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Hello EightForums,
I'm having strange issues where my computer just takes a long time to load things.
For example, I used to be able to run half a dozen programs (and four or five tray icons processes) just fine and everything would run smoothly. But now for some reason, running just two or three is causing huge performance issues. Microsoft Word 2013, Zune, Steam, CyberLink PowerDirector, Skype, Google Chrome, and all Adobe products.
You can check my system specs, but I recently wiped my hard drive and installed Windows 8 Pro fresh and I don't understand why this is happening now.
A contributing factor might be that I only have 235 GB left out of my 1 TB? But I don't feel like that should be doing it...
Anyway, let me know if you have any clues. I'll answer your questions.
Regards,
David
I'm having strange issues where my computer just takes a long time to load things.
For example, I used to be able to run half a dozen programs (and four or five tray icons processes) just fine and everything would run smoothly. But now for some reason, running just two or three is causing huge performance issues. Microsoft Word 2013, Zune, Steam, CyberLink PowerDirector, Skype, Google Chrome, and all Adobe products.
You can check my system specs, but I recently wiped my hard drive and installed Windows 8 Pro fresh and I don't understand why this is happening now.
A contributing factor might be that I only have 235 GB left out of my 1 TB? But I don't feel like that should be doing it...
Anyway, let me know if you have any clues. I'll answer your questions.
Regards,
David
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150
- Motherboard
- ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Memory
- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP
- Sound Card
- NVIDIA High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VG248QE Black 24" 144Hz 1ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD 3D and 20" 2009m HP Monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 and 1600 x 900
- Hard Drives
- Intel 730 Series 2.5" 240GB SSD (OS + programs) WD Blue 1 TB HDD: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM (personal files)
- PSU
- Antec HCG M Series HCG-620M 620W ATX12V
- Case
- AZZA Solano 1000 Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front MicroATX/ATX/Full ATX
- Cooling
- Fans. Everywhere. (but they're surprisingly silent)
- Keyboard
- HP USB keyboard, 6 ft cable, Height: 1.1 inch, Width: 6.3 inches, Length: 17.3 inches
- Mouse
- HP USB mouse, 6 ft cable,
- Internet Speed
- 36 Mbps download, 6 Mbps upload
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender + MalwareBytes