What's slowing down my computer!

Gatekeeper15

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May 31, 2014
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My computer has slowed down and i dont know what hardware is the problem.
I droped my headphones and I think it brushed (my open sided case computer) the hard drive and CPU. I was in a game at the time (world of tanks) and now All games seem to run really low FPS. I tried borderlands on High and it actually run considerably better than tanks. Tanks is completely unplayable. Also the system seems to have slowed down in general. I am wondering how to tell if it is the GPU or the hard drive that has failed me.
 

emdea22

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3 things:

1.CPU cooler might have moved a little - reapply thermal paste and remount it.
2.Check GPU power connections from the PSU - do a reseat of the video card just to be safe
3. One of the ram sticks might have gotten loose - reseat RAM