Hi guys, thanks for the replies. I do have computer security (kaspersky lab) and it does not detect anything malicious on my computer. also all my big files are saved on my hdd. only thing on my ssd is windows, chrome, hardware drivers, kaspersky, and maybe something else, but nothing new since ive built this guy. all new programs have been installed onto my hdd. ive had this computer for about 4 months now and its only been acting like this for about 2 weeks. only new thing ive installed has been tera online on my hdd. Also to be more specific, the boot up sits on the windows screen for a while (the windows 7 logo pulsing) and everything else is pretty fast.