Asus m32cd-b09 Desktop slow

[dorlow]

Ok, about a week ago, I bought this Asus m32cd-b09. I can't seem to put my finger on what is slow, but it just feels laggy. Things just seem to take the extra second or so to launch. Web browsing is slow. Scrolling in the web browser is extremely jumpy. The specs of this computer, it should fly.

I upgraded the hard drive immediately (basically voiding the warranty because the case is sealed)
but I put in a 1 TB SSD drive.

It has 12 GB RAM
i7 6700
Today, I changed the network from wireless to wired to the router.
Windows 10 is freshly installed a few days ago

I changed my performance setting from "let the computer decide" to "best performance."

I just went in the bios a few minutes ago and changed it from non-turbo to turbo mode for the processor. I also changed power settings in windows from balanced to performance.

I watch my resources closely and none of the main resources ever get close to maxing out. The specs of this PC, in my opinion are stellar and this PC should be lightening fast, at least for basic navigating the PC and browsing the web....

A few weeks ago, I sold my Lenovo Y70 laptop to basically use the money to buy this. One that PC did have a few annoying issues with it. But the performance of that laptop was way better than this PC. Laptops usually aren't as good as a full desktop performance wise (comparing like hardware).

 

[dorlow]

I just googled for ideas and found one website that stated to make sure you plug your hard drive into a 6 GB/s SATA port instead of a 3 GB/s SATA port. I just opened my case and looked. All I have are 6 GB/s SATA ports. (Even though I am plugged into the same exact SATA port the factory drive was plugged into.)