Hello,

I just got a new system recently and here are the relevant specs:
amd x2 3800+
a8n32-sli mobo
2gb corsair xms pc3500llpro ram

When I try to play a video either by mounting the image in daemon tools or playing straight from the directory, I get pauses in the video maybe every minute or so and the pauses can last for upto 5 seconds or it could be a series of short pauses. I have tried a selective startup by removing all programs from startup (Antivirus, Zonealarm, etc...) but it still happens. The only solution that provides a good result is to set my video player to a realtime priority and it makes it better, but there are still noticeable pauses. I don't understand this because all my resources are being used very minimally when the video is playing, so maybe its a codec problem? Or maybe a Windows service is causing this?

Any Ideas?

Thanks,
Igor

Have you installed the motherboard drivers?

Yeah, they're installed. Still choppy and occurs about every 10 minutes, so its not constantly choppy.

Do you have more than one codec pack installed?

If it is a codec problem you might want to try uninstalling the packs (assuming thats how you installed them) and then install with the light version of the k-lite pack.

If that doesn't work try some others maybe?? Tsunami codec pack, ffdshow etc.. check out the reviews.

Maybe its a graphics card problem?

Well, I didn't install any codecs at all. All I have installed is VLC media player and WinDVD. My graphics card is an XFX 7800GT OC, and it plays games without any hiccups. Its just movies through WinDVD.