Ok so this isn't a huge deal but it's been bugging me a little bit so I'm going to spell out the problem.
I've built a new a computer replacing my old one featuring these parts:
AMD Performance RAM 4 GB @ 1600 mhz
Amd Radeon 7870 2 GB
AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 Ghz
My hard drives were retained from my old rig.
First let me point out that game performance isn't an issue. They all run just as they should. What I've noticed, however, is that the operating system in general tends to be hampered by very slow loading times (I'm using Windows 8). Very often, I'll download a small file via firefox and try to open it and it will sometimes take about 30 seconds before the "are you sure you want to open this?" prompt shows up. Or clicking the Origin icon to launch it will often temporarily freeze my computer for about 10 seconds while it's loading.
Other problems include very long loading times in multiplayer matches in Starcraft 2. When I say long, I mean I am always the last person to finish loading by about a minute. The same thing happens in the Company of Heroes 2 Beta, the Witcher 2, Battlefield 3, etc.
It's not a problem that prevents me from going about my daily computer activities but on my old build with inferior hardware, I loaded things much faster. Could this be a RAM issue? I was planning on upgrading to 8 soon anyway but what do you guys think?
Thank you.
I've built a new a computer replacing my old one featuring these parts:
AMD Performance RAM 4 GB @ 1600 mhz
Amd Radeon 7870 2 GB
AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 Ghz
My hard drives were retained from my old rig.
First let me point out that game performance isn't an issue. They all run just as they should. What I've noticed, however, is that the operating system in general tends to be hampered by very slow loading times (I'm using Windows 8). Very often, I'll download a small file via firefox and try to open it and it will sometimes take about 30 seconds before the "are you sure you want to open this?" prompt shows up. Or clicking the Origin icon to launch it will often temporarily freeze my computer for about 10 seconds while it's loading.
Other problems include very long loading times in multiplayer matches in Starcraft 2. When I say long, I mean I am always the last person to finish loading by about a minute. The same thing happens in the Company of Heroes 2 Beta, the Witcher 2, Battlefield 3, etc.
It's not a problem that prevents me from going about my daily computer activities but on my old build with inferior hardware, I loaded things much faster. Could this be a RAM issue? I was planning on upgrading to 8 soon anyway but what do you guys think?
Thank you.