SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU - i5-4670k
Memory - 8GB Ram
Motherboard- MSI z87-g45
Case- Antec GX700
Power supply -NEX 750g / 80 gold plus
Graphics Card - powercolor7950
Cooler - water 2.0 pro
128GB SSD - Windows 7 installed on this.
2TB HDD
QUICK QUESTION! -- (It is 2 pronged)
Built my PC back in 2013, and its been going strong ever since!
Recently, my PC has started to lag / freeze for several seconds when trying to switch to different internet tabs that I have open (not every time but sometimes). It also happens when trying to drag/move the windows around on the screen and also when I click the X to close the window, there is some lag/freeze like the PC hesitates to do it, then it does it after a few seconds - quite delayed. It's been doing it randomly for about a week or so now, and wondering what could be causing this. Are the parts just finally showing their age after 7 years of daily use?
If that is the issue, looking at my build should I upgrade certain part/s to fix this issue or would you say all the parts so dated that I would be better off scrapping this build and building a new PC with all new parts?
I'm open to any suggestions, and willing to either upgrade this PC or build a new one. -- Money is not an obstacle, however if a simple upgrade would correct this issue, everything else is fine with the PC build I have currently.
P.S. just surfing the web with multiple tabs open, along with watching a youtube video my CPU is sitting at around 25-35% and my memory is sitting at right above 5GB steady.
There is NO lag when watching a video on youtube or netflix, or playing games. Only when opening/closing different windows ect.
I appreciate any suggestions / guidance, thanks guys!
CPU - i5-4670k
Memory - 8GB Ram
Motherboard- MSI z87-g45
Case- Antec GX700
Power supply -NEX 750g / 80 gold plus
Graphics Card - powercolor7950
Cooler - water 2.0 pro
128GB SSD - Windows 7 installed on this.
2TB HDD
QUICK QUESTION! -- (It is 2 pronged)
Built my PC back in 2013, and its been going strong ever since!
Recently, my PC has started to lag / freeze for several seconds when trying to switch to different internet tabs that I have open (not every time but sometimes). It also happens when trying to drag/move the windows around on the screen and also when I click the X to close the window, there is some lag/freeze like the PC hesitates to do it, then it does it after a few seconds - quite delayed. It's been doing it randomly for about a week or so now, and wondering what could be causing this. Are the parts just finally showing their age after 7 years of daily use?
If that is the issue, looking at my build should I upgrade certain part/s to fix this issue or would you say all the parts so dated that I would be better off scrapping this build and building a new PC with all new parts?
I'm open to any suggestions, and willing to either upgrade this PC or build a new one. -- Money is not an obstacle, however if a simple upgrade would correct this issue, everything else is fine with the PC build I have currently.
P.S. just surfing the web with multiple tabs open, along with watching a youtube video my CPU is sitting at around 25-35% and my memory is sitting at right above 5GB steady.
There is NO lag when watching a video on youtube or netflix, or playing games. Only when opening/closing different windows ect.
I appreciate any suggestions / guidance, thanks guys!
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