computer freezes

Hello, my name is Devon. I watch Netflix quite often, but recently, and encountered an issue. While watching a show, my computer will freeze for a half a second, every 2 seconds; even when paused or minimized. And its not just the video, other windows that are open stutter this way as well (my...

I purchased my Acer Aspire V3-771G-9875 (http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.M0SAA.001) in the end of September in preparation for my first year of University. The freezing first occurred a couple weeks after purchase, I was worried at the time, but simply hard reset the computer and...