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April 20, 2014 7:56:32 AM

Hey guys, I am playing Mafia 2 on Windows 8.1 Pro x64 . The problem is after a minute , it freezes for a second and then resumes the gameplay. It is running smooth BUT it freezes a second and then resumes normal gameplay. It is happening continuously after some time. Same thing happened with Bioshock 1 when I played it .
My Rig is Core i7 4771 , 16 GB DDR3 RAM, Asus GTX 760 DirectII OC , Win 8.1 Pro x64.
Is it happening because I am playing older games on Windows 8.1 ? Or is it happening because of something else ?
What could it be and how to solve it ? I have many games I wanna play.
Kindly help.


Thanks in advance

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April 20, 2014 8:02:05 AM

may help monitor temperatures cpu,gpu,didyou update your video drivers.whats the model of your power supply.
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April 20, 2014 8:14:17 AM

GPU-Z and real temperatures i using and recommending.
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April 20, 2014 8:02:21 AM

Does it keep on happening consistently, like does it keep on stopping again and again after an hour or so of gaming?
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April 20, 2014 8:11:36 AM

kapitalistas said:
may help monitor temperatures cpu,gpu,didyou update your video drivers.whats the model of your power supply.

Yes I have the latest Nvidia Driver and my PSU is Cooler Master 700 W. How to know the temp while gaming ? Which software ?

SethJPC said:
Does it keep on happening consistently, like does it keep on stopping again and again after an hour or so of gaming?

Yes it happens continuously after 2 mins of gameplay . It freezes for a second and then backs to normal , and then happens again and then normal again . It keeps on happening.

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April 20, 2014 8:19:00 AM

It could be some background program trying to give you an alert of high RAM usage or something by the game, when you don't click it (because your in-game), it will come back about a minute later to try to get you to aknowledge it. For example my games would sometimes exit randomly and Norton would pop up with a performance alert.
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April 20, 2014 8:23:33 AM

kapitalistas said:
GPU-Z and real temperatures i using and recommending.


This is my CPU temp.
CPU TEMP
This is my GPU temp.
GPU TEMP
I took these temperatures while keeping MAFIA 2 minimized.

SethJPC said:
It could be some background program trying to give you an alert of high RAM usage or something by the game, when you don't click it (because your in-game), it will come back about a minute later to try to get you to aknowledge it. For example my games would sometimes exit randomly and Norton would pop up with a performance alert.


I am using Avast. and there is no background program running as far as I can see in the taskbar.
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April 20, 2014 8:28:12 AM

why people (gamers:) )still using antiviruses programs i run my rig a year and a half only with defender always up to date no problem,i remember they always pop-up in the very important scene. like your one kill away(MW2)from getting a nuke and antivirus pops-up.im just saying.
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April 20, 2014 8:29:50 AM

kapitalistas said:
why people (gamers:) )still using antiviruses programs i run my rig a year and a half only with defender always up to date no problem,i remember they always pop-up in the very important scene. like your one kill away(MW2)from getting a nuke and antivirus pops-up.im just saying.


You mean the inbuilt defender that is on Win 8.1 ? Does that do the job ?

And are those temperatures normal ?
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April 20, 2014 8:30:09 AM

Aiden2k13 said:
kapitalistas said:
GPU-Z and real temperatures i using and recommending.


This is my CPU temp.
CPU TEMP
This is my GPU temp.
GPU TEMP

I took these temperatures while keeping MAFIA 2 minimized.

SethJPC said:
It could be some background program trying to give you an alert of high RAM usage or something by the game, when you don't click it (because your in-game), it will come back about a minute later to try to get you to aknowledge it. For example my games would sometimes exit randomly and Norton would pop up with a performance alert.


I am using Avast. and there is no background program running as far as I can see in the taskbar.
thats the only for cpu :(  sames screens.

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April 20, 2014 8:32:57 AM

kapitalistas said:
why people (gamers:) )still using antiviruses programs i run my rig a year and a half only with defender always up to date no problem,i remember they always pop-up in the very important scene. like your one kill away(MW2)from getting a nuke and antivirus pops-up.im just saying.


They are generally better at stopping the most suttle threats, Windows Defender will generally keep a system safe, they are just like an extra padlock I guess. Also the one he has (Avast) is very low on system usage as to not interfere with gaming.

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April 20, 2014 8:36:03 AM

Aiden2k13 said:
13135664,0,1577176 said:

You mean the inbuilt defender that is on Win 8.1 ? Does that do the job ?
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yes and yes.i dint even installed any Windows security updates they still there, not touching.actually some users or all users use autoupdate and its recommended by M$ but i like to check manually for updates.

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April 20, 2014 8:47:04 AM

kapitalistas said:
Aiden2k13 said:
kapitalistas said:
GPU-Z and real temperatures i using and recommending.


This is my CPU temp.
CPU TEMP
This is my GPU temp.
GPU TEMP

I took these temperatures while keeping MAFIA 2 minimized.

SethJPC said:
It could be some background program trying to give you an alert of high RAM usage or something by the game, when you don't click it (because your in-game), it will come back about a minute later to try to get you to aknowledge it. For example my games would sometimes exit randomly and Norton would pop up with a performance alert.


I am using Avast. and there is no background program running as far as I can see in the taskbar.
thats the only for cpu :(  sames screens.



Fixed it .
CPU temp : http://
GPU temp : http://
So, what could be the problem and how to fix it ?
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April 20, 2014 8:49:10 AM

Aiden2k13 said:
kapitalistas said:
Aiden2k13 said:
kapitalistas said:
GPU-Z and real temperatures i using and recommending.


This is my CPU temp.
CPU TEMP
This is my GPU temp.
GPU TEMP

I took these temperatures while keeping MAFIA 2 minimized.

SethJPC said:
It could be some background program trying to give you an alert of high RAM usage or something by the game, when you don't click it (because your in-game), it will come back about a minute later to try to get you to aknowledge it. For example my games would sometimes exit randomly and Norton would pop up with a performance alert.


I am using Avast. and there is no background program running as far as I can see in the taskbar.
thats the only for cpu :(  sames screens.



Sorry it was mistake I fixed it.
Here : GPU TEMP
CPU TEMP CPU TEMP

So, what could be the problem and how to fix it ?
GPU link didnt work.

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April 20, 2014 8:51:52 AM

kapitalistas said:
Aiden2k13 said:
kapitalistas said:
Aiden2k13 said:
kapitalistas said:
GPU-Z and real temperatures i using and recommending.


This is my CPU temp.
CPU TEMP
This is my GPU temp.
GPU TEMP

I took these temperatures while keeping MAFIA 2 minimized.

SethJPC said:
It could be some background program trying to give you an alert of high RAM usage or something by the game, when you don't click it (because your in-game), it will come back about a minute later to try to get you to aknowledge it. For example my games would sometimes exit randomly and Norton would pop up with a performance alert.


I am using Avast. and there is no background program running as far as I can see in the taskbar.
thats the only for cpu :(  sames screens.



Sorry it was mistake I fixed it.
Here : GPU TEMP
CPU TEMP CPU TEMP

So, what could be the problem and how to fix it ?
GPU link didnt work.



Fixed it again .
CPU temp : http://
GPU temp : http://

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April 20, 2014 9:02:44 AM

you may run some test memtest . its good pc build.and like prime95.
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April 20, 2014 9:12:33 AM

So are those temperatures are okay and normal ?
And how to operate prime95 and what portion shall I take the Screenshot for posting here ?
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April 20, 2014 9:22:19 AM

Aiden2k13 said:
So are those temperatures are okay and normal ?
And how to operate prime95 and what portion shall I take the Screenshot for posting here ?
the temperatures okay.i mean run prime95 as stress test your pc.and make sure your games in exception in your antivirus and windows defender.
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April 20, 2014 9:59:42 AM

kapitalistas said:
Aiden2k13 said:
So are those temperatures are okay and normal ?
And how to operate prime95 and what portion shall I take the Screenshot for posting here ?
the temperatures okay.i mean run prime95 as stress test your pc.and make sure your games in exception in your antivirus and windows defender.


I just ran prime95 . it seems okay and avast does not have any exclusion list and as I have avast installed , windows defender is disabled by itself.

So, how to fix the problem ?
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April 20, 2014 10:36:00 AM

freeze it can be software or hardware related problem it can be anything .some users solve by just updating video drivers. can be overclocking hardware problem,some fix by updating BIOS or just flash them.the easiest way is run some more tests like memory test :http://www.tecflap.com/2013/10/04/windows-memory-diagno...
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