New build PC running slow

cgowans · 15 Apr 2017 at 12:49

Hey guys!

I am seeking a bit of help. I invested recently on some new hardware for my computer, find bellow exact details, however I have now come across an issue where once I start up my computer my system gradually slows down more and more until around 10 minutes in my pc just freezes.
Some sessions on my PC work flawlessly after several restarts of the computer.
My first suspicion would be my ram I have installed but I really have no clue where to start to solve this?
Do I need to tune anything in my BIOS when adding new hardware?

Motherboard: Maximus IX Hero
CPU: I7-7700k
RAM: Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 8GB 3000MHZ
Graphics Card: GTX 1070
PSU: 600W

Thanks!

auzzuiehobo · 15 Apr 2017 at 13:00

What's the event logs show, could it be driver related, what OS?

cgowans · 15 Apr 2017 at 13:10

Hi, auzzuiehobo. Thanks for your quick reply. I'm just heading out at the moment so will be sure to check my event viewer when I return. I'm operating on windows 10.

pastymuncher · 15 Apr 2017 at 13:22

What make and model is that 600w psu? Have you checked cpu and gpu temps?

Brizzles · 15 Apr 2017 at 14:43

Did you do a clean install of Windows when you upgraded ?

cgowans · 15 Apr 2017 at 18:30

auzzuiehobo said:
What's the event logs show, could it be driver related, what OS?

What am I looking out for in my event log? I have a good few perflib errors but I'm really not sure what these are and if they are linked.

pastymuncher said:
What make and model is that 600w psu? Have you checked cpu and gpu temps?

My PSU is just a simple fsp600-80epn. My CPU is averaging around 50 degrees and my GPU around 27.

Brizzles said:
Did you do a clean install of Windows when you upgraded ?

I haven't performed any clean install as of yet. I will give this a go just now.

mistersprinkles · 16 Apr 2017 at 11:00

Please get a real power supply. That thing is a joke.

pastymuncher · 16 Apr 2017 at 13:05

The psu is not very good but it does have 504w across quad rails so it should be more than enough to power that pc. Peak power draw at the wall will be somwhere around 220w with everything at stock. Benching may put it around 250w at the wall at stock. While it may or may not be the cause of your problems I would not be using that psu and would buy a quality modern unit to replace it.#

A clean install my fix your issues. I always do a clean install with a platform change otherwise you are going to have drivers and other software left behind from the old platform which can easily cause conflicts.