Hi all, first of all I just want to say that if this is the wrong section to be posting this then sincere apologies.
So, as you may be able to figure from the title, my PC is starting to slow down drastically. I don't mean 'internet pages are taking long to load' but actually slowing down. I will list my PC spec below before I delve into the specifics.
OS: Windows 10 x64
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2x4)
CPU: Intel i5-4460 @3.2GHz
GPU: Radeon 7770 1GB
HDD: 500GB Seagate HDD (250GB still free)
Motherboard: H97 Gaming 3
Ok now the specs are listed I can detail the problem(s) I'm having.
I have had my PC for some time now, having built it roughly 3 years ago. I upgraded my CPU + Motherboard (I shorted my mobo out when fiddling...oops) about 2 years ago. It seems that my PC is getting slower and slower as each day passes. This is to the extent where my system is freezing up or slowing just from tabbing from something like Youtube to Discord. The program will freeze subsequently freezing up my whole computer. It takes a long long time to boot up and even attempting to pull up the run command or typing anything in to my windows search bar becomes a long winded task. Games that I was able to run a year or so ago are now struggling and even tabbing out of said games can freeze my whole PC. I've tried a multitude of solutions to try and combat this but I am running out of ideas to the extent that I am considering just buying a whole new PC. Obviously my last resort. I will list what I have attempted now just to give you guys an understanding of what I have tried in order to avoid being given solutions I have tried and tested. These are by no means in chronological order, by the way.
From what knowledge I have about a computer's workings I have tried everything I have thought of including some small attempts via google searches and forums scrounging. I'm unsure of what else to do in order to try and resolve this but using this PC is slowly becoming a chore. It is nigh impossible to do anything without programs completely freezing. I have been gaming and building my own PCs for close to 10 years now. I would hate to have to discard this thing if something can be done. Money isn't a luxury for me either so buying a new one really is a last resort and afaik never really a requirement in these cases. If anybody has any other solutions in order to combat this then do let me know.
Thanks for reading guys, I know it was a long one but I'm reaching here.
So, as you may be able to figure from the title, my PC is starting to slow down drastically. I don't mean 'internet pages are taking long to load' but actually slowing down. I will list my PC spec below before I delve into the specifics.
OS: Windows 10 x64
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2x4)
CPU: Intel i5-4460 @3.2GHz
GPU: Radeon 7770 1GB
HDD: 500GB Seagate HDD (250GB still free)
Motherboard: H97 Gaming 3
Ok now the specs are listed I can detail the problem(s) I'm having.
I have had my PC for some time now, having built it roughly 3 years ago. I upgraded my CPU + Motherboard (I shorted my mobo out when fiddling...oops) about 2 years ago. It seems that my PC is getting slower and slower as each day passes. This is to the extent where my system is freezing up or slowing just from tabbing from something like Youtube to Discord. The program will freeze subsequently freezing up my whole computer. It takes a long long time to boot up and even attempting to pull up the run command or typing anything in to my windows search bar becomes a long winded task. Games that I was able to run a year or so ago are now struggling and even tabbing out of said games can freeze my whole PC. I've tried a multitude of solutions to try and combat this but I am running out of ideas to the extent that I am considering just buying a whole new PC. Obviously my last resort. I will list what I have attempted now just to give you guys an understanding of what I have tried in order to avoid being given solutions I have tried and tested. These are by no means in chronological order, by the way.
- Reinstalled whole of Windows last month to try and reset everything.
- Ran virus scans + chkdsk commands to try and find anything faulty/fishy, scans were clean.
- Re-applied paste to CPU in the event that the paste was drying up, I also cleaned all hardware of dust etc during this.
- Disabled unnecessary TSRs
- Checked for memory leaks, came back negative
- Ensured all drivers are up to date
- Defragmented my HDD (this was before I resorted to resetting everything)
- Removed anything from PC i didn't use (old games etc)
- Deleted files from Temp folder
From what knowledge I have about a computer's workings I have tried everything I have thought of including some small attempts via google searches and forums scrounging. I'm unsure of what else to do in order to try and resolve this but using this PC is slowly becoming a chore. It is nigh impossible to do anything without programs completely freezing. I have been gaming and building my own PCs for close to 10 years now. I would hate to have to discard this thing if something can be done. Money isn't a luxury for me either so buying a new one really is a last resort and afaik never really a requirement in these cases. If anybody has any other solutions in order to combat this then do let me know.
Thanks for reading guys, I know it was a long one but I'm reaching here.
