Computer Specs: OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 5GB RAM Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 215 2.70 GHz Model: HP p6313w The lag will last 5 to 15 minutes and I have tried a number of things to try to fix it.(Registry, WLAN, and other) It has been around for like a couple months and is starting to bug me. Any help would be helpful. ;)

Could be a ISP problem too. Other causes include overheating which causes throttling. A better PSU would be helpful as would a better chassis. Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

How would I check if it was an ISP problem

ping and tracert are two console programs I use to check network performance ping www.whitehouse.gov tracert www.reuters.com Change the domains to the desired ones for performance testing. I noticed the free Alien Swarm includes pung testing to see how much lag there is on the network. Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

How would i know if it is good ar not?

ping times << 100 ms Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

On the tracert command it timed out at the 18th hop I assume that is a bad thing.

no that means a firewall, I do not. Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

The average ping is usually 74

That is reasonably good. So this makes be speculate the CPU or GPU are overheating. GPU-Z has monitors to detect overheated video cards, CPUID has the ability to monitor the CPU. Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

I dont know how to check the temp with CPUID, but GPU-Z says the average temp of my video card is 97.8.

Your video card is definitely too hot. Your PSU is another issue, the supplied model is not very efficient. A better PSU has a better fan which would help considerably. The chassis is another weak point, but a good chassis can get expensive Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

97.8'C (celsius) ?????????????????????????????????????????? (Celsius) = 0.556*(Fahrenheit) - 17.778 ((((97.8 Fahrenheit = 36.556 celsius))))) >>> check the temprature unit...it most be under ~70'celsiusDesktop: OS : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Rating : 5.5 Laptop: OS : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Rating : 5.5 ..............." Microsoft is not about greed. It's about innovation and fairness"

GPU_Z uses C by default Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

How should I remedy this exactly? Also yeah its C

A better PSU / Chassis is one route, and the best choice long term. Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

Know any good cheap ones, psu that is?

Look to spend about $100 for a modest PSU. See my gaming site, and the white papers for everything you ever wanted to know about power supplies.Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

I just Restarted my computer and the graphics card's temp is 80 C so ill just look for a psu, and stop worrying about it.

Make extra sure there is at least 40A on the 12V circuit. This way you will be sure to have a modern model with ATX 2.0 compliant power. Inaugurated! That you for your support for my 2010 MVP! Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

Thanks man You've been VERY helpful. :D