What causes Input Lag?

[KnightTechQuery]

1 minute ago, Eastman51 said:

I had an AMD laptop at one point, the CPU sucked so badly I switched to Intel for good.

 

lo and behold I now have a 2600x in my PC because my i5-4670k couldn't keep up. 

Yeah, I'm really happy that AMD has picked up the pace and become a good competitor. Both to motivate Intel to lower their prices, and give us consumers more alternatives for better systems. 

[Aetheria]

All I'm seeing is WoW and Chrome, I'm not sure why you're hitting 100% load. What are your temps like? If your CPU gets too hot, it'll down-clock and have a lot less performance headroom.

 

It's also really weird to see all these recommendations to buy a new CPU, yet no one has suggested a clean install of Windows first, just to help rule out software fuckery before dumping money on new hardware...

[KnightTechQuery]

9 minutes ago, Aetheria said:

All I'm seeing is WoW and Chrome, I'm not sure why you're hitting 100% load. What are your temps like? If your CPU gets too hot, it'll down-clock and have a lot less performance headroom.

 

It's also really weird to see all these recommendations to buy a new CPU, yet no one has suggested a clean install of Windows first, just to help rule out software fuckery before dumping money on new hardware...

My CPU temp levels are quite steady. I've run a hardware monitor to verify this. Around 60 degrees Celsius. 

 

I can definitely do a clean install, but I suspect that the issue will occur again, after a few weeks of use. Still worth a try