craziness

[botreaper10]

Here is my rig:
athlon 64 3000+ @ stock
MSI k8t neo fsr2
512mb mushkin pc3500 lvl 1
6800 ultra
enermax 460watt psu
older WD 40gb HD
justlink cdrw
no name dvd rom
Clean install of windows xp/dual boot with an older install

The problem:
Anytime i play any games on either install, i get really horrible lag/lockups. They usually last anywhere from 30-45 seconds and i have no control. I can hear the sound looping. It happens sometimes when i load a level. The problem started with my previous video card, a 5900xt and continued through with the 6800U. I am thinking it might be my hard drive, but i would like some suggestions/advice as to what could be causing it.

 

[Xrave]

Do these lockups only occur during games?

 

[botreaper10]

Not sure...i do get slowdowns in windows, but it isn't as noticable as when gaming. I also would like to add that i have tried a couple of different mobo drivers and the same thing occurs.

 

[Xrave]

It might be a hard drive problem.

Go to the manufacturer's website and see if they have a firmware update for your drive, or a utility to check the drive.

See if updating will fix it or if checking will tell you there's a problem.

 

[oldpablo]

Disable your sound card in device manager and see if it goes away.

 

[M4d-K10wN]

I've heard (and seen) explorer lag similar to that, but no sounds... This typically occurs when using an application that uses an internet connection, such as a game, or IE. It might lag for 20 seconds to a minute, in random times. If there's a sound coming from the same application, it will loop (so if you're playing a game, that would happen). I've had that before, but a format fixed it.

 

[server_error]

Just out of curiosity, have you been playing Battlefield Vietnam? Because I have a very similair issue at the connect screen, and the same processor. But I think in my case it's because the fan on my vid card (9600 Pro that's been to hell and back) is near dead.... I duct taped a high power pabst fan below it and it's all good now .