- Apr 29, 2022
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I have a gaming rig that I built back in 2016 with Windows 10 on it. Lately it's been having issues with 100% disk usage and VERY low read/write speeds. I don't remember the numbers off the top of my head but when I ran an in-depth virus scan in safe mode, it hadn't even read 300k files in 3 hours (it was in the 270k range). Just to give you an idea on the speed.
It's got 32gb RAM, 4ghz cpu, and 2tb SSD. It shouldn't be that slow.
After none of my troubleshooting fixed the issue, I took it to a computer repair place that I trust. They ran stress tests and checked for hardware failures and according to their diagnostics, everything is running great for it's age. It was reading at around 200mb/s.
He said that it was likely either a system file that was causing trouble (which I think is unlikely based on how many times I ran commands to look for and repair corrupted system files) or since I was unaware that thermal paste needs replacing, my CPU is degrading and that's what's causing my problem. He's going to replace the thermal paste and run the tests again and keep an eye on the temperatures so I'll know more on that tomorrow.
Is it possible for a degrading CPU to cause this? I remember a few years ago now I had a similar issue that went away when I plugged my PC directly into the wall instead of a surge protector. But the problem seemed to go away once I purchased a surge protector that's rated for the wattage the computer uses.
It's got 32gb RAM, 4ghz cpu, and 2tb SSD. It shouldn't be that slow.
After none of my troubleshooting fixed the issue, I took it to a computer repair place that I trust. They ran stress tests and checked for hardware failures and according to their diagnostics, everything is running great for it's age. It was reading at around 200mb/s.
He said that it was likely either a system file that was causing trouble (which I think is unlikely based on how many times I ran commands to look for and repair corrupted system files) or since I was unaware that thermal paste needs replacing, my CPU is degrading and that's what's causing my problem. He's going to replace the thermal paste and run the tests again and keep an eye on the temperatures so I'll know more on that tomorrow.
Is it possible for a degrading CPU to cause this? I remember a few years ago now I had a similar issue that went away when I plugged my PC directly into the wall instead of a surge protector. But the problem seemed to go away once I purchased a surge protector that's rated for the wattage the computer uses.
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