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Question

HELP: Specs seem fine but pc runs bad?

Jul 14, 2016 9:00AM PDT

Hello!

Forgive me for my lack of pc knowledge, but I need help with a problem!
My pc specs seem good, I play alot of video games on my computer but some time ago I noticed bad stuttering in games, fx Fallout 4, things load in slow and if I walk around to a new area it has to load in and sounds are sometimes delayed, this is a problem with alot of games for me

Here are my specs:
GeForce GTX 960
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz
12 GB of Ram
Microsoft Windows 10 (build 10586), 64-bit
612.6 GB of free Diskspace

In task manager I notice that when I play a game my disk usage goes to 99%-100% or when I run some other programs, or during an installation of a program.

What might be the issue? And again, sorry for being a pc noob.

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Some test
Jul 14, 2016 9:17AM PDT

Run a pass of chkdsk.....google how to.

Visit the hdd maker's site and look for a hdd fitness test.

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no improvement
Jul 14, 2016 9:50AM PDT

I ran the chkdsk and followed instructions from a website I found and then restarted my comp, it did some work, yet it seems that nothing changed, it also reported that it found no errors.

I found out the name for my hdd: wdc wd10efrx-68pjcn0
Yet I couldn't find a test from the maker of the card that I could run or anything.

Maybe my hdd is old/and or phsyically damaged? Maybe dust?
Anyway ty for advice.

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Chkdsk
Jul 14, 2016 10:29AM PDT
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Try the Gforce Experience app.
Jul 14, 2016 9:37AM PDT

I've found it pretty good at setting the game settings to do as much as the GPU can deliver.

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nope
Jul 14, 2016 9:40AM PDT

I have that program and use it
But im almost certain that the issue does not lie with the GPU

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Are there any USB drives in the mix?
Jul 14, 2016 10:57AM PDT

I've seen stutters like that as the USB Drive is accessed. For now, we'll have to know a lot more such as "I use some USB memory sticks and Sorton's Maximum PC Protection Suite." Also if you use Torrents I see this a lot.

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no usb
Jul 14, 2016 11:04AM PDT

nope, no torrents and no usb's nothing is even plugged in in those types of ports except for keyboard and mouse.

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OK, no answer on the protection suite?
Jul 14, 2016 11:09AM PDT

I find that many interfere with gaming results. You can also copy/paste in a HIJACKTHIS LOG in a reply for me to pick over. Just in case. Many times I find overlapping protection.

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woops
Jul 14, 2016 12:00PM PDT

Sorry I totally forgot about the protection suit
I do not use any protection suite.
Also I do not understand the HIJACKTHIS LOG - sorry

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Google
Jul 14, 2016 12:04PM PDT

How to get a Hijackthis Log.

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Disinfect and Tune-up
Jul 15, 2016 6:23PM PDT

Having no protection suite may be the source of the problem. By protection suite we mean an Anti-virus/Anti-Malware program. If you use the internet on that computer and have no A-V protection then your computer is likely to be infected with a virus or other malware which is slowing it down considerably. Try downloading and running each of the following free virus/malware removal programs and see if they help:

Microsoft Safety Scanner may take hours to run if your hard drive is half full or more, so be patient:
https://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

MalwareBytes free version is also widely recognized for finding and removing bad stuff. Scroll down the page and click to download the Free version:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

It would also help to remove accumulated temporary internet files and other "junk" files. CCleaner is an excellent cleanup program for doing that. Download the free version here, then install & run it like with the other programs mentioned above:
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

If these websites don't show up as a link you can click on then you can copy and paste each one onto the address bar of your internet browser.
After running those programs you may wish to defragment your hard drive. Type the word defragment in Windows search bar to get access to the defragment utility built in to Windows.

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Last Resort
Jul 19, 2016 5:52AM PDT

If none of the above have successfully you can try to Backup and reinstall the O.S sometimes a simple clean install can really do the trick. However i know no one ever wants to do a clean install but in your case i think you can definitely benefit from it.