[SOLVED] Why is my PC not performing as well as it used to?

[Yr1699]

So recently I've been using my pc more often as I am back from university, I have noticed that my pc is much slower than what it used to be for example opening files, using programs and recently I used Minecraft just to see how it could handle it as a baseline test as I remember my pc could handle it and sit at 100 fps easily and I was getting around 58fps recently which is quite a big jump and it couldn't even sit at 58fps comfortably. I can understand that over time the performance of parts decrease as I built my computer back in 2015. I have also noticed that on my task manager underneath memory that the speed is 533mhz even though it is 1866mhz, I went into bios to check and it says 1866mhz.

Over the past years, I have not kept up with all of the new hardware as I just been busy with other hobbies and education so I do need to catch up on everything so any advice would be great, please.

My hardware:
Mobo - Asus M5A97
CPU - AMD Fx-8320
GPU: GTX 760
Ram - 16gb DDR3 1866mhz (2x8)
HDD: 1TB WD Black
SSD: 120GB Kingston

 

[LordVile]

So recently I've been using my pc more often as I am back from university, I have noticed that my pc is much slower than what it used to be for example opening files, using programs and recently I used Minecraft just to see how it could handle it as a baseline test as I remember my pc could handle it and sit at 100 fps easily and I was getting around 58fps recently which is quite a big jump and it couldn't even sit at 58fps comfortably. I can understand that over time the performance of parts decrease as I built my computer back in 2015. I have also noticed that on my task manager underneath memory that the speed is 533mhz even though it is 1866mhz, I went into bios to check and it says 1866mhz.

Over the past years, I have not kept up with all of the new hardware as I just been busy with other hobbies and education so I do need to catch up on everything so any advice would be great, please.

My hardware:
Mobo - Asus M5A97
CPU - AMD Fx-8320
GPU: GTX 760
Ram - 16gb DDR3 1866mhz (2x8)
HDD: 1TB WD Black
SSD: 120GB Kingston

Drivers? Windows updates? Kepler hasn’t exactly aged well. I’d say the FX like hasn’t either but that was never good.

 

[Yr1699]

Drivers? Windows updates? Kepler hasn’t exactly aged well. I’d say the FX like hasn’t either but that was never good.

My GPU drivers are up to date, CPU I need to check and ram I'm clueless as to why it is saying 500mhz instead of 1866. As I am starting to use my pc more often for CAD and Calculation software, I definitely will look into upgrading it soon. Been so out of touch with new hardware that I need to catch up.

 

[LordVile]

My GPU drivers are up to date, CPU I need to check and ram I'm clueless as to why it is saying 500mhz instead of 1866. As I am starting to use my pc more often for CAD and Calculation software, I definitely will look into upgrading it soon. Been so out of touch with new hardware that I need to catch up.

What channel is it running in?

TLDR:
Ryzen good intel expensive.
GPUs are the same really AMD is better value and raw compute, nvidia has the high end market sewn up.

 

[Koekieezz]

You could keep the GTX 760, and you might want to upgrade your Motherboard, cpu, and ram

A A320 or B450 motherboard, 2x8gb DDR4 3200mhz, and Ryzen 5 1600AF would be good and pretty cheap (worth) the upgrade

 

[Karadjgne]

Check with the motherboard website. Windows 10 has had multiple updates/fixes/changes that have and do affect the motherboard chipset drivers, not just the gpu drivers. The 2 biggest culprits being audio and Lan drivers. So starting there, I'd update any and all chipset drivers that are out of date.