What causes an intel mac computer to freeze while a networked HP Laserjet 8000 N is printing?

I get the 'beach ball' and can't do anything on my iMac, an intel computer (iMac 12,1 intel core i5 running 10.6.8) until the printer finishes completely, and it's a busy printer with 7 other production Mac operators at work. There is only one other production operator that also has this issue with the printer.

Hello,
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.

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I unistalled many 3rd Party APPs (Only /3 were booting, anyways), and I can already see a huge difference with the fluidity of the menu. It's also turning on faster.
I already uninstalled N64oid, but kept the others 2D emulators, never had a problem with them, they run without lagging.
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I have reached the end of my technical knowledge right now and I'm not even sure if this area of the forum is appropriate. The problem:
While playing higher-end games like Crysis 2, Anno 1404, Mass Effect 2 etc. my computer randomly freezes and the last few milliseconds of sound are being looped on my speakers (kind of like a buzzing sound).
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Whew, I thought for a second there that my common sense had left me when I saw that 60-Amp-Post ^^
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1. The audio sucks regardless of the source !! I've seen other threads where streaming over interent was discussed - for me, I get the issue:
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2. I run a system with all the latest drivers from HP, WIn 7. No games or other crud.
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