A few days ago I installed a SanDisk Ultra 1TB SSD into my computer to use as a boot drive. As soon as I plugged it in, I noticed my computer overall was not performing as well, but I didn't look into it much. I used Macrium Reflect to clone all files and partitions from my HDD to the new SSD. Then, I went into the BIOS and made Windows boot from the SSD, and I ensured that it was set to AHCI mode. From there, Windows took a lot less time to boot, which was great. But now, there is a lot of stuttering, lag spikes, etc when doing almost anything. Watching YouTube videos is slower and any game is nearly unplayable now. I looked all over google for many hours for solutions and I found nothing. Also, I think this issue started as soon as I plugged the SSD in, not after I cloned the disk.
I've done all of the following so far:
Checking Event Logs (nothing unusual)
Monitoring Task Manager while playing games (nothing is taking up too many resources)
Checking Temperatures (normal)
Plugging the SATA 3 cable into different ports
Using a different SATA 3 cable
Clearing storage off of the SSD
Updating firmware and drivers
Turning LPM off
For some reason, last night, all performance issues briefly went away and everything was running insanely smooth. But when I booted up my computer today, the same stuttering and lag issues came back. The last thing I remember doing last night prior to the smoothness was swapping out the SATA 3 cable for a different one, but I'm assuming that wasn't what temporarily fixed my problem.
If nothing else helps, I might try reinstalling Windows. Any help is greatly appreciated, and it's worth noting I'm not good when it comes to hardware.
Specs:
ASRock Z87 Extreme4
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70GHz
Radeon RX 580 Series
16 GB RAM DDR3
Windows 10
SanDisk Ultra 1TB SSD
I've done all of the following so far:
Checking Event Logs (nothing unusual)
Monitoring Task Manager while playing games (nothing is taking up too many resources)
Checking Temperatures (normal)
Plugging the SATA 3 cable into different ports
Using a different SATA 3 cable
Clearing storage off of the SSD
Updating firmware and drivers
Turning LPM off
For some reason, last night, all performance issues briefly went away and everything was running insanely smooth. But when I booted up my computer today, the same stuttering and lag issues came back. The last thing I remember doing last night prior to the smoothness was swapping out the SATA 3 cable for a different one, but I'm assuming that wasn't what temporarily fixed my problem.
If nothing else helps, I might try reinstalling Windows. Any help is greatly appreciated, and it's worth noting I'm not good when it comes to hardware.
Specs:
ASRock Z87 Extreme4
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70GHz
Radeon RX 580 Series
16 GB RAM DDR3
Windows 10
SanDisk Ultra 1TB SSD