So I've had this problem for months now, I probably should have done something about it a long time a go. But it's always been just below the threshold of annoying, for me to always ignore it. I think it's time to finally fix this issue!
I got my shiny new PC from Cyberpower in September 2021. I can't say exactly when the problem started, but it's probably been around 6 months (I know...). At the time, I don't remember thinking that anything noticeable had changed to cause it, it just started out of the blue.
The issue - in no noticeable pattern - but probably no more frequently than every few hours - the system will basically slow down for a few seconds (1-5secs) and then catch back up and carry on as normal. It happens in games, while watching a movie or youtube. Anywhere really. It causes both visual and audio to slow down at the same rate. In videos, once it's finished lagging, it'll just carry back on. In games - once it stops lagging - the game will usually speed up for a few seconds, as if it's trying to catch up (everything will move super fast, including the sound).
Another thing I've noticed, perhaps in a similar timeframe, and again not annoying enough for me to have done anything about it. But sometimes, when I try to play certain videos online, it will cause strange glitching artifacts across the whole screen. It especially happens with embedded videos, for example on reddit, when I mouse over them. Don't know if these issues are related or seperate.
I still have a couple of years of warranty, but the last thing I want them to do is take my PC away to repair it or replace it. It's really a last resort, which I might have to do, if it turns out to be a major hardware issue.
My system specs:
Windows 11 (Everything is always kept up to date, drivers etc.)
ASUS TUF GAMING X570-Plus: ATX w/ RGB, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2, SATA3, 2x M.2
MD Ryzen 9 5950X - 16-Core 3.40GHz, 4.9GHz Turbo - 64MB L3 Cache Processor
MSI GeForce® RTX 3080 Ti 12GB
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4/3600mhz Dual Channel Memory
Cyberpower Masterliquid Lite 360 Liquid Cooling System w/ 360mm Radiator
2TB (1x2TB) XPG GAMMIX S70 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD - 7400MB/s Read & 6800MB/s Write
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD - 560MB/s Read / 530MB/s Write
4TB Seagate BarraCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 5400RPM Hard Drive
Corsair RM1000X 1000W 80+ Gold Modular Gaming Power Supply
If any other information is needed, ask away. I'm be very grateful if anyone can help me solve this problem.
I got my shiny new PC from Cyberpower in September 2021. I can't say exactly when the problem started, but it's probably been around 6 months (I know...). At the time, I don't remember thinking that anything noticeable had changed to cause it, it just started out of the blue.
The issue - in no noticeable pattern - but probably no more frequently than every few hours - the system will basically slow down for a few seconds (1-5secs) and then catch back up and carry on as normal. It happens in games, while watching a movie or youtube. Anywhere really. It causes both visual and audio to slow down at the same rate. In videos, once it's finished lagging, it'll just carry back on. In games - once it stops lagging - the game will usually speed up for a few seconds, as if it's trying to catch up (everything will move super fast, including the sound).
Another thing I've noticed, perhaps in a similar timeframe, and again not annoying enough for me to have done anything about it. But sometimes, when I try to play certain videos online, it will cause strange glitching artifacts across the whole screen. It especially happens with embedded videos, for example on reddit, when I mouse over them. Don't know if these issues are related or seperate.
I still have a couple of years of warranty, but the last thing I want them to do is take my PC away to repair it or replace it. It's really a last resort, which I might have to do, if it turns out to be a major hardware issue.
My system specs:
Windows 11 (Everything is always kept up to date, drivers etc.)
ASUS TUF GAMING X570-Plus: ATX w/ RGB, PCIe 4.0, USB 3.2, SATA3, 2x M.2
MD Ryzen 9 5950X - 16-Core 3.40GHz, 4.9GHz Turbo - 64MB L3 Cache Processor
MSI GeForce® RTX 3080 Ti 12GB
32GB (2x16GB) DDR4/3600mhz Dual Channel Memory
Cyberpower Masterliquid Lite 360 Liquid Cooling System w/ 360mm Radiator
2TB (1x2TB) XPG GAMMIX S70 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD - 7400MB/s Read & 6800MB/s Write
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD - 560MB/s Read / 530MB/s Write
4TB Seagate BarraCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 5400RPM Hard Drive
Corsair RM1000X 1000W 80+ Gold Modular Gaming Power Supply
If any other information is needed, ask away. I'm be very grateful if anyone can help me solve this problem.