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proto_prime   10-13-2008 at 04:19:21 AM

im getting some stuttering and slowdowns.

my HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148230

my processor is an e8400 not OCed except c1e and eist off


Message edited by proto_prime on 10-13-2008 at 04:20:09 AM
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zenmaster   10-13-2008 at 04:32:48 AM
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Well, your HDD is definitely the slowest thing in your system and there is little you can do to make your HDD not the slowest thing.

The key thing is to avoid using it.
One way is to make sure you have enough memory.

Defragging ur HDD can help some as well.

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its not good theory.
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wasteoftime   10-13-2008 at 04:54:13 AM
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Wait, are you kidding? It's really unlikely that your hard drive is causing that. What kind of stuttering issues are you experiencing? What kinds of slow down?


For a HDD to bottleneck a system it would have to be EXTREMELY old.

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proto_prime   10-13-2008 at 04:58:21 AM
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sometimes itll take a second or two to open a folder when it normally would be instantaneous
if i were to open a MS Word document then close it, then deselect the document (it apparently becomes highlighted when you open it) itll freeze up for a few seconds then deselect.


Message edited by proto_prime on 10-13-2008 at 05:00:26 AM
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darkguset   10-13-2008 at 05:11:42 AM
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That reminds me of new PC, E8400 @4GHz with 4GB RAM, etc etc and it was slow to death! After some puzzling i looked in the Task Manager to find one of Creative's drivers (X-Fi, but soundblasters have it too) to hog all the CPU doing nothing. After deactivating the loadup of that service the system was flying!!!

You need to give us all the information regarding your system specifications and software - drivers you are running. It could be anything!

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roadrunner197069   10-13-2008 at 05:22:00 AM
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I dont know why you needed a new thread. We told you in your other one that 60MB/s is slow.

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proto_prime   10-13-2008 at 06:27:04 AM
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e8400
2gb 800mhz a-data ram
780i with latest drivers installed
most recent bios update installed
8800gtx with cd drivers installed
seagate barracuda 7200.10 8mb cache 160gb 3gb/s SATA hdd with 83% space unused

different people hang out in different sections i would think


Message edited by proto_prime on 10-13-2008 at 06:27:47 AM
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br3nd064   10-13-2008 at 11:40:04 PM
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I'm not saying this is your problem, but the hard drive is the biggest bottleneck in every system. Make sure you have enough ram so you don't have to use it as much.

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