I just built a new PC with an Intel i5-14600KF, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB GDDR7. However, I'm experiencing frequent freezing, lagging, and audio problems. These freezes seem random, and in the Task Manager, I noticed that the System Interrupt process sometimes takes up to 70% CPU usage. I tried playing Roblox, and while it started a bit rough, it ran smoothly for 30 minutes at 240fps afterwards. But when I switched to settings, everything slowed down drastically. I've tried installing all the necessary drivers and I'm really stumped. Any ideas on what's going wrong?
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It would be helpful to provide more information about your storage setup and any other hardware specifications. Detailed insights can pinpoint the issue better.
Make sure you're monitoring your CPU and GPU usage while gaming. It's important to verify that your GPU drivers are correctly installed too—did you get them from NVIDIA's site or just rely on Windows Update?
First, check your CPU temperatures to make sure they’re in the normal range. If they look good, try swapping your RAM sticks around. Also, consider moving the NVMe SSD to a different motherboard slot. If none of that works, a Windows restart might help—though if that fails too, you might be in trouble! Good luck!
I restarted Windows a couple of times, but I'll definitely try changing the RAM sticks and the SSD slot. Thanks for the suggestions!
I didn't check usage while gaming but everything seems fine then. The audio also glitches when the PC lags, and I noticed CPU usage spikes when I take screenshots. All drivers should be good according to my checks.