[SOLVED] Lag spikes every 20-30 sec for 2 seconds, then goes back to perfect. Not sure why?

[exitforever]

Hi, every 20-30 seconds my lag spikes, not sure why? I checked the CPU and GPU and they seem fine, but one problem I am noticing is that my hard drive goes to 100 percent usage every 4 seconds then goes back down. Can anyone help me?

 

[Phaaze88]

Post the PC's full specs.

one problem I am noticing is that my hard drive goes to 100 percent usage every 4 seconds then goes back down.

It could be:
-running out of ram. When that happens, the system writes temporary files to the hard drive, which is much slower than physical memory, thus everything slows down
-virus or malware
-running a slower 5400rpm storage drive? In a game where the files need to be accessed frequently, this may be problematic.

Perhaps a combination of the 3.

 

[exitforever]

I redownloaded the games on another drive and they don't lag at all. Why is my drive peaking the way it is?

 

[exitforever]

Its a WD Black 2 TB

 

[Phaaze88]

Please click the green human to continue - UserBenchmark

Post the link to the test results.

 

[exitforever]

error opening file for writing

 

[Phaaze88]

error opening file for writing

Ok, since that didn't work, we have to take the longer way around...
I need you to post the PC's full specs.

 

[exitforever]

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair VII Hero WIFi
Ram: G.Skill 3200 (2x8)
Power Supply: CorsairRM750
CPU: Ryzen 2700x
GPU: EVGA gtx 1070
Drives:
WD Black 2 TB (the one thats having problems)
Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD

 

[exitforever]

was working fine for awhile, now ever 10-20 sec it jumps up to 100 percent usage, i cant figure out the program thats doing it though.

 

[exitforever]

could it be an issue with the connection? both wd lifeguard and windows find no issues with it.

 

[Phaaze88]

Download and run Crystal Disk Info and check the health of the HDD: https://crystalmark.info/redirect.php?product=CrystalDiskInfoInstaller

I'd also suggest running Adwcleaner to rule out any viruses/malware: https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/
It's pretty good at finding things that tend to get past Defender.

 

[exitforever]

Will do, and i'll let you know.

 

[exitforever]

CrystalDisk says good, the other program didn't do anything because I already ran malwarebytes.

 

[Phaaze88]

Running any 3rd party software, like Msi Dragon Center, NZXT Cam, Corsair iCUE, Zone Alarm, Avast, etc?

What games are you playing? Perhaps one of them is suffering from a memory leak, forcing disk usage?
Have you tried verifying file integrity?

 

[exitforever]

is it just not fast enough to run apex or path of exile and not lag? i can go get another ssd

 

[Phaaze88]

What does Task Manager show for Memory usage during these hiccups?

What are the top 5 applications for Disk usage as well?

We should make sure everything is working normally before you go out and get an SSD... only to find that nothing changes.