Erratic mouse when loading web pages

[TomHD]

Afternoon All,

 

Recently I have changed broadband supplier which meant I was cut off for a few days. To fix this short term I installed a WiFi card so I could connect to a BT-Fon hotspot.

 

I now have my broadband back and have removed the WiFi card but now when I load webpages in any browser the mouse freezes or acts erratically. It also seems to occur when I'm downloading over bit torrent! Has anyone experienced this before or know how I would go about troubleshooting this?

 

Many thanks, TomHD

[ricki]

You computer is maxing out on CPU or ram look for the offending process it might be sitting like windows updates

[TomHD]

I did have a look at task manager and resource manager and didn't see any spikes in usage I have grabbed a PS2 mouse to test when I get home. If its doesn't solve it I will be reinstalling Windows

[TomHD]

I think I have found the issue. Installed Speccy to look at core temps, was 65 degrees on idle! One of the legs on my CPU cooler has snapped and looking at the thermal paste I can see that it was only making a small amount of contact with the CPU! Tried re-seating it, booted up and CPU was at 80 degrees within seconds! I haven't tested a new cooler yet and fingers crossed I haven't caused any lasting damage. Will report back when I've installed new cooler

 

TomHD