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Forum discussion tagged with slow.
  1. ZoidVero

    Question Can a bad power supply slow down my pc and make hard drives not work?

    Hi! i recently bought a new hard drive and they dont seem to work but when i tested them on 2 other pcs they work just fine. And my pc has been especially sluggish recently, from freezing up to 10 whole seconds on games i could run easily before and annoyingly slow while just in youtube and last...
  2. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Pentium 4s Were Fast. Core i7s Are Not.

    Software. I remember back in the day 1 GB RAM (around 2005) could load programs / do as much almost as 48 - 64 GB can do today. Many programs are written badly and it seems that my Core i7-12700H performs simple tasks like web browsing even a little slower than a P4 would in the past. In the...
  3. S

    Question Windows 11 slow motion or stuttering bug

    I've had a weird issue for a while now on both my desktop and laptop where infrequently, let's say once a day or so, the whole system goes into extreme slow motion or stutter for about 2 seconds and then comes right out of it like nothing happened. This affects everything on screen whether I'm...
  4. maksiks

    Question PC is slow when it's positioned vertically ?

    I got a very weird issue after I swapped out my HDD (possibly even before but I attributed it to the dead HDD). I have my system on an SSD and junk on another SSD or the HDD. When my PC is positioned vertically it often it starts to lag and the cursor almost always has the loading animation (15...
  5. K

    Question Computer Slow / Unresponsive

    Hi everyone, Computer has been acting weird lately. I will run WoW or any game and then Youtube or anything video related is very slow, Facebook typing is slow and takes up 5 seconds to catch up every time you type something and now I've been noticing that programs won't open right away when I...
  6. uglyfatandalive

    Question Slow App Launch and other problems ?

    Hello! My apps do not launch instantly as they used to do. There is a small delay from 2-5 seconds, sometimes even more when I try to start something. I do not know what is going on here but I will be more than happy if someone can help me. This also happens with Windows 11 There is also a...
  7. K

    Question Extreme long boot time

    Hello everyone, So I have this issue with booting up my PC. It worked completely fine for over a year until a few days ago. Suddenly when booting up the BIOS outputs the typical Gigabyte screen, but then stays there for like 3 minutes, then it will start windows and the spinning circle appears...
  8. C

    Question PC unplugged for + 2 years, extremly slow and stuck at loading windows 10. What is the problem, could it be a dying SSD?

    Hello, I had my PC unplugged for a little more than 2 years and today I decided to plug the power cables in and power it on. The problem now is that it only get's passed the BIOS until the windows 10 blue square logo and the circle made out of dots spinning below it. I think it keeps spinning...
  9. rcheulishvil

    Question Blank screen for 5 minutes on boot before motherboard logo shows up

    so I have this weird problem. Yesterday, my pc was working fine. Absoluteley great. It has been working great for years now. today, I turn it on and it shows a blank screen. The blank screen which is black but still lighted up, stays for about 5 minutes, then I see motherboard logo for...
  10. T

    Question Slow Fibre Media Converters?

    I'm experimenting with galvanically isolating part of my house LAN using a pair of TP-Link fibre media converters (MC210CS) back to back, connected to a local Netgear gigabit switch at the isolated end and the main Netgear gigabit switch upstream. The FMCs are connected using an SC OS2 Single...
  11. winoni71

    Question Issues with upload speed with 2.5 Gbps connection ?

    I recently got a 2.5/1 Gbps FTTH line, but I immediately encountered a problem with the upload speed. Below are all the details: ONT: "Sercom FG1000R" with 2.5 Gbps LAN output Router: "Asus GT-AX6000" with 1 WAN and 1 LAN 2.5 Gbps port (Drivers updated to the latest version) Network card on...
  12. SoItsDragon

    Question Help with low FPS with a 3060 and current hardware.

    So I have a 3060 and I can barely get 50 fps on MW2 with medium settings any ideas on if something is capped or throttling my frames? Specs. Motherboard: MSI X570S MPG EDGE MAX WiFi CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz Ram: CORSAIR - VENGEANCE RGB PRO SL 32GB (2PK × 16GB) 3600MHz DDR4 Storage...
  13. V

    Question SSDs are slow (800MB/s) on ASRock B560M Pro4

    Motherboard: ASRock B560M Pro4 CPU: Core i5 10400F (LGA-1200/Comet Lake) GPU is on PCIE1 slot PCIe-to-M.3 NVMe adapter: Ugreen CM302 on PCIE3 slot (M2_1 slot is disabled because CPU is Comet Lake) SSDs: - Kingston SKC2500M8/1000G via adapter - Silicon Power US70 (2 TB) [SP02KGBP44US7005] on...
  14. J

    Question Keyboard input lag when playing GTA V (CPU Utilization is low)

    Why do I get keyboard input lag when typing even when my cpu utilization is at 5% to 10% specifically when playing GTA V. Not that I'm annoyed by it, I just want to know why does this happen when components are low loads. SPECS: PROCESSOR - Ryzen 5 3600x GPU: RX 580 4GB RAM: 16 GB 8x2 DDR4...
  15. F_G

    Question Upgraded to RTX 3070 and Intel i5 but games still run at only 20-ish FPS and are extremely choppy and laggy ?

    I've recently upgraded my CPU and GPU yet computer still runs extremely slow as in most games like Fortnite run at 20 fps or so and the entire computer is slow and choppy I've tried many online solutions and they only provide minor fixes, any solutions??
  16. Hoioidoi

    Question New SSD in Laptop is running comically slow ?

    I just installed a new NVME SSD (ADATA APSFG-2T-CSUS 2TB) into my laptop (Dell G15 5525 w/ R7 6800H, RTX 3060), replacing the stock one. After reinstalling Windows and installing a few apps, I loaded up CrystalDiskMark to benchmark the disk, but I am seeing some staggeringly low results: (The...
  17. PaPies

    Question Ram is Extremely Slow? How?

    I'm literally running XMP 3200 on my bios, it says 1600 on cpu-z which is dual, so 3200 and yet on this benchmark my ram is extremely slow for some reason? What could be it be?
  18. PaPies

    Question Is my CPU Dying? Could it be something else?

    (Please IGNORE most of this, goto my comment #7) (this is while Chrome opens) While I canno't reproduce this, in the last month, when I turned on the PC, it would just stay on black screen, I waited 10 minutes and nothing, then I just decided to hold the power button(as my case doesn't have...
  19. Ellie7071

    Question Memory crash

    My 2nd monitor doesnt display and every game I try to play crashes due to a memory error, I tried many things by now and I dont know what else to do Also when a game crashes sometimes It takes down discord with it, or other apps like battle.net, I had times which I had to restart my pc even If...
  20. Salfyss

    Question Gaming laptop underperforming

    I've gotten a Samsung Expert X23 laptop a few years back and it was running everything perfectly. Since then I stopped using it for some time and now that I've turned it on again, it seems to be underperforming and slow for some reason. It's specs are: I5 7500U GTX 920MX 8gb RAM Not the best...
  21. johnnytg

    Question PC is super slow

    so recently i had re-installed windows on my pc and in doing so i had to reformat my drives from gpt to mbr cause it wouldnt let me install windows on it unless it was mbr but found out that it had to be gpt when windows was installed so i used the built in MBR2GPT.EXE to re format it to gpt and...
  22. L

    Question Memory problem? - PC slow and games lag

    My PC is extremely slow. Booting, logging into Windows and waiting until the computer is usable takes about 5-10 minutes. Opening apps or games take horribly long and basically all games have massive lagspikes. I installed fresh Windows 10 a few months back. Specs: Win 10 Pro i5 7400 GTX 1050Ti...
  23. Mcminty

    Very slow boot and restart. Black screen with white line.

    I purchased a 2tb Samsung 980 pro m.2 and installed Win11 on it. I have updated my bios and have everything up to date (including win11) but for some reason the boot is incredibly slow. Around 2 minutes. Once it boots everything seems fine. I've checked the boot order and basically all the BIOS...
  24. StolenPotato

    Question Computer very slow, especially on desktop. But fine in games?

    As you can see, my desktop is very slow. The PC sometimes feels slower than it should be in some programs, but usually it works fine and I can play games just fine. My specs are: Ryzen 5 5600x 3070Ti ASUS ROG STRIX b550-E wifi Corsair 2x8 3600mhz (ram is working at full speed I checked) Samsung...
  25. D

    Question CPU suddenly got worse?

    A few days ago it feels like my CPU just got worse suddenly. Programs seem to take up more cpu usage than usual, my mouse now becomes very sluggish when the cpu is maxed (I mean like moving slowly or not responding whatsoever). I wasn't sure if I was just imagining it or if it actually got worse...
  26. L

    Question CPU temp permanently at 100c and will randomly boot at low speeds like .8-1.2 instead of 3-4.2

    My computer for the last month or so has randomly been throttled after being booted. Sometimes it starts up just fine with CPU speeds of 3-4.2ghz and run normally meanwhile other times it'll start up at around 1.1ghz base and get slower and slower if I decide to play a game. The only way I've...
  27. AdamKicks

    Question Mid Range PC slow after reinstalling Windows 10 ?

    Hi Guys! I brought everything new from store. From the first time I powered up my pc, it's always slow. It takes a lot of time to boot and when Windows finally starts up, I have to wait for minutes before I can click on something because it freezes. If I want to open something like Google or a...
  28. D

    Question Why the dif in speed?

    I have an old HP with the Holly-2. That has a 1gbs on board network adapter in it. I upgraded the cpu and ram to max at amd 3080k and 8gb. I just built a computer with a b650 aorus pro ax motherboard with on board 2.5gb link speed and a ryzen 9 7950x 128gb ram. I don't know how to find the link...
  29. tsomek

    Question Slow LAN on one of my computers ?

    Hi I have 4 PCs running Windows 10 connected through a (cable) Gigabit Network Switch - one acting as a file server and the rest as clients. Only one of the clients (The Threadripper one as per my signature) has considerably slower LAN speeds than all others, averaging around 20MB/s compared...
  30. E

    Question Constant stuttering in games

    Hi guys, i've recently upgraded from a placeholder gt 730 to a sapphire rx 6700 non-xt i got on sale a couple weeks ago, and ever since i've experienced stuttering in games. Spider-man remastered, cyberpunk, warzone 2.0, apex legends etc. are all stuttering (either nasty stutters or constant...
  31. NotMelvin

    Question rubbish connection only on pc

    sky router connected to; MSI B75MA-P45 TP-LINK WIRELESS ADAPTER 5ghz Windows 10 pro 10.0.19044 gtx970 750w psu i7 -3770k 120gb ssd (OS only) 320gb hdd bought this pc about 6 months ago, it has always been slow connecting into online games, but always really fast with webpages. i lived in...
  32. DanDiaconescu

    Question Really slow boot up time on Ssd after random power outage

    Hello tech lords, I'm coming to you in a time of need. I have a really annoying issue with my sistem that I cannot figure out for the life of me. It's becoming increasingly more emphasized and more annoying. Long story short, bad electric distribution infrastructure, bad fuses, one...
  33. Bipman

    Question New system slow

    Hi all. I thought I knew most things about a PC but obviously not as my new PC (custom built by another company) seems very slow as in 50FPS in COD Cold War. The specs are :- Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache Motherboard GIGABYTE Z690...
  34. P

    Question My monitor was at first very smooth but after a while it's not like that anymore?

    Hello! My problem is: I Buy monitor and first run and gameplay: csgo: fast run and smooth gameplay, and after a while it's not like that anymore not smooth like the first game and my question is why? My Pc: Proc: I5 7400 Videocard: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti 4GB Motherboard: MSI Z270 Gaming M3 Ram...
  35. Gabii

    Question CPU slows down when at 100% usage

    Everytime I run a game or run a benchmark with CPU-Z the CPU slows down from 4,20 GHz to 3,80 or lower reaching a top speed of 3,82, I already tried repasting the CPU but the problem is still there, the average temperature when at full load is 85 C° which seems normal for a laptop so the...
  36. P

    Question Is my SSD too slow?

    When I try to copy files from one place of the SSD to another one, it seems really slow for what the SSD is capable of. I am wondering if this is normal behaviour or if there is something wrong. I am using a 4TB KC3000 M2 SSD. File tranfer seems slow?
  37. N

    Question Slow running

    For like a good period of time i've been experiencing slow running and even few seconds freeze when for example i am in a game and i go a bit alt+tab to search for something. Got an I5 4690k, 16GB rual RAM, Win 10, but the thing is it didn't happened before, but now it's just frustrating, it...
  38. S

    Question My PC is underperforming ?

    My PC is lagging when i launch games, video editor and when i do core programming. I don't know whether it is hardware compatibility issue or something else. I need help as i'm unable to figure out the exact reason behind underperformance. I'll share my PC details so that you can help me. CPU ...
  39. VirusKarpfen1

    [SOLVED] Less fps with new gpu than with new one

    I recently bought a new graphics card and when I started to play games I had a lot less fps than with the old one and a bunch of lags. I noticed that my processor goes to 100% even with the smallest thing like minecraft. Is there a way to fix it? My system: OS Version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro...
  40. HnyBear

    Question M.2 Not running at full speed after format and reinstall of OS

    I was running my board in Intel raid mode and getting 2500MBs on my m.2 drive but I switched it to AHCI and formatted the drive and reinstalled windows, now it's only getting around 800MBs. I can't figure out what's going on with it. No hardware has been changed or switched around. Literally...