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BTiBBz

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Hello,

I have a slow computer but I don't know why it is. My specs are going to be listed below:

CPU: 4790K
GPU: GTX 780
RAM: 8GB ADATA 1333mhz
HDD: 1TB 7200RPM Western Digital

I think those should be all the parts that matter in a computer's performance. I could be wrong because then again i am here asking for solutions to my problem. Please help!
 
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sammy sung
I'd suggest opening task manager and monitoring your cpu & ram usage. Take notice to whether or not there's spikes, or a consistent heavy load. By slow I assume you mean things just take a while to open etc? Does your screen ever lock up? Or do you experience blue screens?
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I'd suggest opening task manager and monitoring your cpu & ram usage. Take notice to whether or not there's spikes, or a consistent heavy load. By slow I assume you mean things just take a while to open etc? Does your screen ever lock up? Or do you experience blue screens?
 
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BTiBBz

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I don't get any blue screens or anything and my cpu usage at this moment is between 1-3%, its mostly when i start the computer but it continues even after it has been on for long enough to start all the programs
 
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My computer is not overheating even when in game.

I have hunted down drivers to make sure they are up to date.

What other details are you needing? I really would like to fix this
problem. My computer has been laggy ever since i got my new parts
which were the cpu and the gpu but idk if it has anything to do with
the amount of space that is used up of my hdd (which is about 500gb).
 
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i7Baby

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A build should look something like this -

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Kingwin 750W BTX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K @ Stock
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150
Memory: ADATA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333
Storage: Western Digital 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Asus Poseidon
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Power Supply: 850W Bronze (Not sure of brand)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
 
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What good software can i use to get all that information?
 
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My voltages are below:

5v = 5.08
3.3v = 3.31
12v = 12.09
vcore = 1.89

Temp below:

Game: 65c
Idle: 35c
 
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Your info is a little too general.

Most common causes of speed issues on computers.
1. Drive Fragmentation - Run a defrag
2. Bad sector's on the drive or disk data that needs repair - Run CHKDSK /R
3. Having 2 active anti-virus scanners (One can be active while the other is for backup when you suspect and infection but you should never attempt to have 2 active anti-virus scanners.)
4. A software or hardware conflict/issue that is causing the CPU to hit 100% usage on 1 or more cores.
5. Malware - to find an infection use malwarebytes

You can try:
Check windows power settings to ensure something isn't going to sleep when it shouldn't be.
Try disabling startup items by changing some settings in MSCONFIG.
Try restoring all windows files with sfc /scannow (as an administrator)
Try checking your event logs (on rare occasion there is usable information in the logs that may be able to help)
Look for any network printers that are unreachable and remove them from your printers list.
Remove any CD's or DVD's from your drive
Remove any virtual DVD/BluRay drives you've setup
Update ALL of your drivers and your BIOS
Re-install windows

If none of that works then you might just have a hardware issue but it will likely be difficult to figure out which component is the cause...
But there are testing/burn-in utilities for your ram, hard drives, CPU and video card.
 
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