So this problem has been going on for about a month now. It's only really noticable in games (WoW, L4D, CS), but in those games it IS very noticable. Every 10 seconds or so ill get a lag spike that last's around 5 seconds. I recently got a new video card (I guess around the same time the problem started now that I think about it) but it's drivers are completely up to date. I got another modem (was overdue anyway) but that only appeared to help for a day or so. I use a wireless router however I have tried plugging directly into the modem and it doesn't help whatsoever. When I used my computer at a friends house I didn't have any lag issues at all. OS is XP Pro with service pack 1. Any ideas?
Edit: Also I've noticed sometimes browser pages load wrong, as in the layouts aren't correct. I'm using Opera.
ReEdit: Also a couple things I forgot to mention. My wireless is set to unsecure with no password (I know, probably not the smartest thing) and the speed says its
300 Mbps and the signal strength is excellent (not surprising though, the router is sitting next to my desk).
Forgot to mention I got a new HDD at the same time as the graphics card, because my old one died. and my audio constantly cuts out and theres static with it. Even youtube videos sometimes jump to random parts of the video by themselves. And to be honest, I'm pretty certain there wasn't lag at my friends house, but since the internet has been working sporadically, maybe it really is my computer and that was just a lucky break. Also, mouse seems to lag and jump a litte.
Opera is now lagging, and the computer randomly restarted itself. Log back in and get an error saying "The system has recovered from a serious error."
Edit: Also I've noticed sometimes browser pages load wrong, as in the layouts aren't correct. I'm using Opera.
ReEdit: Also a couple things I forgot to mention. My wireless is set to unsecure with no password (I know, probably not the smartest thing) and the speed says its
300 Mbps and the signal strength is excellent (not surprising though, the router is sitting next to my desk).
Forgot to mention I got a new HDD at the same time as the graphics card, because my old one died. and my audio constantly cuts out and theres static with it. Even youtube videos sometimes jump to random parts of the video by themselves. And to be honest, I'm pretty certain there wasn't lag at my friends house, but since the internet has been working sporadically, maybe it really is my computer and that was just a lucky break. Also, mouse seems to lag and jump a litte.
Opera is now lagging, and the computer randomly restarted itself. Log back in and get an error saying "The system has recovered from a serious error."
Last edited: