Recently, my pc, GPU has been overheating massively, and I have seen a huge drop in performance across all games and performance tests. Initally I suspected my GPU a GTX 1060, so I opens my case and cleaned the gpu fans and contacts to make sure if there was a problem, I had checked the simple things. After a little tinkering, I have discovered one fan is slow, however, I am not in a position to replace it right now, so I put it back together, thought, I will have to deal with this performance drop.
I performed an alienware hardware scan, and an SFC/ Scannow to check that my pc didn't have any obvious problems, both reporting nothing of interest. However, I then thought, maybe somehow my SSD is not functioning adequatly, over buredning my gpu and hence dropping my performance so massively, especially since, in many games, though I am definelty dropping frames, the in game frame counters do not indicate drops. I therefore went to inspect my devices in device manager. Upon doing so, I have discovered that my device manager not only believes my SSD to be "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45)" but that it also tells me it was not migrated properly, when I initally installed it. Furthermore, it then tells me that my old hard drive, which I can physically hold as I type this, is in use, and is functioning properly.
My knowledge of PC's is not extensive, and this I don't know if this is even a problem, let alone, if it is, what am I supposed to do about it. I also don't know if it is causing my problems, but given my GPU only has one fan slightly stickier than the other, I am somewhat doubting it is this.
I can run most any test y'all think I need to and would appreciate any advice.
One I have run is the user becnhamark which under drives lists my old toshiba hard drive. I also have been informed that the process the person who installed my SSD is cloning through a piece of software called Acronis true image, which might be the problem.
I performed an alienware hardware scan, and an SFC/ Scannow to check that my pc didn't have any obvious problems, both reporting nothing of interest. However, I then thought, maybe somehow my SSD is not functioning adequatly, over buredning my gpu and hence dropping my performance so massively, especially since, in many games, though I am definelty dropping frames, the in game frame counters do not indicate drops. I therefore went to inspect my devices in device manager. Upon doing so, I have discovered that my device manager not only believes my SSD to be "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45)" but that it also tells me it was not migrated properly, when I initally installed it. Furthermore, it then tells me that my old hard drive, which I can physically hold as I type this, is in use, and is functioning properly.
My knowledge of PC's is not extensive, and this I don't know if this is even a problem, let alone, if it is, what am I supposed to do about it. I also don't know if it is causing my problems, but given my GPU only has one fan slightly stickier than the other, I am somewhat doubting it is this.
I can run most any test y'all think I need to and would appreciate any advice.
One I have run is the user becnhamark which under drives lists my old toshiba hard drive. I also have been informed that the process the person who installed my SSD is cloning through a piece of software called Acronis true image, which might be the problem.