constant Lag windows 7 64 bit

[Catalin Ivanciu]

about 4 days ago i started having constant lag while using chrome or simply doing stuff that require minimun processor speed as i have a core 2 duo 7300 on win 7 64 bit with 4 gigs of ram ...while clicking on a simple game and waiting to log in my pointer froze for about 10 seconds , that really made me freak out ...so i started cleaning the pc piece by piece ...fans ..dust and everything , until it was like new ...so windows booted and it was the same damn problem again , i reistaled windows ...a fresh new copy of win7 64 bits ...of course i formated the partition where windows was installed thinking it was a virus ...and for about 2 days now im struggling to understand why google chrome and other simple programs take up so much of my processor ..i mean when i scroll down on facebook my processor goes from 0 to 100% in a few seconds ...internet explorer does the same ...its a long story indeed but my computer dosent actualy run like it should ...my motherboard is a mini version with only 2 slots of ram ...and its chipset is at 40 celsius while idle ...goes around 45 when im playing or doing something that requires more power ...cpu same ...35 constant ...40-45 when playing ...and last ..my video board ...now this one is a big problem as it stays at 40 celsiul in idle with fan running at 40% ...and in games it goes as far as 80 celsius with the fan running at 100% speed ....using msi afterburner ...video board is nvidia gt 630 1 gb -128 ddr5 ...and my psu 550w for gaming ....all my computer parts are new ....the processor is the only part i had lying around the house ...and i did use it for about 1 year before i changed my computer parts ...oh and hdd seagate 1 tb 7200 ...forgot to mention that i changed the thermal paste on the cpu while i was cleaning my computer ...so yeah , my mind is blown and im already completly scared that im gonna be left without a computer ....can't understand what the problem is ...ive googled for like 2 days now and tried alot of combinations ...if anyone could care to help ....i would be deeply in dept ...sorry about my english ...! ...when playing games computer runs normal ..like it should ..windows is the actual problem ...chrome ...skype ..utorrent and other simple programs that should work just fine ....

 

[Catalin Ivanciu]

Yes, all it takes is a few days of online browsing in the wrong sites unprotected to collect a plethora of bugs that will slow down your CPU.

Hmm...could be a motherboard issue...have you tried swapping MoBo's to see if that's the issue? Also, could be a PSU issue, when parts aren't getting enough power they heat up fighting for power that isn't there...what's your PSU? I know you said 550W but what make/model?

Edit: Also, you said the CPU was laying around a while...could be a damaged/faulty CPU at this point as well...time to roll up your sleeves and begin trouble shooting.

my psu Inter-Tech Energon 550W ...i have no other motherboards to experiment with ...i mean to be honest right now the computer is running so smooth ..but as soon as i strating browsing the internet it goes wild on me ...same with skype as ive tried diferent programs to see how it reacts ...and about that trouble shooting , i ve already posted information using latencyMon ...i belive it specifies that my procesor dosent work on full speed only 2200 mgh instead of 2800 like it should ...strangely enough the programs that use most of my cpu are internet related ...unlike a full hd movie or something similar like a game...i tried switching some cpu options in bios ...nothing changed

After navigating to a page that is known to reliably cause this lag, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Device Manager > Network Adapters and disable all network devices. Report if the lag persists.

you seem to know what im talking about , i searched google all night long and i fount lots of svchost related issues ...some suggested a clean boot and i tried that ...3 or 4 svchost but i tested out the processor lag by holding left click on desktop and dragging it all along the background ....explorer.exe was still creating lag ....how can this be ? im playing league of legends and only half of my processor is being used ....before installing windows i played need for speed " the run " and it worked like it should ....if this is a processor issue why does it work with bigger programs and not with insignificant ones

 

[Catalin Ivanciu]

here's what I suggest...

- go buy a legal version of windows 7
- install onto a fresh drive, delete all partitions if there are any
- install motherboard drivers, chipset drivers and network drivers
- install windows updates including SP1- this takes roughly 3-4 reboots after continuing to download and install updates
- install video drivers

after all that is done, you will be left with a FRESH INSTALL of windows and be at the desktop.
Run IE and tell us if you have lag

If you do, then you somehow managed to bork your motherboard and/or processor and/or memory with static electricity while trying to clean it.

the problem existed before i started cleaning my computer ....i tought the ram might be full of negative energy and it would do some good to the computer if i left it unplugged for a while , but that was not the issue ....i can't aford a lega copy of windows ...even though that is not the problem here ....i have a low budget pc ...

 

[Catalin Ivanciu]

You could have an issue with your motherboard's onboard sound then, you might try disabling your onboard sound and see if that remedies the situation, if it does, a $20 sound card will fix your issue.

the sound is not the problem ....everything else does the same ...

 

[dingo07]

....i can't aford a lega copy of windows ...

We do not condone illegal activity, nor do we help those that are using pirated software - I will help you no further unless you're using a legal copy of windows... which Very Well Can Be the Issue

good luck

 

[Catalin Ivanciu]

....i can't aford a lega copy of windows ...

We do not condone illegal activity, nor do we help those that are using pirated software - I will help you no further unless you're using a legal copy of windows... which Very Well Can Be the Issue

good luck

you dident help me at all to begin with , you barely have any ideea about computers from what i've seen and lastly ..i dont really care if you help me or not , take care now



"pease stop writing basic computer information and trying to help as any idiot can google search on how to properly format and instal a fresh copy of " legal " windows " ....my problem surpasses you

 

[Giannis Papageorgis]

....i can't aford a lega copy of windows ...

We do not condone illegal activity, nor do we help those that are using pirated software - I will help you no further unless you're using a legal copy of windows... which Very Well Can Be the Issue

good luck

you dident help me at all to begin with , you barely have any ideea about computers from what i've seen and lastly ..i dont really care if you help me or not , take care now



"pease stop writing basic computer information and trying to help as any idiot can google search on how to properly format and instal a fresh copy of " legal " windows " ....my problem surpasses you

 

[Giannis Papageorgis]

it happens no win 7 x64 sometimes after the auto hold mode.
try open yr power manager and check the settings
it usually donno why changes them into low power and auto save them angain donno why
but it happens so change them to full again and yll be allright!

 

[NickPC]

Do what Giannis Papageorgis said it worked for me.

@Giannis Papageorgis
OMFG THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO,
I NEARLY WANTED TO DESTROY MY PC!

 

[YKY]

it happens no win 7 x64 sometimes after the auto hold mode.
try open yr power manager and check the settings
it usually donno why changes them into low power and auto save them angain donno why
but it happens so change them to full again and yll be allright!

Thank you! I was working with my friends laptop for 2 days now, and was always having this issue.
I tried all antiviruses, nukeing hdd with dban, installing drivers over and over and over, but it was always the same.
And the solution was this... really Microsoft....

Whatever man thank you very much! You are the very bottom of the MAN!

 

[Fred A]

it happens no win 7 x64 sometimes after the auto hold mode.
try open yr power manager and check the settings
it usually donno why changes them into low power and auto save them angain donno why
but it happens so change them to full again and yll be allright!

I am having the same lag issue. I am not that computer savvy. Where do I find the "power manager"?

Thanks.

 

[rthamper]

it happens no win 7 x64 sometimes after the auto hold mode.
try open yr power manager and check the settings
it usually donno why changes them into low power and auto save them angain donno why
but it happens so change them to full again and yll be allright!

I am having the same lag issue. I am not that computer savvy. Where do I find the "power manager"?

Thanks.

 

[rthamper]

Fred, Power Manager is accessible via Control Panel.

 

[MegaXz]

I recently windows rebooted my laptop to factory settings and it was fine. After I did a massive load of Windows Update and got to SP1, it was also fine. The next batch of 38 windows update however caused me to lag (even as I type this) on everything I do, this goes to browsing the internet, to working with graphics, to typing this for example there is a 1-2 second delay and playing any games. I already have an antivirus and I have a legit version of Windows 7 64-bit. What I suggest is not to download all of the windows update after SP1, or at least not the most recently released updates.

 

[skullwreak]

thanks a ton... power options did the trick for me...

 

[mahdi503]

Start > All Programs > Windows Update. If some updates have failed to install, take note of their KB###### number and download the standalone update installer for that particular update.

When you say Windows is lagging, how is it lagging? Does the audio lag with it? Also, what is your motherboard model number?

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hey i start having the same problem 2 days ago , about every 1 or 2 min every thing lags from audio to video and mouse ,even youtube , mp3s , like the hole computer stops to half a second and then continue on.
my pc is a dell xps , i7 processor ,gtm540 , original win7 64bit
help please??????

 

[Frankuss]

it happens no win 7 x64 sometimes after the auto hold mode.
try open yr power manager and check the settings
it usually donno why changes them into low power and auto save them angain donno why
but it happens so change them to full again and yll be allright!

emm... where actualy it is, where can change low to full, where? u might higer and power save?

 

[Hyperion_Unity]

Yes, all it takes is a few days of online browsing in the wrong sites unprotected to collect a plethora of bugs that will slow down your CPU.

Hmm...could be a motherboard issue...have you tried swapping MoBo's to see if that's the issue? Also, could be a PSU issue, when parts aren't getting enough power they heat up fighting for power that isn't there...what's your PSU? I know you said 550W but what make/model?

Edit: Also, you said the CPU was laying around a while...could be a damaged/faulty CPU at this point as well...time to roll up your sleeves and begin trouble shooting.

my psu Inter-Tech Energon 550W ...i have no other motherboards to experiment with ...i mean to be honest right now the computer is running so smooth ..but as soon as i strating browsing the internet it goes wild on me ...same with skype as ive tried diferent programs to see how it reacts ...and about that trouble shooting , i ve already posted information using latencyMon ...i belive it specifies that my procesor dosent work on full speed only 2200 mgh instead of 2800 like it should ...strangely enough the programs that use most of my cpu are internet related ...unlike a full hd movie or something similar like a game...i tried switching some cpu options in bios ...nothing changed

After navigating to a page that is known to reliably cause this lag, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Device Manager > Network Adapters and disable all network devices. Report if the lag persists.

Hi, your solution worked for me, except that I need to use the internet and your solution has me disable all the network adapters... Is there a deeper solution at play here?

 

[Aswin B]

the power management helped... thanks

 

[AMilkisA]

the power management helped... thanks

how did you do it?can you post here the exact thing you did?i am really confused.i too have this same problem.thanks

 

[marikola]

hi!

i know it's a while, but i was very unhappy maself about the microstutters
after installing directx 9.0c on windows 7 the lag was gone! maybe it will work also for others.

regards