in game hardware lag

[mcnubm]

Just recently did a long overdue updgrade on my pc. Ran fine fpr the first week now im experiencing a few problems im hoping i get get some help on. While playing any decently demanding game im getting spikes of lag with fps drops as low as 18 every few minites but games normally run at 60fps.

Did a basic diagnosis and monitoring...no overheating or high load on any components, drivers up to date, only thing out of the normal is my new gpu has coil whine. Cant seem to find the problem/bottleneck and i know its not my internet connection.

Specs...

Cpu - amd 4130

gpu - r9 280 oc

ram - 16gb corsair vengence

hdd - 64gb boot ssd/1tb storage

psu - 830w

Potential thoughts are that my hdd is dying bc thats where the games are stored, cpu is bottlenecking, or my psu is bad. Any advice?

[niofalpha]

Your PSU is Fine.

Your CPU Is probably whats bottlenecking you're system.

[mcnubm]

Im still getting the same results on high or low game settings as well.

I can oc the cpu a bit but im not seeing high temps or more than 55 percent load in game now either.