hard drive - New Gaming PC not responsive as fast as supposed to

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2014-07
  • Conrad

    I build my Gaming PC for around 1000$. Quad core, 8 gb ram. And its not very fast/ responsive. My 6 years old dell is more responsive than it. For instance: openning the software Google Chrome takes around 5 seconds. Which is weird for a new pc. I have no idea what could be the problem and this is bugging me alot. Help please

    CPU i5 Quad core
MB : MSI z87-G43
GPU GeForce 770
RAM: 8GB DDR3
I have an old HDD: 1.5 Tb WD15EARs-00S8B1
OS: windows 8
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  • Oxymoron

    Check you're task manager and resource monitor and make sure that no bloatware is hogging your resources. Then verify your event logs to ensure nothing is hanging due to errors. Finally check your device manager and ensure and devices are reported to be functioning normally. If all the above come out A-OK, upgrade that hard drive.

    Pro Tip: Really wanna see a boost in performance, Invest into a solid state drive


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    There was a reported problem with ATI graphics cards, I think it was something to do with the switch over from dedicated to on board graphics depending on load. Apple have since released a fix for this problem. It sounds like it's exactly the trouble you're having. Run a system update to see if there are any available updates. Hope this helps!