Sudden Fps drops in all games

Gary Broox

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Jun 30, 2013
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Everytime I play a game, I have sudden fps drops. They occur every 20 seconds.
Altough the rest of the time the game i'm playing runs great (60+ fps), I just suddenly experience extreme lagg (1-5 fps).

Here are my specifications:
Intel Pentium Duo CPU 2.80GHz

2.00 GB RAM

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS - 500MB

I can set the game on full graphics and still have the same framerate between the drops but even with the lowest settings I have these drops. This also happens in less perfomance demanding games.

Could this be because of my graphics card or have I done anything wrong :(


 
First thing I'd check is dust. If it has been a while since you opened up the case and cleaned it out, there's a pretty good chance you are simply overheating.

Look for every fan you have, including motherboard chipset fan if it has one, graphics card fan, cpu fan etc.