Why is rendering images so slow?

[pohokano]

Even when I shut down unneeded services and programs, scrolling images locally stored on SATA-III SSD is painfully slow and jerky -- often 2-3 seconds to render an image smaller than 500MB [CORRECTION: KB, not MB]. Happens with Chrome and IrfanView alike (both updated). Should this be? Some internal settings I should tweak? (Don't want to OC because chip is too hot as is, with OEM fan and open case.)

Win7 Pro 64-bit SP1
Corsair Force 2 SSD SATA III-6.0 >2/3 capacity
AMD A6-3650 CPU
F1A75-V PRO mobo, 16GB DDR3 RAM
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series video card
Dual Hanns.G iF251 1920x1080 LCD monitors

 

[whyso]

500MB is a large image (like really really lage). Given the fact that your SSD can only read from the disk at 400-500 MB/s its going to take several seconds to process and display on the screen.

 

[pohokano]

500MB is a large image (like really really lage). Given the fact that your SSD can only read from the disk at 400-500 MB/s its going to take several seconds to process and display on the screen.

You're right; I misspoke. I should have written "500 KB."

 

[ihog]

Is your SSD plugged into a grey or navy blue SATA port? Try switching and see what happens. If that doesn't do anything, then try reinstalling the SATA drivers.