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CS:GO performance triples when one storage drive is disconnected!? (GTX 660 Ti)

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  • Intel i7
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September 12, 2014 3:43:32 PM

My computer specs are:
i7-3770 @3.40GHz
GTX 660 Ti
16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz
Seasonic M12II 620 80Plus BRONZE PSU

So I thought my GPU was under performing because I would get around 75 fps playing CS:GO online and with bots I would get like 90 fps. The other day I turned the computer off and cleaned the dust that was building up and when I powered up the PC and played CS:GO I was getting like 250 fps online. What I should be getting right?! Then I found out that I accidentally unplugged one of the power cables that went to a storage hard drive. When I plugged the hard drive in back to the power supply and booted the computer my fps was back 70, on the exact same server! Is my GPU not getting enough power? I have no idea whats going on

By the way I use:
64GB SSD for windows (C: )
1TB Hard Drive (A: )
and an old 320GB drive (D: ) that is causing this dilema

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a b G Storage
September 12, 2014 3:51:25 PM

It's the old drive. It's probably dying and sucking up CPU resources trying to access it. I'm not a fan of using old Hd's in new builds, they bring it down to it's knees.
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September 12, 2014 3:55:59 PM

getochkn said:
It's the old drive. It's probably dying and sucking up CPU resources trying to access it. I'm not a fan of using old Hd's in new builds, they bring it down to it's knees.


I realize its the old drive, do you say just scrap it? I just think its odd that the game is installed on a fairly new 1TB hard drive and the older drive is somehow messing with it
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September 12, 2014 4:08:18 PM

It sounds like something on your PC is continually accessing the old drive. Unplug the old drive again (shutdown first) and Check your windows event log for errors. That should give you an idea of where to start looking for the cuplrit.
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a b G Storage
September 12, 2014 4:09:54 PM

Anything installed to the drive, even not active, maybe Windows is trying to access, Windows indexing will always access the drive, and Windows itself will monitor it. Copy what you want off it and ditch it.
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