Help! Question about my build

[derekc5475]

So I have a laptop asus g53s
The specs are

i7 -2630QM CPU @ 2.00 Ghz
8.00 Gb Ram
GTX 440M 1.5GB

I had this laptop for quite a while now, but I decided to upgrade my computer because my laptop had heating issues causing games to lag.

This is my computer ( I upgraded to make it faster than my laptop)

i7 920 @ 2.67 Ghz (X58 Intel motherboard)
8gb ram
GTX 650 ti

My question is why is it that the laptop seems faster when im surfing the web/etc. I would have lag spikes when I make fast movements ( i type fast I guess when i search and make sudden movements, switch tabs etc).
I upgraded the graphics drivers already, what else am i missing?


Also, before I upgraded this computer, it had 3GB of ram and I did not remember it lag spiking like this while I was surfing pages. Something has to be wrong.

On CPU-Z it shows that I have 8GB of ram.




I have in storage a FX 4300 with a cheap MSI motherboard. Would my computer be faster if I use the FX 4300 instead? I'm guessing my CPU is too old or something.

Thanks Guys

 

[derekc5475]

GPU idles around 35C
and cores idles around 45C for the computer

 

[ThomasJ93]

Why are you using such an odd amount of memory on a socket 1366 platform? It's designed to work with triple channel memory, which means that you use 3 or 6 dimms. That way you will get memory amounts of 3, 6, 12, 24GB.

And what hard drive are you using for the desktop?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Yeah but the lack of multichannel RAM is only costing him about a 5% performance hit. The hard drive question is a very good one though. Sounds like you might have a drive going bad or worse Windows installed on a "Green" drive.

Temps look fine. How old is the Windows install?

 

[derekc5475]

The hard drive is about 3 years old. The windows is 1.5 years BUT the computer has been sitting for one year until i turned it on today.t

 

[ThomasJ93]

You could try to update the chipset drivers.

Age of the hdd doesn't say much. A Green disk for example will always be slow for operating systems.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you don't have a slow hard drive I would start by reinstalling Windows. Check the drive with something like Speedfan that can read SMART values though and make sure it's not going bad.

 

[derekc5475]

I'm checking it right now with speedfan.
Am i suppose to do an in-depth test or are the readings the green ones that are already shown.

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 217926]

In depth will not hurt anything.

 

[derekc5475]

upgrading the chipset helped everything
thanks guys

 

[ThomasJ93]

No problem. Please mark the post that helped you most as the solution, so others can find the solution quicker in the future

 

[derekc5475]

Update:

Updating the chipset did help, but I noticed that the computer is still VERY glitchy/laggy when the desktop first starts up.
I think I might reinstall windows.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I suppose your hard drive tested fine then. You never told us what drive you have.

If you do reinstall Windows just download the latest drivers from the motherboard manufacturers website and don't bother with the drivers on the disk.

 

[derekc5475]

Oh yes sorry, the harddrive tested fine.
I'm not sure what model the HDD is but im assuming some generic or cheap brand as the computer originally was bought from ibuypower.