- Apr 15, 2013
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After a few weeks of stumbling around fruitlessly, I'm turning to you guys for some help.
Let me catch you up on my problem, so far.
Every 1-2 minutes, the computer freezes for just a moment. This freeze lasts for half a second, and will freeze video and either stutter or simply silence audio. It's made playing video games, watching shows, and all that jazz extremely irritating.
This problem occurs no matter what my P.C. is doing. Regardless of whether I am playing a video game or staring at the desktop, it still freezes every 1-2 minutes.
The issue first started occurring after I took apart my computer, tried a new motherboard (found out it didn't fit), and then reassembled it (so no new parts). That's when I first noticed it. Since then, here's a list of what I've tried:
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Re-assembling my computer 2 more times, just to make sure.
Using a canned-air duster to recreate Hurricane Wilma inside my case.
Completely formatted every drive, re-installing windows from nothing, updating all drivers to latest, and even installing a new SSD instead of a hard drive.
Grunted at BIOS angrily (only re-calibrated CPU speed).
Applied new thermal paste to CPU
Tracked Event Viewer/Performance monitor for a visible error. Couldn't find anything that matched the frequency of my freezes.
Considered re-create printer scene from Office Space.
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I've experienced a freeze about 6 times while typing this, and only 1 error has shown up in event viewer: A (possibly) harmless WMI event ID 10 error. And for the record, I'm not even sure if it's a CPU error, I'm just noticing some random spikes.
So, what can I do? I'd appreciate all the help I can get.
Let me catch you up on my problem, so far.
Every 1-2 minutes, the computer freezes for just a moment. This freeze lasts for half a second, and will freeze video and either stutter or simply silence audio. It's made playing video games, watching shows, and all that jazz extremely irritating.
This problem occurs no matter what my P.C. is doing. Regardless of whether I am playing a video game or staring at the desktop, it still freezes every 1-2 minutes.
The issue first started occurring after I took apart my computer, tried a new motherboard (found out it didn't fit), and then reassembled it (so no new parts). That's when I first noticed it. Since then, here's a list of what I've tried:
__________________________________
Re-assembling my computer 2 more times, just to make sure.
Using a canned-air duster to recreate Hurricane Wilma inside my case.
Completely formatted every drive, re-installing windows from nothing, updating all drivers to latest, and even installing a new SSD instead of a hard drive.
Grunted at BIOS angrily (only re-calibrated CPU speed).
Applied new thermal paste to CPU
Tracked Event Viewer/Performance monitor for a visible error. Couldn't find anything that matched the frequency of my freezes.
Considered re-create printer scene from Office Space.
__________________________________
I've experienced a freeze about 6 times while typing this, and only 1 error has shown up in event viewer: A (possibly) harmless WMI event ID 10 error. And for the record, I'm not even sure if it's a CPU error, I'm just noticing some random spikes.
So, what can I do? I'd appreciate all the help I can get.
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