PC slowed down considerably.

Walkerie · 11 Jun 2011 at 21:03

Trying to rule out that i need a format, pc has been acting sluggish recently.

Just checked 3mark06 and got a pitiful 9k which is odd considering I use to get 14k and that was before putting in a second 250 gts.

What should i realistically be expecting from an e8400 at 4.0 ghz, 4gig ram, w7, and 250 gts in SLI.

Stoner81 · 11 Jun 2011 at 21:22

1. Uninstall software you don't use to free up drive space.
2. Clean out temp files and other internet junk (Google "CCleaner").
3. Defrag your HDD.

Stoner81.

John101 · 11 Jun 2011 at 21:27

What power supply are you using?

Walkerie · 11 Jun 2011 at 21:37

Corsair TX 650 or 580.

alex24 · 11 Jun 2011 at 21:41

Check the BIOS in case any settings have changed (e.g. your OC has disappeared).

hybrid572 · 11 Jun 2011 at 21:43

Cleaning software (I prefer Advanced System Care as CCleaner does some things I do not feel comfortable with, and ASC seems to provide better results), and a good anti virus sweep (Microsoft Security Essentials is curiously effective) will get you most of the way there. Deleting old and unused files and software also helps immensely.

Walkerie · 11 Jun 2011 at 22:46

My oc had indeed gone, and for some reason everything was running at 2.4 ghz instead of 3.0 ghz as standard, now back up to 4.0 when i boot, however cpu z and coretemp both say its still running at 3.0 so im unsure, 3dmark is back up to 14k though

alex24 · 11 Jun 2011 at 23:48

It may be a sign your OC is unstable, run stability tests again to find the best overclock and go from there. Sometimes over time overclocks have to be dialled back, it happens.

dimention · 12 Jun 2011 at 01:02

ok just a little outside the box this helped for a friend online last night..
hit cpu used to read 72C on idle now reads 19C

maybe try cleanging it out from dust...