CPU lag spikes

[Foxxmaa (DayZ) 0]

Hey guys Foxxmaa here,

I have a pretty old pc rig which im in the process of upgrading because when i'm playing dayz or any other game or even watching you tube every couple of seconds my pc starts to lag and then pretty much freezes but then a few seconds later goes back up to running perfectly fine with around 35 fps in dayz I know this is not my graphics card as i have upgraded it and still have the same problem but do not have enough money to purchase a new cpu and motherboard any feedback would be greatful, thanks in advance

Specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ 2.50GHz

6.00 GB ram

32-bit windows 7 operating system (upgrading to 64-bit later today so i can use all my ram)

AMD Radeon HD 6670

[=DiG= Zgraphz 84]

well i do have a video guide on people who have over 4gb of ram your graphic card is better than the computer i used to play on, only thing is i had 8 on my old machine. Watch this video and see if it helps you at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmeLuCQXn-M

Also make sure you have the correct startup launch parameters setup correctly. you can find a more detailed copy from this website :http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma2:_Startup_Parameters

Another thing, Windows 7 (default setting for pci-e is always limited to 50%) to change those settings.

Keep in mind, This is NOT overclocking. it will not cause any harm to your computer, its merely just letting the pci-e slot have the power it was meant to handle.

How to change the settings for your PCI-E power out put:

Open your Control Panel.

Select Power Options.

Select Change Plan Settings.

Select Advanced Power Settings.

Scroll Down to PCI Express.

Select Link State Power Management.

Select OFF.

Click Apply

Let me know if this helps.

[Foxxmaa (DayZ) 0]

Hey man, sorry for the incredible late reply. I havn't been gaming as much as i was but i'm gradually getting back into it. Now back to the foretold problem i did what you said and ramdisk made the game run smoother and the PCI power output was already OFF, but it still didn't solve the game stutter that i seem to have. My CPU usage is constantly fluctuating no matter what i am doing, but can still run other games such as WoW or LoL fine. It seems to be only dayz and other CPU intensive games that have this stutter. Anymore help would be greatly appreciated and I'm deeply sorry for the late reply.

Thanks in advance,

Foxxmaa