Question CS:GO runs slows after it's been installed for a while

Oryon44

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Hey everyone,

I have this really weird problem with CS:GO, after it's been installed for a while it starts running really slow. The only way to fix this (that I know of) is to uninstall the game and re-install it. After doing that, the game runs well. Also, what I mean by "running slow" is mostly before joining the game and, more importantly, loading the map. When clicking on play, it takes a while for it to even render the icons of the maps and it's overall very laggy. As for the map loading time, it takes nearly 5 minutes to connect to the server, I've gotten banned from Faceit a few times because of this. The only "fix" I've found for this one is to first connect to a casual/deathmatch game, wait for it to connect (usually 4-5mins) disconnect and then connect to the faceit server. This way only takes 20 seconds MAX.

The weird thing is, with a fresh install, all this goes away. The lag on the menu and the taking-forever-to-load-the-map issue are no more. But, it gradually comes back, after a week or something like that.

So, I think I'd be right to say it's not a hardware problem. What I'm thinking is that CS:GO is overtime storing cached files that are supposed to be deleted after but it does not delete them but I have no idea if that's correct and how to check if it is so or not.

Would really appreciate some help,

Cheers.
 

Oryon44

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I can't imagine it's a local cache problem.

Have you verified CPU / GPU temps over time?
Have you verified the speed / continuity of your internet connection?

I have not verified cpu or gpu temps over time, how do I do that?

As for the internet connection, it works well for other games. For example, I have no problems like this one on Apex Legends. I'm quite certain it's a CS:GO only problem.