I wasn't sure where to post this. I'm trying to diagnose an intermittant issue that's been plaguing my pc for about two weeks. See my sig for sys config. The issue is that the display redraws very slowly - well the whole system is slow as hell. I'm not sure if it's a graphics card issue or maybe the cpu. Most of the time it occurs at startup but it's a rare event. My first thought was overheating, so I opened the case and cleaned all the fans.
Normally I'd chalk it up to the cpu being overheated, however temps are quite low. Under full load the cpu gets to 53c, but standard load is 46c. The HS is a bit dusty still, although I cleaned the HSF. I have to remove the ps and gfx card before I can get the hsf off... which I've not had time for lately.
Current temperatures: (Celsius) case 42, cpu 47, HD1 29, HD2 35
Voltages: vcore 1.73, +3.3v 3.22, +5v 4.81, +12v 11.86, -12v -11.95, -5v 3.55, +5vsb 5.35, vbat 3.31
All fans are working (3x case, ps, hsf, gfx, hd, chipset), although I've had to tinker with the fan on the graphics card. The card gets quite hot even when it's not being stressed. Other than replacing the PS last summer, the pc has worked well for about three years
I booted into safe mode when the issue last occured and while it seemed to be better, the problem remained. As far as I know, there are no viral infections to cause a Windows issue. I've killed a few unneccessary processes (boot footprint is 235MB) and use a minimal set of services.
Can anyone suggest what the issue might be and maybe suggest how I can verify the error. I don't have spare parts (well not a spare gfx card or cpu), so if someone knows of a software diagnostic tool that might reveal the issue that'd be preferred.
Normally I'd chalk it up to the cpu being overheated, however temps are quite low. Under full load the cpu gets to 53c, but standard load is 46c. The HS is a bit dusty still, although I cleaned the HSF. I have to remove the ps and gfx card before I can get the hsf off... which I've not had time for lately.
Current temperatures: (Celsius) case 42, cpu 47, HD1 29, HD2 35
Voltages: vcore 1.73, +3.3v 3.22, +5v 4.81, +12v 11.86, -12v -11.95, -5v 3.55, +5vsb 5.35, vbat 3.31
All fans are working (3x case, ps, hsf, gfx, hd, chipset), although I've had to tinker with the fan on the graphics card. The card gets quite hot even when it's not being stressed. Other than replacing the PS last summer, the pc has worked well for about three years
I booted into safe mode when the issue last occured and while it seemed to be better, the problem remained. As far as I know, there are no viral infections to cause a Windows issue. I've killed a few unneccessary processes (boot footprint is 235MB) and use a minimal set of services.
Can anyone suggest what the issue might be and maybe suggest how I can verify the error. I don't have spare parts (well not a spare gfx card or cpu), so if someone knows of a software diagnostic tool that might reveal the issue that'd be preferred.