[SOLVED] Entire System Broken?

[Ethonodon]

Hello, recently yesterday and today I've been having some huge issues with my pc: one of my keyboards ceased to function, my pc now takes a couple of MINUTES to wake from sleep, all of my games are running very poorly, and the pc in general is acting extremely slow. The only change I made prior to this happening was replacing my 520W power supply with a new 750W one. So far, I've used Driver Booster to install 23 new drivers (didn't work), tried running many virus scans with RKill, Malwarebytes, and Windows Defender (didn't work), and also tried updating Windows (didn't work). I'm honestly just confounded and any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here are my specs: RX580, Ryzen 7 3700X, 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX, Antec Earthwatts Gold Pro EA750G, Asus Prime B450-M, 2 Monitors

Let me know if you need any more information.

 

[Ethonodon]

Here is a tool to test your hitachi
[Mod: url removed]

The download link does not seem to be functional. Could you send a link to a download that works? Thanks.

 

[rgd1101]

look like a scammer site

 

[Jacozeelie]

Well, i cant find a tool directly from hitachi, so a generic test program will have to do

 

[Ethonodon]

I'll be honest that website you sent looks a little sketchy - is there a secure link you could send with a download?

 

[Jacozeelie]

Crystaldiskmark

CrystalDiskMark

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[rgd1101]

Can't test that, blocked at work
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/543-hitachi-drive-fitness-test.html

the link here does not work, but a faq

How To - How To Use a Hard Drive Diagnostic Utility using Hitachi Drive Fitness Tool

It's good practice to make sure your mechanical hard drive is in optimal functioning order. With the help of hard drive utility applications we can verify if said hard drive's are an imminent threat to the system or if they are on the verge of giving up making it a good option to backup data...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[rgd1101]

Well, i cant find a tool directly from hitachi, so a generic test program will have to do

because hitachi is gone. merge/bought by western digital

 

[Ethonodon]

https://www.techspot.com/downloads/543-hitachi-drive-fitness-test.html

the link here might not work

How To - How To Use a Hard Drive Diagnostic Utility using Hitachi Drive Fitness Tool

It's good practice to make sure your mechanical hard drive is in optimal functioning order. With the help of hard drive utility applications we can verify if said hard drive's are an imminent threat to the system or if they are on the verge of giving up making it a good option to backup data...

forums.tomshardware.com

Anything I should know about this before I run it?

 

[Jacozeelie]

Sorry, im on my mobile phone. Cant be sure about sites

 

[rgd1101]

Anything I should know about this before I run it?

always do backup

 

[Ethonodon]

always do backup

I don't think I have access to a drive that I can backup my data on

 

[Jacozeelie]

Do you have a drive to do a fresh install on? 128gb or 256gb drive laying around?

 

[Ethonodon]

Do you have a drive to do a fresh install on? 128gb or 256gb drive laying around?

I might. But my current drive is 2TB, wouldn't I need something of that size? I don't really know much about this topic.

 

[Jacozeelie]

No, you will unplug the 2tb and use a spare to do a fresh install of windows and drivers

 

[Ethonodon]

No, you will unplug the 2tb and use a spare to do a fresh install of windows and drivers

And then after that install is done, I am able to put my 2TB back in or what? Like how do I get all my data back?

 

[Jacozeelie]

It is only to check if your hdd is the cause of the slow system

 

[Ethonodon]

It is only to check if your hdd is the cause of the slow system

Oh. Well, let's say it is, what would be next?

 

[Jacozeelie]

Next would be to soarce a new drive, maybe a ssd. Much faster than a hdd

 

[Ethonodon]

Next would be to soarce a new drive, maybe a ssd. Much faster than a hdd

The problem with that is I JUST spent my savings on a new power supply. A 2TB ssd would take some time to save up for.

I was also thinking since the change I made immediately before this happened was replacing my power supply - maybe it could be that I plugged something in incorrectly or something? Could it have to do with faulty power supply installation?

 

[Jacozeelie]

If it is the psu, then your in for a surprize. Many strange errors and problems come with a naughty psu, but slowing down a pc, i dont think so. Is all your temps good?

 

[Jacozeelie]

Have you tried the old psu again?

 

[Ethonodon]

Have you tried the old psu again?

No. Old psu was causing my pc to crash.

 

[Ethonodon]

If it is the psu, then your in for a surprize. Many strange errors and problems come with a naughty psu, but slowing down a pc, i dont think so. Is all your temps good?

Yes, my temperatures seem good.

 

[Jacozeelie]

Maybe a friend has a working psu laying around you can borrow

 

[Ethonodon]

is there a way for me to check if my hard drive is faulty without needing to back it up first?