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I'm a hardcore gamer and I use Windows 8.1. Recently, I've been noticing some unwanted issues, and I was wondering if people who were more experienced with Windows, and with computer hardware in general could help me. I built my computer from scratch, so my specs aren't usual. You can see them here:
Here's the issue. I open Google Chrome first when I start my process, so that I can listen to some music while I'm gaming. I then open Minecraft, and launch it. As Minecraft is launching, the music becomes stuttered, and any video is choppy. This happens for the five to ten seconds that minecraft takes to load. After that it goes back to normal, but occasionally while playing this will happen again. Does anyone have an idea to what causes this? I would like to fix this issue however I can, even buying new hardware. To start however, is there a software/user controlled way to fix this? If not, what hardware could I upgrade to improve this?
Okay. I've looked into it, and yes, it seems the CPU is the problem. Could you recommend a CPU that would run with my specs smoothly that could fix this? – David – 2016-03-09T03:50:18.527
Okay, sounds good. I guess the question I have more is which is better bang for my buck as it goes for what I'm going to do with my PC. I was looking at a forum thread about the difference between a quad core and a double core with hyper-threading, and I couldn't really understand it. Do you have any advice on which would be better for running multiple processes at the same time (Google Chrome & Minecraft for example)? Thanks for all your help too! – David – 2016-03-09T14:32:34.220
@DavidCole-GrammarPolice Feel free to ask any questions in chat
– DrZoo – 2016-03-09T15:09:31.100Currently I am on a school computer on a school network, and stackexchange is blocked (dont ask why, I have no clue) but I will make sure to get on chat later – David – 2016-03-09T15:12:14.503
@DavidCole-GrammarPolice that's fine. I'm adding my comments into the chat now. No hurry. – DrZoo – 2016-03-09T15:12:57.320