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Minor issues with youtube freezing temporarily on new computer.

New computer, fresh Windows install, up to date drivers as far as Asus is concerned at least.

Problem: Youtube playing on the second monitor, game playing on the main monitor, youtube freezes when game loads, example: loading into Dalaran in World of Warcraft causes youtube to freeze during the load screen until the load is done.

World of Warcraft is installed on a 1tb SSD, Windows is installed on a 250gb SSD.

Full system specs are as follows.

Processor & Mobo:  i7-6700K (4700MHz OC) on a Z170-DELUXE, Processor

RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200Mhz

PSU: Cooler Master V850, 850W

Game SSD: Crucial MX300 1050GB (530/510MB/s)

Windows SSD: Samsung 750 EVO 250GB (540/520MB/s)

Windows: Windows 10 Pro

GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming WATERFORCE 8G

Browser of choice: Google Chrome

A third hard drive is also hooked up a Seagate Firecuda 2TB (7200RPM, 64MB cache, 8GB flash enhanced)

ODD: ASUS Blu-Ray Writer BW-16D1HT

Main screen: Asus Predator X34A (3440x1440:100Hz)

Secondary screen: Samsung S22E650D (1080x1920:60Hz)

Also in the computer or connected to it: NZXT Hue+, 4x 140mm Corsair ML-140 and 1x Corsair ML-120, Corsair Strafe RGB, Logitech G303

 

Background programs: Discord, Hexchat, Steam, Corsair Utility Engine, GIGABYTE XTREME GAMING ENGINE, CAM, Origin, Battle.net, Skype, Corsair Link, WinPower Manager, nVidia GeForce Experience, AVG Free, Asus AI Suite, Asus EZ Update, Realtek HD Audio Manager

Chrome Addons: Adblock Plus, Grammarly, HTTPS Everywhere, The Great Suspender, Google: Sheets, Docs Offline, Docs, Slides.

 

The problem persists regardless of the quality of the youtube video being played at the time. (320p-4k).

Windows 10 is installed in UEFI mode.

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