my pc freezes random interval at a second

lexy28

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The problem
During regular computing, my computer will hang for a period of roughly 1 to 2 seconds, and then will return to normal operating procedure. This will happen at random intervals, maybe two or three times in a minute, or only once every fifteen minutes.

Here are examples of what I'm talking about:

(1) Let's say I'm typing an email, and all of a sudden, as I'm typing out a sentence, the letters I hit on the keyboard aren't showing up. After the 1 to 2 second waiting period, all the letters I had just typed that didn't show up will all be printed out into the email window... it's like they are being printed through a for loop (one at a time, very quickly, sequentially).

(2) I'm surfing the Internet, and as I move my mouse toward a link I want to click, the pointer doesn't turn into the little hand, even though the mouse can still move. I can click on the link (even though nothing will happen), and then after the waiting period is over, the little hand will show up, followed very quickly by the link being displayed as active, and then the new page will open.

specs
windows 8 Pentium Dual core CPU E5300 2.60ghz
32 bit
ram: 2GB

please help me to fix it.
 
Solution
Your PC is sounding like its pretty outdated. You only have 2GB of RAM, watch your RAM usage and if its above 70% when you're just doing your normal stuff then you need more RAM. Also you only have a 32-bit processor, I would also suggest you getting a better CPU that supports 64-bit instructions.

taylorak9

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Your PC is sounding like its pretty outdated. You only have 2GB of RAM, watch your RAM usage and if its above 70% when you're just doing your normal stuff then you need more RAM. Also you only have a 32-bit processor, I would also suggest you getting a better CPU that supports 64-bit instructions.
 
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