Very Annoying problem, need urgent help.

Here are spec's of my rig,
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3,0ghz 333 FSB
Abit IP35 PRO "Off limits" Motherboard.
2 gig ram 2x 1024mb Corsair XMS2 @ DDR 2 835mhz (Dual Channel)
EVGA Nvidia 8800 GTS 512 mb 670mhz GPU core and 972mhz Memory (1944 effective) STOCK
2 x Plextor DVD/RW/RAM drives.
1x WD Raptor 10.000 RPM 150gb (Games and Windows)
1x Samsung Spinpoint T166 500gb Storage
Thermaltake Armor Series Black.


I've got this !@$#@$#@ Issue which is being a horrible pain in the a$$. Whenever I am on my computer my system stutters nearly every minute (not constantly sometimes 2 times in a minute) My old system had this aswell. Everything is brand spankin' new.

I transfered my old stuff to my new computer. Such as, Music and documents.
I have AVG installed and scanned my system 10 times no virusses. Both HD's
I scanned for spyware. No spyware found (except tracking cookies which shouldn't be a big deal)
I do have a big music library which is 2600 songs big and other stuff like some Rar files and Zip files containing software.

I tried watching Task manager but I can't find anything that causes these stutters...
Please help me, this problem drives me mad. I hit my old PC cause of it. But now it's the same again.

PS: Is it normal in Quake 4 @ Ultra Quality 1280x1024 8x AA to have 20-30-60 fps Whenever I play on big fields it suddendly drops from 60 to 30 ... really fast. but it stays on 30.. whatever I do (this can't be normal) with the stutters it goes to 22 and turns back up again.

@ pat,
No the old PC has died :x going to take it away soon. But this PC is running a Ferrari 21" widescreen... @ 1680x1050 but I've always had that problem no matter what my display was.

Is the problem application specific or does it happen with all types of programs?

If you old system did the same thing:
1. Are the symptoms exactly the same?
2. Did you transfer any parts from the old to the new
3. What is the condition of the electrical power to the computer?
Were they both plugged into the same socket?
Try another socket?
What else is on the same socket and same household circuit?

LOG OF HIJACK THIS :


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)
Scan saved at 22:06:05, on 15-1-2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
C:\Program Files\Linksys\WUSB300N\WLService.exe
C:\Program Files\Linksys\WUSB300N\WUSB300N.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexStoreSvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\ALCFDRTM.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\usnsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLLoginProxy.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
G:\Setup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIEXEC.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsiExec.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsiExec.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Kevin C\My Documents\HiJackThis_v2.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.nl/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Aanmelden - Help - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SkyTel] SkyTel.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [JMB36X IDE Setup] C:\WINDOWS\RaidTool\xInsIDE.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [36X Raid Configurer] C:\WINDOWS\system32\xRaidSetup.exe boot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HPDJ Taskbar Utility] C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\hpztsb09.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools] "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" -lang 1033
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" clear
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ABIT uGuruIII] C:\Program Files\U-ABIT\uGuru\uGuru.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {215B8138-A3CF-44C5-803F-8226143CFC0A} (Trend Micro ActiveX Scan Agent 6.6) - http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/ [...] hcImpl.cab
O16 - DPF: {6F15128C-E66A-490C-B848-5000B5ABEEAC} (HP Download Manager) - https://h20436.www2.hp.com/ediags/d [...] DEXAXO.cab
O16 - DPF: {EF791A6B-FC12-4C68-99EF-FB9E207A39E6} (McFreeScan Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/ [...] cfscan.cab
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
O23 - Service: nTune Service (nTuneService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
O23 - Service: WUSB300NSvc - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Linksys\WUSB300N\WLService.exe

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End of file - 6692 bytes

Few Things:

4 installs at the same time?
G:\Setup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIEXEC.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsiExec.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsiExec.exe


Disable all of these startups:
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SkyTel] SkyTel.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [36X Raid Configurer] C:\WINDOWS\system32\xRaidSetup.exe boot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" clear
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ABIT uGuruIII] C:\Program Files\U-ABIT\uGuru\uGuru.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"

See what that does..

hmm ok, so similar to what others have asked, when do you notice this issue occuring, does the frequency of the glitch increase or decrease in certain conditions?

Example: Only happens in games and gets worse as a I play
or
Happens in windows on the desktop when Im not doing anything, and stays very consistant.

and listen to your hard drive if you can, if the hard drive make a loud(er) snap or clicking sound during the glitch, or if the hard drive seems to be thinking a lot.

Lastly, sort processes by memory usage, and see if any are abnormally high. Sometimes corrupt files can cause memory leaks.

EDIT:
Oh yea, what, if any hardware did you transfer from the old PC?
And dont hit this one anymore.

I have had streaking issues with OC'ed CPU's when the voltage is too high or too low. I am wondering about power. I would look at PSU to make sure it can handle everything you are running. the Q6600 does draw a lot.

First off turn off Speedstep etc as described in the overclocking guide. The fluctuating multiplier and voltage can lead to instability when overclocking. Second, run memtest86+ and Prime95. You cannot know if your overclock is stable without running tests.

This might help:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] w=0&nojs=0

@shadow,

in the Device manager tab it shows ACPI multiprocessor PC, so that should be ok. I'm not going to reinstall windows yet, since this just has been running for a month now.

@doormatderek,
No it's all new except for the transfered file. and my printer, but it was already before i even installed the printer. I do use the same mouse, which is a Razer but that shouldn't be a problem ?

Downloading benchmark programs now. I'll post later on.

Thanks in advance,
Radium

I fixed the problem!!!!,
It was my network adapter. My Linksys WUSB300N Driver... which I didn't used, collides with the Windows Wireless XP Zero standard utility. My Linksys router is N so that's why it probaly crapped up my XP.

Anyway thank you everyone for all the tips! They are very appreciated.
Keep up the good work,
Radium