How big of an impact will a virus scan have on this PC's performance?

[VistaVendetta]

Lets assume the following hypothetical computer:
Windows 7 64 Bit
Intel i7 2700K
16GB of DDR3 1866 RAM
Sold State Hard Drive
Really good ATI/Nvidia GPU

Heres the hypothetical situation, all 3 programs are running simultaneously:
Norton Ativirus is scanning, Playing Metro 2033 on highest possible settings, and Windows Media Player is playing music in the background. How will this hypothetical computer manage this situation?

 

[nikorr]

On SSD it will work 99% without a problem.

 

[nikorr]

But why would u do that? Scan should be suspended when gaming.

 

[VistaVendetta]

But why would u do that? Scan should be suspended when gaming.

Because I like to put PCs through stress tests

 

[nikorr]

That is good for x64 windows (best for multitasking) and with fast specs it will do well.

Also plenty of the RAM is necessary. U can add the Prime95 to run with t and it will run, but the game will start to be annoying....

 

[nikorr]

Than open all the bookmarks you have (at least 500) at the same time : ))

 

[VistaVendetta]

Is prime95 free?

 

[nikorr]

Yes @ http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Home-Education/Prime95.shtml

 

[VistaVendetta]

Best answer selected by Vistavendetta.

 

[nikorr]

Few more @ http://www.filehippo.com/software/system_tuning/

 

[nikorr]

Post some thoughts, when done : )) Thanx for the vote!

 

[nikorr]

Great reading -- Do Antivirus Suites Impact Your PC's Performance?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

This topic has been closed by Area51reopened