Windows 10: Possible Drivers causing system/sound lag. Screenshots included

Hi Everyone,

I have been working on this problem when I have time for the past several months without a solution. First all, system specs:

Windows 10 pro 64
Core i7 4.0 GHz
Nvidia GTX 980 Video card
32 GB Corsair Vengeance quad channel ram
Asus Z97 motherboard
WD Black 2 TB 6GB p/s
512 GB Sata 6 SSD Crucial
500 GB Samsng SSD
Thermaltake 750 watt modular power supply
Soundblaster Z sound card.

The problem: intermittent cracking in sound and system/mouse lag every few seconds. Interestingly, it doesnt occur with every boot. I can usually tell when it is going to occur because startup time (usually about 7 seconds) is much delayed). It occurs in all settings, from streaming music, to listening to mp3s, to playing games.

I have updated the BIOS, all my drivers that I can possibly find, video card, etc. I bought the Soundblaster Z just in case it was the motherboard. This actually started happening in Windows 7 pro and I upgraded to 10 to see if this would help the problem. I have also performed 2 complete system wipes and the problem returns.

I have researched similar problems on other forums without much success.

I downloaded latencymon. I basically found that the windows storport and miniport drivers were causing severe lag. I upgraded my SATA drivers to try to fix this. Now latencymon is saying that it is causing the most lag. This is the Asmedia 106x SATA host controller. I have updated this to the latest beta 3.1.9.0 driver.

I dont know if I was on the right track with this or not.

I have included a screenshot of latencymon below.

Before updating Asus driver:

Dropbox - Screenshot 2016-08-28 20.07.58.png

After updating:

Dropbox - Screenshot 2016-10-18 09.52.23.png


I think I am on the right track with this, just need a little extra help. I sincerely appreciate your time.

:)

 

Windows 10 Pro build 10240 Audio / Video Problem

So I upgraded my desktop from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro build 10240 with the media creation tool. Ever since the upgrade, the computer no longer plays any sound through any device connected through
a 3.5 mm audio cable. This includes my regular speakers, Sennheiser headphones, and iPhone earbuds. In fact as long as the default sound device is Realtek High Definition, any videos I play whether it be through Chrome or Edge or VLC stutters and lags. However
if I change the audio device to play through HDMI (monitors) or USB (Razer Megalodon), everything is magically fixed. Sound is restored and videos stop lagging. I have tried numerous fixes including changing the audio frequency and deleting all sound drivers
from device manager / reinstalling default drivers. I have even tried deleting all sound drivers and reinstalling older Win7 Sound drivers to no avail. The drivers I currently have installed are the latest nVidia drivers for video and the latest Realtek drivers
for audio. Does anybody have any idea what might be causing this problem and have any useful suggestions for a possible fix?

 

Audio, mouse lag. High latencys on driver's. Windows 10 pro

Hi Everyone,



I have been working on this problem when I have time for the past several months without a solution. First all, system specs:



Windows 10 pro 64

Core i7 4.0 GHz

Nvidia GTX 980 Video card

32 GB Corsair Vengeance quad channel ram

Asus Z97 motherboard

WD Black 2 TB 6GB p/s

512 GB Sata 6 SSD Crucial

500 GB Samsng SSD

Thermaltake 750 watt modular power supply

Soundblaster Z sound card.



The problem: intermittent cracking in sound and system/mouse lag every few seconds. Interestingly, it doesnt occur with every boot. I can usually tell when it is going to occur because startup time (usually about 7 seconds) is much delayed). It occurs in
all settings, from streaming music, to listening to mp3s, to playing games.



I have updated the BIOS, all my drivers that I can possibly find, video card, etc. I bought the Soundblaster Z just in case it was the motherboard. This actually started happening in Windows 7 pro and I upgraded to 10 to see if this would help the problem.
I have also performed 2 complete system wipes and the problem returns.



I have researched similar problems on other forums without much success.



I downloaded latencymon. I basically found that the windows storport and miniport drivers were causing severe lag. I upgraded my SATA drivers to try to fix this. Now latencymon is saying that it is causing the most lag. This is the Asmedia 106x SATA host
controller. I have updated this to the latest beta 3.1.9.0 driver.



I dont know if I was on the right track with this or not.



I have included a screenshot of latencymon below.



Before updating Asus driver:



Dropbox - Link not found



After updating:



Dropbox - Link not found





I think I am on the right track with this, just need a little extra help. I sincerely appreciate your time.