
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    Can I run this GPU?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-Geforce-GTX-960-4gb-GDDRS-OC-Edition-/332122827035?hash=item4d5410291b:g:To0AAOSwB-1Yn2dF is what I want to run. My build is...
  25. CigarXO

    Replacing dead MB so I cannot flash, prep, etc... Is there a chance it's plug and play?

    My old Compaq Presario CQ5320F Desktop with Pegatron Narra6 mATX w/ NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 chipset died, so no preparation could go into this replacement. I'm running WIN10 OS. With good advice from here, I'm installing MSI B150M Pro-DV LGA motherboard with i3 6100 CPU. Old HD with...
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    Corsair link connecting for 2 diferent components

    hello I was wondering I already have the h100i gtx connected to corsair link and it is connected to the only spare USB header available on my mobo as the other has the case usb in so how will I connect my PSU to the corsair link also any ideas?
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    Are these components compatible

    are Gigabyte AMD FM2+ A68H and 10 bay atx mid tower computercase compatible
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    Best CPU + Mobo for GTX 680 SLI? (without bottleneck)

    My current build: CPU: Intel i7 930 @2.8Ghz (yes i know, pretty old) Mobo: Intel DX58SO GPU(s): Nvidia GTX 680 2k vram (I have another one available for sli) Ram: Corsair Vengeance 4GB x 2 (8GB total) @ 1600 Mhz PSU: Antec High Current Pro 1,200 watts 80+ Gold I'm looking to upgrade my current...
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    what monitor should i use 27inch 1080p 120-144hz or a 27inch 1440p 60hz

    Hello everyone, I wanted to know what kind of monitor i should be going with with my set-up. my set-up is : http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/shared/e43c28dd-e78c-46d4-809b-9ff5d204997e i dont know if links are ok on this forum but if they're not i'm sorry and i'll edit the post. The GPU is a single...