I have looked online extensively but haven't found anything related to this issue. Whenever I play games (any game), five minutes into play the game will freeze for about a minute. Another five minutes later it will repeat the process. Does not matter which game or which settings I am using. My CPU usage goes up to 100% which I haven't noticed happening before, temps have not increased. Memory is at 30-40% usage.
-Checked drivers and updated
-Ran memory tests and checked for memory leaks, returns nothing
-Ran tests on hard drives, no issues
-Checked temps, all normal
-Ran torture tests on CPU, no problems
-Formatted hard drives and reinstalled OS and games to test, problem persisted
-Checked all connections
-Cleaned inside and out thoroughly
CPU, Motherboard, HDD, and RAM are all about 5 years old. Everything else has been replaced within the last year.
Thank you.