New-built PC is slow, but old laptop is fast?

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LeeSinNA

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So hey guys! As most of you read the title, my new PC is slow, but my old laptop is fast? I'm kind of lost...(btw I'm a newbie to computers). I have installed my drivers from the discs that came with the GPU and mobo. Please help since I really want to enjoy some good PC games! Thanks for all the help guys!

Components:
i5-4670k Processor
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Motherboard
Sapphire R9 270X Graphic Card (Toxic)
760W Seasonic PSU
CM Hyper 212 EVO
Corsair 500R Carbide
ASUS Optical Drive
120GB Kingston SSD
G. Skill 8 GB RAM (Placed in slot 2 and 4)
 
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smorizio

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start with downloading the newest intel chipset drivers from intel. make sure you also download the newest intel mei drivers. under device manager make sure there no missing drivers. make sure your monitor plugged into the gpu and the gpu set as the first video output in the bios. in the bios make sure xmp profile is turned on for the ram. use cpu-z and gpu-z make sure the ram is read at the right speed. and with gpu-z the gpu is read right. in the asrock bios turn on fast boot to speed up boot speed. if you turn on fast boot you need there software tool to boot into the bios. on the motherboard check that your running the newest bios file.
 
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LeeSinNA

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See, the problem with what you are telling me (like I said mentioned earlier, my IQ when it comes to technology is like a 50) is that I don't know what I'm really looking for. Like drivers, how do I know which are the ones I'm missing. I got the monitor plugged into GPU. As for the BIOS, I don't know how to make sure the xmp profile is turned on for ram, and I don't know what CPU-Z and GPU-Z are. Finally, how do I check I'm running the newest bios file. Sorry for making this so complicated! I'm just really dumb about knowing some of this stuff..just a first time builder :/
 
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Wisecracker

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Test something, and post your results -- Cinebench15 ?? Run some games and report your frames and detail settings.

It looks like a nice rig, but some perspective is necessary. We don't know what kind of laptop you have, you spent $650 on your CPU, mobo, PSU & case, but $250 on your video card. It should trade blows with a GTX760 in some titles but might struggle in others with really high detail on in 'the usual suspects'

It will, however, take a 10%+ OC without too much trouble -- see what she'll do with Afterburner, and chart your performance.

Give us something with which to work.



 
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