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Performance related lag spikes
Hello Everybody!
I am a new member to this forum, so please bear with me here.
Recently I have been getting random lag spikes, where my computer would freeze for a duration of about 2 seconds and would happen every 20 seconds or so. This becomes really frustrating when I play games or even just go about my daily activities, as you can imagine.
The weird thing is sometimes a lag spike occurs... I keep hearing a usb device connecting (the default sound that windows makes when a usb device connects or disconnects) through my speakers. I only have three devices plugged in to my computer via USB: my mouse, keyboard, wireless network card.
I have tried every trick in the book (at least that I know of), such as:
-virus scans (using AVG)
-malware scans (using Malware Bytes)
-registry fixes/disk cleanups (using AML)
-system restore
-disk defrag
-driver updates (video card, network card, etc.)
etc...
My system specs:
AMD Phenom 9850 @ 2.5Ghz
ATI Radeon HD4870 @ 512MB GDDR5
OCZ Platinum Series RAM @ 4GB Dual-Channel
Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD @ 7200rpm
Thermaltake 750W power supply
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
I am running out of options, and the last thing that I want to do is re-format my hard drive! Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks :)