Question Why does my computer keep having lag spikes and freezing randomly?

robotjetx101

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Every since I built my new PC (Specs listed below) it's been getting very bad lag spikes that last anywhere from half a second to 6+ seconds. (Average being about 3 seconds) Having my task manager open, I see the CPU, SSD disk reaching 100% for how ever long the lag spike is. The GPU also does this, however it only spikes for a split second. This problem occurs when gaming. Minecraft to Metro Exodus full setting or browsing chrome with one tab open or looking through my computer files -it's completely random. All driver are up to date (Are there SSD drivers? Couldn't find any) I have latest Chipset drivers as well. One thing maybe worth mentioning is after getting Windows 10 64 bit installed, I messes around A LOT with spiting the drive in half to make partitions ect, just playing with it. If anyone needs more information please ask i'm probably going to end up doing a clean install to see if it fixes it. I'll capture a screen shot of the resource monitor when it spikes again.Thanks! I

Specs:.

-RYZEN5 2600 Socket AM4 3.9Ghz
-MSI Performance Gaming (B450 Gaming Plus)
-MSI GTX 1070 TI Duke 8G Graphic Cards
-Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz
-Kingston 480GB A400 SSD (Windows 10 64 Bit install on here)
-EVGA 600 B1, 80+ BRONZE 600W
- 1TB WD Bluw HDD
 
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Apr 1, 2019
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I have a really similar problem. Sometimes when the lag spike is really bad, the monitors even get shut down for a moment or my game crashes. Lag spikes also happen when not in a game but less intense