After dealing with a nasty popup virus, I decided that doing a clean new install on my rig would be the safest bet...but I've been regretting it since I did it 5 days ago. The install goes just like normal, not the speediest process in the world, but the install completes and windows starts up. Now out of no where, every window I have open will stutter and lag, at times showing the (not responding) error indicator in the mix, and after installing the IMPORTANT updates for windows, after I'm told windows has to restart to complete the installations.
This I'd the last time I'm able to use the computer. Windows will reboot eventually, typically after letting her run all night at a blank screen with just a mouse cursor. Since the first attempt I have reinstalled windows completely and I do not install the windows updates first, but every other driver CD for my video cards and mobo... but after I restart my computer for the drivers to take affect, I am back at a version of windows with (not responding) all over again.
I am stumped. I've done several computer builds and installations before, but I'm drawing a blank on this one, and am even just saying acre it and jumping on the windows 8 band wagon thinking that since its the flavor of the month, there might be a little more support... But windows has impressed me before this way (Vista). So I turn to you guys for advice... Anything really. My rig is in tell i5 2500k, dual gtx 460 ski, 12gb corsair vengeance ram, hitatchi 1tb HDD, and 700w psu.
Sorry for the wall of text, but you guys are my last resort.
Thanks!
This I'd the last time I'm able to use the computer. Windows will reboot eventually, typically after letting her run all night at a blank screen with just a mouse cursor. Since the first attempt I have reinstalled windows completely and I do not install the windows updates first, but every other driver CD for my video cards and mobo... but after I restart my computer for the drivers to take affect, I am back at a version of windows with (not responding) all over again.
I am stumped. I've done several computer builds and installations before, but I'm drawing a blank on this one, and am even just saying acre it and jumping on the windows 8 band wagon thinking that since its the flavor of the month, there might be a little more support... But windows has impressed me before this way (Vista). So I turn to you guys for advice... Anything really. My rig is in tell i5 2500k, dual gtx 460 ski, 12gb corsair vengeance ram, hitatchi 1tb HDD, and 700w psu.
Sorry for the wall of text, but you guys are my last resort.
Thanks!