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Dead HDD?

Computer specs:

(Upgraded Dell Vostro 430)

OS: Windows 7 Proffesional 64 bit

Case: NZXT Phantom 410

CPU: 3rd gen Intel i5 2.67Ghz (sorry don't know what it actually is)

RAM: 8GB (just stock ram)

Motherboard: stock vostro 430

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 760

Sound card: ASUS XONAR DG

PSU:Corsair 80+ Bronze 650W PSU

Hard Drive: Stock Hard drive (SATA 3, 7200RPM, 500GB)

 

I reset my computer recently and when it turned back on I noticed that it was VERY slow. It took about 2-4 minutes to boot up and another 20-30 to load up my account. I decided to just right click the desktop to see if it was up to speed again and it took about 2-3 minutes just to show the right click menu. I tried opening chrome and it took about 15-20 minutes to open. tried opening something simple like the recycle bin and that took 10-15 minutes. I don't know what the problem might be. I suspect the HDD because I've had it for about 4-5 years and its had a lot of read and write cycles because the rest of my family uses the PC as well so that is my primary suspect. Everything was working fine just before I reset so I genuinely don't know what the cause is.

If anyone could help me with this at all I would be forever grateful

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