Computer Running really slowly

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

I have had my computer for 3 years now and about a year ago it just majorly slowed down. I can no longer run games at their optimal levels Im stuck running games like league on the lowest settings and still barely getting 30fps. Also it takes a long time to load programs and my computer slows down a great bit while trying to open them. I have benchmarked my graphics card and the results showed it was running fine. I have also replaced my ram since as I thought that was the problem but to no avail. I also have run security scans through mcafee so im fairly sure I don't have any virus. I also make sure to keep my drivers up to date
My build:
GPU:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E4MQO8C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
CPU:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EUUIWZ6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
HDD:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
RAM:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E9014/ref=twister_B01N2UT24F?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
motherboard:http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H97%20Anniversary/index.us.asp

Supahos · Feb 17, 2017

2 most common causes eliminating what you already have, 1) CPU overheating 2) hard drive failing, 3) power supply starting to die.

MSI afterburner to check CPU/GPU temps
SMART for hard drive check
Power supply is.trickier

Do ensure monitor is plugged into the GPU not the motherboard

geofelt · Feb 17, 2017

Have you run malwarebytes free edition?
Malware is not considered a virus.

Check that you know all the programs that are installed. Remove the useless or unknown ones.

WD will have a diagnostic program to check your hard drive.

Run memtest86+ to check your ram. Normally bad ram makes your pc die, not run slow.

Mcafee takes a fair amount of resources.
Windows security essentials is perfectly fine and unobtrusive. So long as you are smart about phishing and porn sites, you will be ok.

Check all the automatically started apps. Do you really need them all?

why_wolf · Feb 17, 2017

I'd definitely check out the hard drive. You can use something like CrystalDiskInfo to run the S.M.A.R.T test. Terrible load times are usually a sign of something going on with the hard drive. Does the computer also boot up really slow too?

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

Supahos :

My CPU and GPU were no where close to being to hot
The Storage I checked with the windows checker because thats what came up when i searched smart hard drive checker.
How do i go about checking if its my Power supply

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

why_wolf :

No it boots up quite quickly

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

geofelt :

I dont have any startup apps other than the essential ones I have everything else disabled. Yes all the things I have installed I trust. And I just bough new ram a week ago so It is also fine

Supahos · Feb 17, 2017

Did you check your temps after gaming for a while or while sitting at desktop? Normal temps don't matter heavy load ones do

geofelt · Feb 17, 2017

What has changed between all was well and the current problem?
Did you apply maintenance?
If so, try using system restore to get back to a checkpoint where all was good.

Have you installed any new apps, or hardware?

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

Supahos :

Yes I have been using the computer for a few hours now and I did check while playing games and they were fine.
heres a screen shot:http://imgur.com/a/9haCj

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

geofelt :

When it first occurred I had been out of town for a week and when i got back it just was running really slowly I hadn't changed anything.

Noobgamer37 · Feb 17, 2017

The problems did start a little after I installed windows 10 Im not sure if that could be part of the problem even though I have updated it multiple times since

geofelt · Feb 17, 2017

Windows 10 comes with lots of instrumentation.
You might to want to turn off many defaults.
Here is a start:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2971725/windows/how-to-reclaim-your-privacy-in-windows-10-piece-by-piece.html

You can also try spybot anit-beacon.
https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

I have heard of some windows 10 driver updates screwing things up.

Paul NZ · Feb 17, 2017

Turn notifications off if windows 10 has just been installed

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