Question My Pc is very slow to boot up

[Manu Jean]

Hi I need some help with my Pc

My computer takes a very long time to boot into desktop, I checked almost everything like changing CPU fan and heatsink , thermal paste , 2GB DDR3 extra Ram (1333mhz),removed unwanted apps and even did a HDD defrag test

My PC specs:

Intel i3-4160 3.60GHZ Dual Core Haswell
6GB DDR3 (4GB and 2 GB dual channel) 1333mhz
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 2GB (latest driver) 2019
Toshiba HDD (500 GB ) 70% Full 7200RPM
Western Digital HDD (160 GB) 60% Full 7200RPM

( I installed windows on Western Digital HDD)

Please help ASAP

 

[jeremyj_83]

You are booting from a 160GB spinning disk. Windows will always take a long time to boot from a hard drive, but you are using a very old designed one so it will be even slower. Not to mention the fuller a HDD gets the slower it is by a large amount. You would be best off getting a 240GB SSD and cloning your C: drive to it and then using that to boot from.

 

[Manu Jean]

Thanks for replying so fast

I only have problems during system boot up

Almost all games and apps runs fine

I have a 1 TB HDD from Toshiba in my Gaming laptop

Are there any cheap SSD with a capacity of around 160 GB ?

 

[jeremyj_83]

Games are still designed to run from HDDs. The issue is as games get larger the loading times increase. SSDs help reduce loading times in games as well as keep your frame rates more consistent. What country are you in and what would your budget be in that currency for a SSD?

 

[Manu Jean]

I'm from India and my budget is around 450-500 dollars USD

I have an another computer which is running on HDD but it boots up much faster than my current pc

And also there is only 24 GB of free space on that while my current pc has 65GB

 

[jsmithepa]

Define LONG.

Mechanical drives booting Windows ~3 minutes am good with that.

Windows does get crud up after a while, recommend fresh re-install after a while, rid of all the craps, assuming this box used to boot lightning fast when new.

 

[jeremyj_83]

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0786QNS9B/?tag=pcp03-21
Here is a good SSD that can be used. The storage is 500GB, however, you could get a 250GB as well but with current SSD pricing going with the 500 makes more sense.

 

[Manu Jean]

Thnx bro for helping

I'm almost done with windows 10 , planning to move to Linux

Need to buy a better PC from Amazon but the there is a big problem

If an item is 500$ then it will 3x more in
India

Nearly 1200$

Anyway thanks bro

 

[jeremyj_83]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (₹12498.00 @ Amazon India)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (₹6549.00 @ Amazon India)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (₹9330.95 @ Amazon India)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (₹5400.00 @ Amazon India)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa N26 ATX Mid Tower Case (₹3406.00 @ Amazon India)
Power Supply: Antec - Earthwatts Gold Pro 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (₹5499.00 @ Amazon India)
Total: ₹42682.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-06 01:38 IST+0530
Here would be a solid budget build for you.

 

[Manu Jean]

Thank you so much bro.Have a great day