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Video and Audio stuttering 
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As always, I arrive here when I have a tech issue bwuahaha.

Anyway, also as always I use these posts as an access from anywhere log of what I've done (so I can get to it on my phone should my PC need to be off.)

Problem:

Symptoms
    Video and Audio stuttering when using PC. Happens particularly (though not explicitly) more severely when computer is pinging somewhere I.E. downloading a file, webpage or just the refresh of facebook chat being open.
    Happens in videos stored on HDD as well as streamed.
    When it happens, the mouse lags too (Like, if I'm moving it from right to left, it'll magically appear on the left when it stops stuttering.)
    Sometimes, Explorer crashes (Microsoft, not Internet)
    Sometimes happens when searching for a program on windows
    If I launch a Windows 8 app - sometimes clicking top left doesn't switch apps
    Does not happen in games so far.

HW Specs:

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Operating System
   Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CPU
   Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.00GHz   29 °C
   Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
   32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
   Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z97X-Gaming 7 (SOCKET 0)   28 °C
Graphics
   SyncMaster (1440x900@60Hz)
   Sunplus TV (1440x900@60Hz)
   Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Gigabyte)
   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI)   37 °C
   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI)   29 °C
Storage
   2794GB Seagate ST3000DM001-1ER166 (SATA)   27 °C
   238GB Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 (SSD)   24 °C
Optical Drives
   No optical disk drives detected
Audio
   Realtek High Definition Audio

MORE DETAILED AUDIO

Audio
      Sound Cards
         NVIDIA Miracast Audio
         NVIDIA High Definition Audio
         NVIDIA High Definition Audio
         NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
         Realtek High Definition Audio
         Microsoft LifeCam Studio.
      Playback Devices
         Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)   (default)
         Realtek Digital Output(Optical) (Realtek High Definition Audio)
         Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
      Recording Device
         Desktop Microphone (3- Studio - Microsoft LifeCam.)

MORE DETAILED GPU

Graphics
      Monitor 1
         Name   SyncMaster on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
         Current Resolution   1440x900 pixels
         Work Resolution   1440x860 pixels
         State   Enabled
         Multiple displays   Extended, Primary, Enabled
         Monitor Width   1440
         Monitor Height   900
         Monitor BPP   32 bits per pixel
         Monitor Frequency   60 Hz
         Device   \\.\DISPLAY4\Monitor0
      Monitor 2
         Name   Sunplus TV on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
         Current Resolution   1440x900 pixels
         Work Resolution   1440x860 pixels
         State   Enabled
         Multiple displays   Extended, Secondary, Enabled
         Monitor Width   1440
         Monitor Height   900
         Monitor BPP   32 bits per pixel
         Monitor Frequency   60 Hz
         Device   \\.\DISPLAY5\Monitor0
      Intel HD Graphics 4600
         Manufacturer   Intel
         Model   HD Graphics 4600
         Device ID   8086-0412
         Revision   7
         Subvendor   Gigabyte (1458)
         Current Performance Level   Level 0
         Voltage   0.850 V
         Driver version   10.18.10.3960
            Count of performance levels : 1
                  Level 1 - "Perf Level 0"
                     GPU Clock   598 MHz
      NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
         Manufacturer   NVIDIA
         Model   GeForce GTX 970
         Device ID   10DE-13C2
         Revision   A2
         Subvendor   MSI (1462)
         Current Performance Level   Level 1
         Current GPU Clock   405 MHz
         Current Memory Clock   324 MHz
         Voltage   0.850 V
         Current Performance Level   Level 1
         Current GPU Clock   405 MHz
         Current Memory Clock   324 MHz
         Voltage   0.850 V
         Bus Interface   PCI Express x8
         Temperature   36 °C
         SLI   Disabled
         Driver version   9.18.13.5306
         BIOS Version   84.04.31.00.f1
            Count of performance levels : 4
                  Level 1 - "2D Desktop"
                     GPU Clock   405 MHz
                     Memory Clock   324 MHz
                  Level 2 - "Default"
                     GPU Clock   405 MHz
                     Memory Clock   810 MHz
                  Level 3 - "3D Applications"


Probable causes
    Driver conflicts
    HDD issues, causing caching to run slow?
    Out of date drivers
    Flash install corrupt
    GPU problem

If you can think of anything else, post away!

Done so far

    Reinstalled Firefox - thought it was just youtube at first
    Removed unneed firefox addons
    ran CCleaner
    Disabled all but 1 audio output
    Check for updates

To try

    Reinstall GPU drivers from scratch
    Disconnect second screen, see if problem persists.
    Reinstall audio drivers
    Defrag
    Virus scan


Anything else?

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Last edited by Mole on Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:45 am, edited 1 time in total.



Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:43 pm
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If you remember when the issue started you can use a system restore point dated before the trouble.

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Therein is the problem, it's been a while now an I'm only just looking in to it now I have some time off from work. I've updated the first post a little.

I'll keep at it. It just seems like something is causing my system to hang, with this much power that shouldn't be the case.

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With those symptoms there is no quick way to identify the culprit. Try disabling sli and physically removing one gpu. And try removing some ram sticks as well.

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Could also be adware / virus that your antivirus isn't picking up.

You could try loading up a live distribution of Linux and seeing if you experience similar issues. If you do, you know it's a hardware issue. Given a similar situation, I'd be tempted to back up the important stuff, wipe the box and just go back to a clean install of Windows.

If that's not an option, you can go through and just remove all the applications from add/remove programs that you don't really need, defrag your non-SSD drive, run CCleaner to try to clean up some of the cruft. Though you've already run CCleaner, so I dunno how that'll work. Pretty bizarre issues considering how ridiculously specced your box is.

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Does the windows 8 disc have repair option?

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutoria ... c-repair-/

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Well, (sorry for the slow reply) this issue doesn't really happen any more - so I think it's possibility just a compatibility issue with an update that has since been fixed - however, I'll keep an eye on it and see if it resurfaces, especially after the next wave of updates, or updating to windows 10.

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