Keyboard lag is killing me! ..Literaly!

Ok, For the past 4 months, I've had a problem with my keyboard(s). Two months before christmas, the keyboard my computer came with, started to lag. I would play games such as BF2142, Counterstrike, etc and it got to a point where it would take aprox. 2-5 seconds to realize a key was pressed, and the action would occur. I was fed up with it, So! I got a new keyboard for christmas. It was a Microsoft Wired Keyboard, ( I hate wireless ) and it worked fine for the first week. Than it started again. But its now even worse, I stopped playing GTA:SA , BF 2142, Vegas, and even stopped using applications like FL Studio, all because my keys are lagging that badly. I've tried everything, Installing the drivers again, Getting a new keyboard ( obviously ) Setting my priorities in Task manager, But it's still not better. Some people said it could be the graphics card I installed last year near august. It was an XFX 7600 GT xXx Edition. I overclocked it a bit. But everything ran fine.

Applications/Games Installed:
BF 2142
Rainbow Six Vegas
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
Sim City4
Sims 2
GTA: SA
MTA: SA
Live For Speed (doesn't occur because I use Racing wheel, otherwise does)
Unreal Tournament 3
Bunch of Steam Games

Applications/Games that problem Occurs:
BF2142
Rainbow Six Vegas
GTA: SA ( big time )
MTA: SA (Same)
LFS (only with keyboard)
UT3
Steam games (All, invludes Dod,CS:S,HL2, etc.)

Comp Specs:
Cpu: AMD 4200 X2 at 2.24Ghz
Ram: 2GB Brand name DDR-2 800
GPU: XFX 7600 GT xXx Edition Oc'd ...too lazy too check how much.
PSU: Standard 500w
HDD: 320GB Sata 3.0

I would try booting into safe-mode i.e. F8 at boot, if the lag goes away, then you know it's caused by a program running in the background.--Anna--

[QUOTE="--Anna--"]I would try booting into safe-mode i.e. F8 at boot, if the lag goes away, then you know it's caused by a program running in the background.nba-live-2005

Yep ! Then, check for spyware & viruses. :)

I would try booting into safe-mode i.e. F8 at boot, if the lag goes away, then you know it's caused by a program running in the background.--Anna--

You know, I wish I had thought of this several years ago. I had the exact same lagging problem with a Microsoft Wireless keyboard, and just assumed it was dodgy.

I returned it the next day, and got me a Logitech G15, and everything was fine again.

So I had always assumed it was interference with the wireless...

I'm curious to see where this goes, because I've always been put off by wireless technology ever since the lagging issue, I'll smack my head against the desk if it turns out it was simply software afterall!!! :|

EDIT: Okay, turns out i missed the word "Wired" in your post. My bad :P Still, interesting to see if it's software related or not though...

[QUOTE="--Anna--"]I would try booting into safe-mode i.e. F8 at boot, if the lag goes away, then you know it's caused by a program running in the background.Vicarious-Odin

You know, I wish I had thought of this several years ago. I had the exact same lagging problem with a Microsoft Wireless keyboard, and just assumed it was dodgy.

I returned it the next day, and got me a Logitech G15, and everything was fine again.

So I had always assumed it was interference with the wireless...

I'm curious to see where this goes, because I've always been put off by wireless technology ever since the lagging issue, I'll smack my head against the desk if it turns out it was simply software afterall!!! :|

EDIT: Okay, turns out i missed the word "Wired" in your post. My bad :P Still, interesting to see if it's software related or not though...

Whats this kind of work that you cant take chance of 2% for your mouse not to work :PSearchMaster

It would happen in Crysis sometimes, when I was trying to aim. Didn't happen much, just enough to irritate me.:?