- Dec 26, 2015
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Ok, so I got a new 4GB GDDR5 EVGA GTX 970 and my PC just isn't holding up to the speeds that it used to whilst doing seemingly simple tasks, often resulting in Windows Explorer crashing for a moment when eg. Downloading on Steam + trying to use Google Chrome. I went from an AMD GPU to an Nvidia, the old GPU was a Radeon HD 7950 or something along those lines. All old drivers seem to be gone, searched as much as I could. I updated my BIOS, which did improve boot speed, but it's still taking longer to load after I Sign In to windows.
Now, what I'm thinking it COULD be (you can judge for yourself with the specs below) is the 3 or so year old HDD that I'm using is just not performing well. Big PS here, I'm not an expert when it comes to this stuff haha, so I may just be sounding stupid right now.
Another thing that I've noted is that my RAM is DDR3, not sure how much of a difference this makes, so that's why I'm here asking.
I also have another issue when it comes to physics in 3DMark having a low Physics Score and reaching as low as 18 FPS, 20 on average. May need a CPU upgrade for that one...
Anyway, I hope someone can help me with these issues, I'll be actively checking the thread so, if you have any questions, anymore spes that you need, just let me know and I'll try my best to answer!
SPECS:
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B75M-D3H (Intel Core i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz)
Graphics
E2242 (1920x1080@60Hz)
BenQ GL2760 (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (EVGA)
Storage
931GB Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 ATA Device (SATA)
1863GB Seagate Expansion Desk USB Device (USB (SATA))
Optical Drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Now, what I'm thinking it COULD be (you can judge for yourself with the specs below) is the 3 or so year old HDD that I'm using is just not performing well. Big PS here, I'm not an expert when it comes to this stuff haha, so I may just be sounding stupid right now.
Another thing that I've noted is that my RAM is DDR3, not sure how much of a difference this makes, so that's why I'm here asking.
I also have another issue when it comes to physics in 3DMark having a low Physics Score and reaching as low as 18 FPS, 20 on average. May need a CPU upgrade for that one...
Anyway, I hope someone can help me with these issues, I'll be actively checking the thread so, if you have any questions, anymore spes that you need, just let me know and I'll try my best to answer!
SPECS:
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B75M-D3H (Intel Core i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz)
Graphics
E2242 (1920x1080@60Hz)
BenQ GL2760 (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (EVGA)
Storage
931GB Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 ATA Device (SATA)
1863GB Seagate Expansion Desk USB Device (USB (SATA))
Optical Drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
No idea how it survived it, maybe Speccy isn't accurately telling me the temp?
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