Frequent "not responding" errors in windows 7 and slowdowns

[Proximon]

I remember typing out a response at some point

Ah well, Raiddinn covered it. except to link the monthly recommended GPU list done here at TH:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html

 

[Guest]

Hi I'm having the same problem as mrbeanladen, but don't understand the solution he has found. Can someone help me with it?

See: https://www.box.com/s/5f1i43gknp6pj9ngzgpp for my specs (made with Everest)

Thank you very much in advance, the problem is very very annoying.

Yours,
Pim

 

[Testingman]

It is likely the operating system (Windows 7). To test this, install Linux on a new, small disk partition and boot from that to see if you still have an issue. If Linux runs OK without any stutters, then you don't have a hardware issue. This method of testing is typically much quicker (and cheaper!) than playing around in the BIOS for ages, swapping RAM, getting new PSUs etc. If Linux stutters as well, then you have confirmed a hardware issue.

 

[birchyboy]

Did you ever find a solution for the transient Windows 7 pauses?

I have the same problem - new installation of the OS, fully updated. Processor not significantly overclocked, high end Graphics card. The mouse pointer flashing locks, so I know when it's happening and there's no regular periodicity to it. I initially suspected Indexing, but it's the same with that switched off.

Running the PC on Linux - no pausing.

Running the PC with no Firefox, antivirus off, the pausing / temporary 'not responding' continues. It's not my user profile, since the Administrator account I use for minimal desktop gets the same problem. I tried disabling Indexing, but that has no effect either.

Interestingly, there's no noticeable similar effect when I'm gaming on any of the programs, even high use like Tomb Raider 2013 in 3-D and full screen (1920x1080).

Anybody got any ideas?

 

[eltemple]

Hi Mr. Bean Laden (nice nick)

I'm having exactly the same issue.
I'm on troubleshooting time around this problem and hope finding the actual solution (avoiding non-solution-driven workarounds)

Cheers

Here are my specs and some info about my build that i posteon on another thread:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/323941-10-voltage-normal-2400 (i originally started this thread but then i thought that CPU isn't the only one to blame for this slowdown and decided I should ask in this part of the forums too, i listed my specs there)
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I get frequent slowdowns in windows7, lots of windows "stop responding" just for a fraction of a second (this is a really weird and REALLY annoying problem, it seems like my pc hates me. Every time this happens, it just ignores the last command, last typed letter, last pressed button, you can imagine how angry i get when i write paragraphs of text only to notice at the end that half of the letters are missing), and sometimes when i look at the taskbar while windows "stop responding" i can see that the icons disappear and reappear in like a second, what could this mean? I scanned my PC 100% with nod32 v5 smart security, spybot search and destroy and malwarebytes anti malware. I also defragged my pc with Defraggler, I always keep it at under 10% fragmentation), and cleaned my PC with CCleaner... I have the latest drivers for everything important, and winsat mem shows my ram is perfectly fine, 2x2gb kingston 9-9-9-27 1600mhz and has a score of about 25000mb/s

I have never even dreamed that an ALMOST perfect processor (i have a 2400 which should be the best processor if you don't overclock too much, the perfect one i guess is the 2500k or 2600k right?) would slow down so much, i remember being happy on XP with a 1ghz processor, then moved on to a single core 2ghz laptop with non DDR ram with a shitty integrated x3100 chip, and now I have a supposedly very good processor and sometimes windows7 feels as slow on this computer as it did on my pitiful laptop, why is this so? Is this normal? No matter how much money you invest in a PC, windows will always run like piss? The good part about this is that games work perfectly fine, I'm probably dont have as much FPS as other people wouldve with my build but I'm fine with what i have now...