My System
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard: Alienware 04VWF2 Version A02
Bios: Alienware A11
Memory: Mixed 16 GB DDR3 (slowest is 1333MHz I believe)
Graphics Cards: (2) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB SLI
SATA Drives: Seagate 2TB SSHD (Primary)
Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (currently disabled)
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-24ABS
Power Supply: 875 Watt
CPU Cooling: Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Accessories: Nvidia 3d Vision 2 (currently unplugged)
Razer Orbweaver
Alienware Multi-Media Keyboard
Logitech G700
Description of the problem:
I have recently started having problems with my PC. My gaming performance isn't nearly where it should be. I have noticed that it takes longer to boot up. I recently installed the Seagate 2TB SSHD and that quickened the boot time, then after having it in for awhile it started talking a lot longer to start, and almost seems like it takes a while for the hard drive to even start-up. I would also like to note that I put in the second graphics card as well as the addition of the Orbweaver when I put the SSHD in (Christmas time). My PC was running amazing for awhile and I am just now noticing this problem. I did recently add the Nvidia 3d Vision 2 kit and feel like the problems started around that time but I was playing Batman Orkham Origins thought it looked fantastic. I noticed it with Titanfall and haven't been playing anything super graphics intensive in about a month. I had to turn all settings to the lowest to get the quality I wanted because when I played on high settings it would hiccup and get choppy at times and overall just wasn't very good. I did notice in the passed few days that the screen flashed a light grey during boot and then goes to the Windows screen (did it once after reseating video cards today but didn't do it on second boot) . I also took compressed air to the fans of my video cards as well as everything in my computer. I tried installing older drivers from January when I remember my system running fine and I was getting worse results so I reinstalled the new drivers. I also disabled each video card (not in bios but in device manager) and tried each card on their own and both got the same results in Furmark but I was still only getting 17 frames running 1920x1080 with MSA 8x. I did read somewhere that Nvidia cards don't get the best results in Furmark but I am unsure of this. Lastly, when I go to Windows Experience Index and run a test it gets all the way to the end where it is checking the hard drive then says that it cannot finish and may be a problem with the OS, software, and other things (I can go run it and check exactly what it says if anyone would like to know). I wanted to get a more computer literate person's opinion before I started digging through my computer. I feel like it could be anything from my CPU, the new SSHD, limited power or graphics cards and I just don't know what to try next. Thanks!
EDIT:
I found this video of someone running one card on the highest settings and it performs as well as my two do on the lowest settings.... Please help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WFZ48guo2c
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard: Alienware 04VWF2 Version A02
Bios: Alienware A11
Memory: Mixed 16 GB DDR3 (slowest is 1333MHz I believe)
Graphics Cards: (2) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB SLI
SATA Drives: Seagate 2TB SSHD (Primary)
Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (currently disabled)
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-24ABS
Power Supply: 875 Watt
CPU Cooling: Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Accessories: Nvidia 3d Vision 2 (currently unplugged)
Razer Orbweaver
Alienware Multi-Media Keyboard
Logitech G700
Description of the problem:
I have recently started having problems with my PC. My gaming performance isn't nearly where it should be. I have noticed that it takes longer to boot up. I recently installed the Seagate 2TB SSHD and that quickened the boot time, then after having it in for awhile it started talking a lot longer to start, and almost seems like it takes a while for the hard drive to even start-up. I would also like to note that I put in the second graphics card as well as the addition of the Orbweaver when I put the SSHD in (Christmas time). My PC was running amazing for awhile and I am just now noticing this problem. I did recently add the Nvidia 3d Vision 2 kit and feel like the problems started around that time but I was playing Batman Orkham Origins thought it looked fantastic. I noticed it with Titanfall and haven't been playing anything super graphics intensive in about a month. I had to turn all settings to the lowest to get the quality I wanted because when I played on high settings it would hiccup and get choppy at times and overall just wasn't very good. I did notice in the passed few days that the screen flashed a light grey during boot and then goes to the Windows screen (did it once after reseating video cards today but didn't do it on second boot) . I also took compressed air to the fans of my video cards as well as everything in my computer. I tried installing older drivers from January when I remember my system running fine and I was getting worse results so I reinstalled the new drivers. I also disabled each video card (not in bios but in device manager) and tried each card on their own and both got the same results in Furmark but I was still only getting 17 frames running 1920x1080 with MSA 8x. I did read somewhere that Nvidia cards don't get the best results in Furmark but I am unsure of this. Lastly, when I go to Windows Experience Index and run a test it gets all the way to the end where it is checking the hard drive then says that it cannot finish and may be a problem with the OS, software, and other things (I can go run it and check exactly what it says if anyone would like to know). I wanted to get a more computer literate person's opinion before I started digging through my computer. I feel like it could be anything from my CPU, the new SSHD, limited power or graphics cards and I just don't know what to try next. Thanks!
EDIT:
I found this video of someone running one card on the highest settings and it performs as well as my two do on the lowest settings.... Please help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WFZ48guo2c