PC Super Sluggish After Installing New Graphics Card

Cheapo PC · Jul 7, 2016

After installing my GT 610 my PC has been slowed down drastically. For example it takes 3 minutes to open chrome and 40 seconds to open the menu when right clicking on the desktop. GPU-Z says the the load on my GPU is only 1%. Games run fine though with the GT 610.

Specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93Ghz CPU
GT 610 GPU
2GB DDR2 667Mhz RAM
MSI G31TM-P35 Motherboard
WD Caviar Blue 250GB & 320GB HDD
350W PSU

dextermat · Jul 7, 2016

Hi,

What card did you have before? did you install the drivers?

Hlsgsz · Jul 7, 2016

You need more ram. Having a 1GB GPu requires that you also have 4+ GB or RAM.

Cheapo PC · Jul 8, 2016

Hlsgsz :

ok, but the pc remains slow even after removing the GPU, although it was fast before the new GPU

Cheapo PC · Jul 8, 2016

dextermat :

installed the drivers, had integrated graphics before

Hlsgsz · Jul 9, 2016

Doesn't matter. It's the lack of ram that is slowing your machine. Add atleast another 2 gigs.

Cheapo PC · Jul 10, 2016

Hlsgsz :

BUT IT WAS FINE BEFORE THE NEW GPU. IT RAN REAL GOOD!

Hlsgsz · Jul 10, 2016

Reinstall Windows then. Get 10 32bit as it sands the most chance of working on 2 gigs.
But this is not the real solution. 2 gigs of ram is just not enough these days.

Cheapo PC · Jul 11, 2016

Hlsgsz :

but the ram usage is only about 60% when using chrome

Hlsgsz · Jul 11, 2016

Cheapo PC :

Thats because the system keep some RAM free so it doesn't crash. And it does that by using the pagefile on your HDD, which is slowing usage down severly. You may contradict me all you want, it's not going to change the reality of the matter.
I'm guessing you're also on Win 7 which is memory hungry compared to W10 32 bit which was programmed with low power devices in mind(tablets etc).

Cheapo PC · Jul 11, 2016

Hlsgsz :

Cheapo PC :

Thats because the system keep some RAM free so it doesn't crash. And it does that by using the pagefile on your HDD, which is slowing usage down severly. You may contradict me all you want, it's not going to change the reality of the matter.
I'm guessing you're also on Win 7 which is memory hungry compared to W10 32 bit which was programmed with low power devices in mind(tablets etc).

Wow, thanks!

didnt know that, sorry for being mean. I just never knew about that! ill slelect your answer as the best answer

Hlsgsz · Jul 11, 2016

Cheapo PC :

Hlsgsz :

Wow, thanks!

didnt know that, sorry for being mean. I just never knew about that! ill slelect your answer as the best answer

You're welcome!
To sum things up: if you want to have a good experience get another 2 gigs of ram and upgrade to Win10 x64, or, atleast, migrate to Win10 32-bit.

Cheapo PC · Jul 11, 2016

Hlsgsz :

Cheapo PC :

You're welcome!
To sum things up: if you want to have a good experience get another 2 gigs of ram and upgrade to Win10 x64, or, atleast, migrate to Win10 32-bit.

ok! thanks for the help, its much apprieciated!

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