Computer slowed down

sztill3 · 8 Jul 2023 at 17:22

jigger said:
Ok, so we have some hot running kit and the problem starts with this heat wave.

You could take the side off the case and see if this makes a difference. Point a desk fan at the motherboard if possible.

Not seen any difference.

jigger said:
It seems as if the OS is in at least reasonable shape, so probably a good idea to make a backup or two now.

and should I perform reinstalling my windows?

jigger · 8 Jul 2023 at 17:30

sztill3 said:
Not seen any difference.

and should I perform reinstalling my windows?

Did it make any difference to CPU or GPU temps?

sztill3 · 8 Jul 2023 at 17:39

jigger said:
Did it make any difference to CPU or GPU temps?

They were around the usual point when I was playing with the covers on.

jigger · 8 Jul 2023 at 17:52

sztill3 said:
They were around the usual point when I was playing with the covers on.

I would have expected to see the temps drop at least 10c, so could be a thermal issue.

If you have Aida64 that will log temps.

sztill3 · 8 Jul 2023 at 18:41

Normal usage (with covers on) - https://snipboard.io/KUG4F1.jpg
gaming for 10 minutes ( with covers on) - https://snipboard.io/2czfk0.jpg
gaming for 10 minutes (without the covers) - https://snipboard.io/XR5KOd.jpg
normal usage ( without the covers) - https://snipboard.io/25nW8j.jpg

Tetras · 8 Jul 2023 at 18:44

Umm, that's not right. What clock speed is your CPU reaching while gaming? I think hwmonitor from cpuid, will keep a record of the high/avg/low.

sztill3 · 8 Jul 2023 at 18:58

5 minutes of playing CSGO - https://snipboard.io/lNO8rx.jpg

Gray2233 · 8 Jul 2023 at 18:58

Looks like your gpu/cpu clocks aren't ramping up under use, you'll need to monitor them as suggested by @Tetras to be sure though.

Windows Update might have borked something.

Tetras · 8 Jul 2023 at 19:03

sztill3 said:
5 minutes of playing CSGO - https://snipboard.io/lNO8rx.jpg

Your CPU isn't boosting, it is running at the base clock. But, the performance should be a lot better than what you're seeing, even at 3.6 Ghz.

sztill3 · 8 Jul 2023 at 19:07

Tetras said:
Your CPU isn't boosting, it is running at the base clock. But, the performance should be a lot better than what you're seeing, even at 3.6 Ghz.

What are the best next steps which should I take?

Tetras · 8 Jul 2023 at 19:09

sztill3 said:
What are the best next steps which should I take?

I would run two things:
- A CPU only benchmark, like cinebench.
- A mainly graphics benchmark, like 3D Mark.

From your scores and hwinfo, hopefully we can find out if your CPU or the graphics card is the main problem (...or neither).

sztill3 · 8 Jul 2023 at 22:36

Cpu - https://snipboard.io/X1TGDt.jpg
GPU - https://snipboard.io/h5Em84.jpg

Can this mean that my graphic card requires and upgrade?

There was few tests where it was getting about 98%,97%,96% but now twice it showed result around 80%....

Tetras · 8 Jul 2023 at 23:10

I think your CPU score is fine, given your CPU's clock speed.

Your graphics card: I don't know how to read this chart.

That said, your CPU's clock frequency seems very low and your graphics card's clock is bouncing up and down like a yoyo.

Can you try one of the GPU benchmarks here: https://benchmark.unigine.com/ and report back your score?

sztill3 said:
Can this mean that my graphic card requires and upgrade?

No. We're a long way from identifying a hardware problem.

sztill3 · 9 Jul 2023 at 13:15

What's also a bit funny is that when the computer starts up and I'm using it for about 30-45 secs it works fine without any lags. Then it decreases its performance.

Forgot to mention it before, sorry.

Here's the screenshot of the results from the benchmark - https://snipboard.io/cedLtu.jpg

Tetras · 9 Jul 2023 at 14:59

From what I can see, in reviews like this:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER review

We review the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, NVIDIA has launched a new Super graphics cards, as in super-charged in a super range of what they deem super products. GeForce RTX 2080 Super is based on a Turin... DX11: Unigine: Superposition

www.guru3d.com

The settings aren't the same, but I don't think your score is too bad.

sztill3 said:
What's also a bit funny is that when the computer starts up and I'm using it for about 30-45 secs it works fine without any lags. Then it decreases its performance.

Forgot to mention it before, sorry.

What software loads when your computer starts?

sztill3 · 9 Jul 2023 at 15:28

These are mentioned in the start-up section - https://snipboard.io/yMmX1U.jpg

Tetras · 9 Jul 2023 at 18:47

sztill3 said:
These are mentioned in the start-up section - https://snipboard.io/yMmX1U.jpg

Most of these are disabled, so they're unlikely to cause a problem.

Logitech Hub, probably not the issue, but there are lots of negative user reports on the Internet, so you could try disabling this and restarting the PC. RGB software is well-known for causing problems, if this functionality exists in the software.

Sound Blaster Control Panel, I'd be surprised if this was a problem, but you could try temporarily disabling this too.

Some torrent software will use your PC in the background to upload files you have downloaded, which can have an impact on the performance of your SSD and the network.

sztill3 · 9 Jul 2023 at 18:56

Tetras said:
Most of these are disabled, so they're unlikely to cause a problem.

Logitech Hub, probably not the issue, but there are lots of negative user reports on the Internet, so you could try disabling this and restarting the PC. RGB software is well-known for causing problems, if this functionality exists in the software.

Sound Blaster Control Panel, I'd be surprised if this was a problem, but you could try temporarily disabling this too.

Some torrent software will use your PC in the background to upload files you have downloaded, which can have an impact on the performance of your SSD and the network.

With the programs disabled nothing changed after restarting the system. Still 10 fps and 50 var in CS:GO (for example)

Tetras · 9 Jul 2023 at 18:59

sztill3 said:
With the programs disabled nothing changed after restarting the system. Still 10 fps and 50 var in CS:GO (for example)

I see.

If you go to Task Manager, Performance, Resource Monitor. Is there any process that is using a lot of CPU, memory or disk?

sztill3 · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:54

That's what comes up when I'll go into it - https://snipboard.io/B56I8D.jpg

That's how it looks like with the game on - https://snipboard.io/8zqavw.jpg