Hello, recently (past 2 or 3 weeks) my computer has been having some serious issues. FYI, I have had the computer for about 4 or 5 months, with little to no problems up until now. I am unsure of what exactly is causing the problem (although I guess CPU given general slowness), so I will try to be as descriptive as possible (I will list specs at bottom of post);
A few weeks ago, my computer was running very slowly; it took forever to open or start new programs, internet loading often froze up with no network issues, and playing video games on the computer became impossible (Oblivion automatically restarts when I load a game, Fallout 3 blue screens when I attempt to load or start a game, and Civilization IV crashes after about 50 turns (when more activity accumulates).
I checked a number of possible solutions; I made sure my specifications were properly identified and above recommended levels; they are. Then I checked to see if anything might be wrong with the installation of hardware; wiring not connected, etc. I found that the CPU fan was not entirely screwed in, and the thermal-paste was pretty much gone. Sure enough, Speedfan recorded temps up to 95 degrees Celsius..... I screwed it in (have not added new thermal-paste; should I?) and it is now running at around 40. This happened yesterday, so there ain't much more to report. Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k (3.30GHz)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD15EARS-00MVWB0 (1.5 TB)
Computer: ACPI Multiprocessor PC
PSU: 630W from some company or another; if it's important, I can find out.
I've made several attempts to correct the issue; ran Kaspersky, came up with nothing, ran Auslogics Defrag, fragmented and optimized, ran Disc Check, corrected many issues. Still, getting issues. I don't know what else to add, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
A few weeks ago, my computer was running very slowly; it took forever to open or start new programs, internet loading often froze up with no network issues, and playing video games on the computer became impossible (Oblivion automatically restarts when I load a game, Fallout 3 blue screens when I attempt to load or start a game, and Civilization IV crashes after about 50 turns (when more activity accumulates).
I checked a number of possible solutions; I made sure my specifications were properly identified and above recommended levels; they are. Then I checked to see if anything might be wrong with the installation of hardware; wiring not connected, etc. I found that the CPU fan was not entirely screwed in, and the thermal-paste was pretty much gone. Sure enough, Speedfan recorded temps up to 95 degrees Celsius..... I screwed it in (have not added new thermal-paste; should I?) and it is now running at around 40. This happened yesterday, so there ain't much more to report. Here are my specs:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k (3.30GHz)
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD15EARS-00MVWB0 (1.5 TB)
Computer: ACPI Multiprocessor PC
PSU: 630W from some company or another; if it's important, I can find out.
I've made several attempts to correct the issue; ran Kaspersky, came up with nothing, ran Auslogics Defrag, fragmented and optimized, ran Disc Check, corrected many issues. Still, getting issues. I don't know what else to add, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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