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Question

I cannot figure out what is making my gaming computer slow.

Jul 17, 2016 3:17PM PDT

I purchased a custom built ironside computer fiend around 4-5 months ago.
Games such as World of Warcraft used to run with 200-300 FPS with Ultra graphic settings, but it has dropped over time to only 25-50 FPS with the same settings. I am virus free according to AVG and Avast Antivirus, and whenever my pc runs slow the task manager only shows like 30% for CPU and disk. I have done defragmentation for my hard drive. Here are my specs:
OP: Windows 10 Home 64-bit [10.1, Build 10586]
Processor: Intel [R] Core [TM] i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30 GHz {4 CPUS], ~3.3GHz

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Wait, you are running 2 antivirus suites?
Jul 17, 2016 3:21PM PDT

That's no good. Try it with none and where do those FPS go when past 60? My display only can display 60 so why would I go past 60?

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Sorry, forgot to say
Jul 17, 2016 3:39PM PDT

No, i recently uninstalled AVG and installed Avast. Also, the reasoning is because of random program crashes and weird display bugs that only occur when gaming.

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Now that sounds more like a video card issue.
Jul 17, 2016 3:49PM PDT
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whoops
Jul 17, 2016 3:19PM PDT

Memory: 16384MB RAM
GPU: GeForce GTX 960
any help would be very appreciated.

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Answer
Some Simple Methods
Jul 19, 2016 5:50AM PDT

Here is what i would try....

1. Reinstall the graphics card just to be safe
2. Download CCleaner to cleanup any clutter
3. check for any suspicious programs
4. Defragment the hard drive... no third party software, just disk defrag in windows.
5. if all else fails, backup and try reinstalling the O.S

Please let me know if this has helped at all!!