Poor Performance and driver failing on 970

Enable on-board audio in BIOS and then install the drivers should be all that is needed.
Don't mess with Advanced boot options.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1AMD Phenom 2 1090T2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unga...MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
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Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
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3xAcer GD245HQ
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1920x1080
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Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
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HighPower 1000W
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Cooler Master HAF 932
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Noctua NH-D14
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Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
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100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
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ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
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IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
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Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
Thanks for the picture kory.
I just wanted to see if a basic default setting was okay and it is.
 

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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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PC/Desktop
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Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
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INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
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EVGA Platium 1200W
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Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
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XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
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Das 4 Professional
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Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
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100 mbits
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Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
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I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
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LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
I disabled the Nvidea HD audio and sound works fine for about 5 mins then just stops, but it has no effect on the performance problem or spikes.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i3 CPU 550 @3.20GhzAti Radeon HD 5700 Series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 CPU 550 @3.20Ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Ati Radeon HD 5700 Series
Browser
Mozilla Firefox
also it was only with a game that I was playing that the audio just stopped for other programs like my browser it worked fine.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i3 CPU 550 @3.20GhzAti Radeon HD 5700 Series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 CPU 550 @3.20Ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Ati Radeon HD 5700 Series
Browser
Mozilla Firefox
OK so it clearly isn't the sound, what should I try now?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel Core i3 CPU 550 @3.20GhzAti Radeon HD 5700 Series
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 CPU 550 @3.20Ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Ati Radeon HD 5700 Series
Browser
Mozilla Firefox
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