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c3yawn

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Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade a few parts of my computer, but I'm not exactly sure what to upgrade. The computer generally seems to be pretty laggy and just slow on bootup/starting programs to the point that I get annoyed at how long everything takes, but once I finally get into a game it runs generally pretty smoothly at low to medium graphics at 60 FPS. I don't believe this to be a GPU problem (even though I am running a GTX 670), but past that I'm not sure if this is just a CPU/Motherboard slow down, or maybe just read/write speed on my HDD is slowing down (which is possible since it's about 5 years old). If you need any more information on my PC just ask and I'll try and provide it, or if you have any tests I should use to identify the problem let me know.

Thanks!
 
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Honestly, with parts that old, I think you're just gonna have to build a new PC. I know, I don't want to be "that guy" but it really seems to be the only option. But let me explain WHY I think that.

So, for example, let's say you get a new GPU, a really nice new GTX 1060 or something. You're really excited to play some games at high settings, but then you realize that because of your old CPU, it's "bottlenecking" your new GPU so you can't use your new GPU to it's full potential. So then you get a new CPU, and you're really excited to play some games at high settings, but then your old motherboard doesn't support your new CPU. So then, you get a new motherboard, and you're really excited to play some games at high settings, but then you realize that your new motherboard doesn't support your old RAM, so then you get some new RAM and are really excited to play some games at high settings, but then your computer won't turn on because these new parts use more power and your old power supply doesn't supply enough voltage. So then, you get a new power supply, and you're really excited to play some games at high settings, and then you do! But then you realize you accidentally bought a whole new computer...

P.S. Even if your power supply still could get enough power to your computer, it would still be a good idea to replace it. Old power supplies can fry your whole computer and also set your house on fire.

P.P.S. I'd replace the HDD too because since they have moving parts they wear down after a while so if you don't get a new one and it stops working you lose all your data.
 
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c3yawn

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So I actually have a bit of an update on my specific parts, and now that I'm looking at them some don't seem to bad.

CPU: i7-4770k
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Not 670 I got it backwards)
Motherboard: Z87-G45 Gaming LGA1150

The CPU and Motherboard generally seem to be at least average, and I don't believe will be a bottleneck if I upgrade my GPU, though I'm not an expert so who knows.
 
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Ruben_Samich

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I don't think that will bottleneck it, so you can probably upgrade your GPU. But I'd still get a new power supply just so you don't set your house on fire.
 
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