2 minute lag spikes, I cannot figure it out.

#1 - June 7, 2011, 7:42 a.m.

So it happened about 1 week ago. I started to get lag spikes for about 2 minutes exactly every single time; my FPS would go down to 1. I would tab out and even my computer would be slowed down, the web browsers and everything would be slowed. Then out of no where it would just snap out of it, and be fine. The happenings have been more and more since last week, so much so that it happens every 10 minutes. ( it will lag for 2 minute every 10 minutes or so) I have run hardware, software, connection, virus scans, re installed wow completely and nothing has worked whatsoever. I don't want to have to reformat my computer, can anyone help?

Autonomy

#1 - June 7, 2011, 7:42 a.m.

So it happened about 1 week ago. I started to get lag spikes for about 2 minutes exactly every single time; my FPS would go down to 1. I would tab out and even my computer would be slowed down, the web browsers and everything would be slowed. Then out of no where it would just snap out of it, and be fine. The happenings have been more and more since last week, so much so that it happens every 10 minutes. ( it will lag for 2 minute every 10 minutes or so) I have run hardware, software, connection, virus scans, re installed wow completely and nothing has worked whatsoever. I don't want to have to reformat my computer, can anyone help?

Omrakos

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#5 - June 8, 2011, 2:23 a.m.

Autonomy ,

It does indeed sound like it's overheating.

Download and run HWMonitor from http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.16-setup.exe

Now start the game and let it run several minutes. Then exit or alt-tab out and look at the monitor program. See what the highest temperature is that the gpu and cpu reached.

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#5 - June 8, 2011, 2:23 a.m.

Autonomy ,

It does indeed sound like it's overheating.

Download and run HWMonitor from http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.16-setup.exe

Now start the game and let it run several minutes. Then exit or alt-tab out and look at the monitor program. See what the highest temperature is that the gpu and cpu reached.

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