Click Start, Click Control Panel, Look at the top of the window, in the path bar you see “control panel >” Click on “>” (in the path bar) now click on “all control panel options.” (This will open up all the hidden controls available) Click Power Options click on the arrow to “show other plans” Check the Box that says "high performance" Click (in high performance) "change plan settings" Turn off display: set to NEVER Put the computer to sleep: set to NEVER Click: Change advanced plan settings Scroll down the list: Click on the + signs to expand the choices for each item on the list. Require a password on wake up: set to NO Hard disk: turn off the hard disk: set to NEVER Wireless adapter settings: Sleep: set to NEVER Allow Hybrid sleep: set to NEVER Hibernate after: set to NEVER Allow wake timers: set to disable USB settings: USB selective suspend setting: set to NEVER Power Buttons and lid: Power button action: Setting: set to shut down Sleep Button Action: set to: do nothing PCI Express: Link State Power Management, Setting: OFF Processor Power Management: Minimum state (set to) 7% System Cooling Policy: setting: Active Maximum State (set to) 100% Display Turn off display after: setting: NEVER (turning off display automatically can cause freezing also) Turn off the monitor power manually, when you want it off. Don’t use the auto monitor turn off. Multimedia Settings: When Sharing Media: Setting: Prevent idling to sleep When Playing Video: Setting: Optimize Video Click APPLY Click OK Open the bios set up and make sure "cool and quiet" is OFF. (AMD) If there is a power saver or a "quiet mode" in the bios, shut it off... There may be a performance setting in the bios setup you have...make sure it's cranked up to max. in the bios, see that the allocation for video, if available, is maxed. Now open the hardware manager profiles... click start click computer click system properties click device manager double click on mice and other pointing devices right click on HID compliant mouse left click on properties click on the power management tab UN-check the box that says: "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power." (there is now NO check mark in this box) click OK Now repeat this procedure for all mice, monitors, keyboards, and ALL USB ports on the device manager list. You must open ALL the devices one at a time, as above, and turn off the power saver, for each device. NOW turn all the security back ON. NOW open your security antivirus. Make sure the antivirus is set to "gaming mode." Or "multimedia mode." This prevents the security updating from interrupting your game / multimedia priority. IF the security does not have "gaming mode" or "multimedia mode" get different security. IF you are using "free" security downloaded from the internet, get rid of it NOW. Use ONLY professional all in one security. DO NOT load multiple mismatched security programs, which conflict with each other. DO NOT load free tools into your system such as: "driver sweeper" or any of that "free" goofy stuff. Then re-test and let us know.