computer suddenly very laggy?

[sengokusgoat]

I dropped my ps4 controller on my pc and suddenly everything lags. lower fps in games, startup time longer, opening even an image file is very slow. What could of caused this to happen from a simple bang to the top of the case?

 

[seagate_surfer]

Hello sengokusgoat, the prime suspect is the HDD. They are very susceptible to vibrations and knocks. Suggestion would be back up your information now while you can and have a plan in place.

The conventional wisdom by tech experts on backups is known as the 3-2-1 method. Basically you want:

3 copies of any data you don't want to lose
2 different mediums it's stored on (so 2 different drives in your computer, for example)
1 copy kept offsite, to prevent against disaster. Let's say a PS4 controller lands hard on your computer.

I suggest you download and run Seatools as well. That will tell you what state your HDD is in. Best of luck.