I built a gaming computer last summer and it has been working just great until now.
It has started hanging for about half a second at a time every few seconds, like a video that won't buffer fast enough.
Needless to say it's annoying.
What are things I should look for? Anyone who has had this problem, what did you find to be the cause? Any other suggestions on possible solutions?
Here's some more details about my system that might be helpful:
Windows 7 64-bit (RC, this might be part of the problem but it worked fine at first and I want to see if I can fix it before I install the full version)(if it's a known issue with the RC, please link it)
4 GB ram, 640 GB HD
Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.0GHz
Gigabyte brand motherboard
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI
Answer
I think I have found the solution to my problem.
I believe that my wireless network adapter's driver was out of date, possibly so much so that it wasn't compatible with windows 7.
I realized that it only hung when the network card was active, such as browsing the web or itunes checking for new podcasts (which explains why I thought itunes was the culprit).
Have not had the problem again since I installed the latest driver.
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