Windows starts up super slow, freezes often.. could this be the CPU?

[Warleader165]

When i first turn the PC on it gets to windows desktop and takes forever before i can click anything. (everything takes forever to load)

Steam will sometimes freeze aswell.. same with google chrome.

I don't know what it could be, cpu? hard drive?

Thanks :/

EDIT: also alot of the games i play with drop fps and it'll go back to normal.

 

[utroz]

Have you checked for viruses, spyware, and other malware? Also what are your system specs? To see if it is the hard drive dying I would check the SMART data. http://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-to-see-if-your-hard-drive-is-dying/

 

[why_wolf]

What version of Windows? If its pre 8 run msconfig and look under the startup tab. unclick everything that isn't necessary for windows to startup properly.

 

[Warleader165]

Have you checked for viruses, spyware, and other malware? Also what are your system specs? To see if it is the hard drive dying I would check the SMART data. http://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-to-see-if-your-hard-drive-is-dying/

What version of Windows? If its pre 8 run msconfig and look under the startup tab. unclick everything that isn't necessary for windows to startup properly.

Windows 10 pro, and i've unclicked everything that was not needed and it still does it :/

 

[utroz]

So what do you have for system components like CPU, RAM, hard drive, SSD, PSU, motherboard, ect?

 

[Warleader165]

So what do you have for system components like CPU, RAM, hard drive, SSD, PSU, motherboard, ect?

INTEL DESKTOP ATX MOTHERBOARD DZ77SL-50K
Corsair 750m PSU
I5 3570k
Gtx 780ti
8GB ram
500gb HDD (unknown what type)

 

[utroz]

So your system is fairly high end, I would definitely check for spyware (even the best of us can get it). http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-spyware-and-adware-remover.htm
Have you checked the SMART status of your hard drive yet to see if it is dying?

 

[Warleader165]

So your system is fairly high end, I would definitely check for spyware (even the best of us can get it). http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-spyware-and-adware-remover.htm
Have you checked the SMART status of your hard drive yet to see if it is dying?

Yes, the health status is "caution"

 

[utroz]

So your system is fairly high end, I would definitely check for spyware (even the best of us can get it). http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-spyware-and-adware-remover.htm
Have you checked the SMART status of your hard drive yet to see if it is dying?

Yes, the health status is "caution"

So no spyware/malware detected? If it is showing caution on the SMART info I would replace the hard drive ASAP as SMART is not perfect and even the smallest issue it detects can be a sign of more issues to come causing you to loose your data (SUCKS).. A dying hard drive can cause windows to run like crap btw.

 

[D_Know_WD]

Hi there Warleader165,

As there is a caution mark, I would agree with utroz and say that your HDD could fail at any time. So, the first thing you should really do is to back up the data stored on it.
My bet would be that there are some bad sectors on it right?

If it it under warranty, you can just RMA it.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD