PC feeling kind of sluggish at 4.4. Maybe a Windows problem?

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

Hello everyone. I'm kind of getting the feeling that my pc isn't performing up to par. I'm not exactly sure if there's anyway to compare to others but, it just feels - not slow, but not how 4.4 should fee like(lol). I would like to know if their might be something I did wrong somewhere after I oc'd it. It was fast a few months ago but now, it seems like it slowed down.
PC: 4670K 4.4 (On air- 1.256V)
Mobo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming (Bios 1.9, newest one)
GPU:R9-280X (Not really usable, but will work for now till I get another one)
HDD: 1TB WD Blue
SSD: Kingston HyperX 120GB
4 Cooler master fans
PSU: Thermaltake 750W Gold Certified

mlga91 · Sep 17, 2014

What are you feeling? or what were you expecting when you overclocked?

Jameson Clark · Sep 17, 2014

Run CCleaner, run a couple antivirus scans, adware cleaner then see if it's better

Why is the 280x unusable?

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

I don't know to be honest... I feel that it should be faster than what it is. It takes about 5-8 min to render a 7GB file. Sometimes, web pages take up to 10 seconds or more to load with a good internet connection. Like I don't know if it's just me or the pc.

@Jameson My 280-X is unusable because of SEVERE artifacting, stuttering, and horrible coil whine.. Performance is below average, and the only way to make it work without artifacting every 30 min is to underclock it by at least 100mhz.

iamlegend · Sep 17, 2014

So, did you OC both CPU and GPU? This is clearly a "not good OC" case. Did you tested for stability?

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

I only OC'd the cpu, the gpu is out of the question.. I did test for stability- ran prime 95 and AIDA64 for about 3hrs each and it checked out fine- temps never went over 70*.

iamlegend · Sep 17, 2014

So how about the GPU? If it is defective then you should not insert it into your motherboard.

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

It works better than the igpu, so i'm using what's little left of it for now..

iamlegend · Sep 17, 2014

So let`s say your CPU is stable and you are using a "defective" GPU in your system and you experience a loss of performance, what do you think is the problem?

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

I get what you're saying, but how does a defective GPU hinder anything outside of 3D applications?

leeb2013 · Sep 17, 2014

Akirabread :

because it displays all the 2d stuff too.

iamlegend · Sep 17, 2014

I don`t have experimental proof for that, only you can verify that. All I stated was a logic. Should give it a try and confirm.

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

K, i'll try it... I'll run it for a day see how things go for now.. Thanks for the help so far.

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

There are quite a number of things I noticed so far: The pc boots up WAY much faster, i'd say about 5 seconds from turning it on to the login screen on windows. Of course performance in 3-D apps decreased by a lot but, it's an IGPU what can you expect? Things seem to run more on time rather than delayed a few seconds, so I think the GPU is the problem.

Also, in the bios, there are options that allocate a fixed amount of memory for the igpu, would any of that be useful?

Another thing, I can't get into the bios after a restart or shutdown, it just boots too fast.

iamlegend · Sep 17, 2014

haha, now you`re complaining of your computer booting too fast.

girls.
When you turn on your computer, immediately press the F12/Del/F10/F2 or whatever it is so that you can go into the Bios, don`t wait for the "press F2" line to appear.

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

I was able to enter the bios after a few tries, I guess i wasn't pressing it at the right time..
I just got off the phone with ASUS support and they'll look for another card in their warehouse (hopefully they have a spare), if not, i'll just get the this pos again and the problem will keep re-occuring until I buy a new one.
FYI, i'm a guy.....

iamlegend · Sep 17, 2014

Yes you are. Akira in Japan is a girl`s name. 日本人の　小名のは　名前。
Good luck mate.

USAFRet · Sep 17, 2014

I don't know to be honest... I feel that it should be faster than what it is.

Tested results, before and after, are what counts.

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

I know it is

. But there are famous anime artists with the name of "Akira".

Akirabread · Sep 17, 2014

Well, I guess my problem is solved. One more thing- if in the coming weeks, should I buy the 780 or wait get the 900 series? I'll want to keep my price range from $450-390. I know that the prices on the 780 should go down quite a bit so yea, any advice would be appreciated, and thanks for the effort.

iamlegend · Sep 18, 2014

Since your problem was solved, maybe you should wait for next week and see if the price of 780 drops down you buy, if not.... you will be sad

hahaha.

PC feeling kind of sluggish at 4.4. Maybe a Windows problem?

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