PC being sluggish, help?

[Godlik3]

I have a semi-new system, almost a year old and I also replaced the PSU and GPU about a month and a half ago. Lately I noticed that my PC takes longer to load programs like Steam and also freezes for a few seconds sometimes while trying to do multiple things. I used to do system restores but they were normally for large issues like constant blue-screens and things like that. Its not very bad, its just an annoyance and I wanted to check in and see what you guys have to say, any suggestions are welcome.

Also, if you have any programs to help me out, please link them 🙂 thanks

SPECS:

I7 3770 3.4GHz

Kingston 2x4 GB RAM

WD 2TB HDD

Sapphire Dual-X 7970

Corsair CX750m

If I left anything out, just tell me 😀

 

[frozentundra123456]

I have a semi-new system, almost a year old and I also replaced the PSU and GPU about a month and a half ago. Lately I noticed that my PC takes longer to load programs like Steam and also freezes for a few seconds sometimes while trying to do multiple things. I used to do system restores but they were normally for large issues like constant blue-screens and things like that. Its not very bad, its just an annoyance and I wanted to check in and see what you guys have to say, any suggestions are welcome.

Also, if you have any programs to help me out, please link them 🙂 thanks

SPECS:

I7 3770 3.4GHz

Kingston 2x4 GB RAM

WD 2TB HDD

Sapphire Dual-X 7970

Corsair CX750m

If I left anything out, just tell me 😀

Dont know really, could be a lot of things. I assume you have kept the interior free of dust and dirt, fans are clean, etc. Have you checked cpu and gpu temps?

Just loading something like steam should be blazing fast on that system. I assume you are loading Steam on-line. Could you have internet lag problems?

The classic explanation would be some kind of spyware or other program running in the background. I use CC cleaner and Spybot search and destroy periodically to remove junk from my computer, although I have not really noticed many slowdowns (I have an i5 system about one year old.)

 

[Torn Mind]

Hard drive might simply be getting fragmented and/or filled up.

 

[Godlik3]

Anyway I could clean stupid stuff easily? And no, I have fiber op and its extremely fast 😀 like 80 down 30 up, and I have no idea why Steam is laggy, I never go above 80 C on my gpu playing my most intensive games and its like 52 C right now after playing WaW zombies for a while 🙂 This PC is gaming is beastly playing games, and I use it for other stuff too and it just seems a little slow lately. I didn't see any decrease in gaming performance but yeah, thanks for the help 🙂

 

[HeXen]

I always have degradation of performance over time with Windows. Never effects games but I can tell in general that things are not as snappy or often I eventually encounter the random error here and there. It's hard to get back that fresh install feeling, even with System Restore.

 

[Rast]

no ssd?

 

[mfenn]

no ssd?

This. It sounds to me like the HDD is either (a) having to re-read marginal sectors many times or (b) is getting really fragmented.

Overall, I think a 3770 + 7970 system without an SSD is a damn shame. I'd pick up a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB for $100 and put the OS, apps, and most frequently played games on it.

 

[Godlik3]

Yeah, how would I switch my Win 7 from my current HD over to the SSD? also, could I just use the same type cord for my HDD on the SSD? and how would I use both drives at the same time? haha I will pick it up come Christmas time 🙂

 

[mfenn]

The easiest way to move from an HDD to an SSD is to reinstall Windows. You can also use some imaging tools like Acronis, but you still have to pare your current installed software down to <120GB. That can be just as much or more work than starting fresh.

As for the physical connectors, yes HDDs and SSDs both use the same SATA data and power connectors. When you install the OS to the SSD, that will become the C drive. Your HDD will then be a different drive letter, such as D or whatever. You can choose to install programs in either place.