I have had my current PC since Jan-2011. It is a Sandybridge (i5) cpu with 6gb RAM, NVIDIA 8800 GTS, running Windows 7
FA has played fine on it until about a month ago. Now, from time to time the game will freeze in multiplayer for 30 secs to 1 min, then will be fine, then will freeze again. Sometimes it continues like that until I have to shut it down in task manager, sometimes I can continue to play with no problem.
There does not seem to be any issues with my hardware (looking at Speedfan nothing is overheating) I have also tested in sandbox with 1000 air units at highest resolution and graphics settings with no problem. Indeed, when playing I am usually ahead of everyone on ren_shownetworkstats
I have scanned for malware etc and found nothing. I have tried resetting the PC and my router but this has not helped either. I cant find any similar topics on gpgnet forums etc.
Can anyone suggest what the problem might be? or suggest a way for me to find out? Thanks