Really laggy computer

Jayden24

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Jun 16, 2017
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pc specs/ -msi rx 470 4gb
-AMD 8370
-8gb ddr4 ram
-WD blue 1tb
-asrock 970 mobo
-when i first build my pc i would get well over 60 fps on pretty much every game, then all of a sudden my pc would buffer and lag like every 2 seconds it will stop and start again over and over i would still get over 60 fps but it would lag/\/\ on fallout 4 if i ran to fast it would stop and load for like 3 min. then start again with everything loaded/\/\ this has been happening for about 4 days now and nothing has changed/\/\ should i reset my hardrive and start fresh??? PLZ HELP


-update- its possible it could be a virus i used avast and it said threats found/\/\i pressed resolve as any person would do and i have to pay for it so whatin the world do i do?
 
Solution
Could be a failing hard drive. Get a cheap 120 or 256 GB solid state hard drive, install Windows clean on that and see if it helps. Maybe it's a heat issue also, make sure case and fans are clean, check temps with HWMonitor during gaming to make sure they are not close to the max for the CPU.

Jayden24

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Jun 16, 2017
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I ran a quick scan and it said no viruses but it did show apps that were slowing my pc i uninstalled and disabled some and no help at all it been over a month with whatever is happening
 
Could be a failing hard drive. Get a cheap 120 or 256 GB solid state hard drive, install Windows clean on that and see if it helps. Maybe it's a heat issue also, make sure case and fans are clean, check temps with HWMonitor during gaming to make sure they are not close to the max for the CPU.
 
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