First time building a computer

[savaGe_]

Okay so I recently built a computer and at first the games weren't running correctly, fixed that. However now I feel they can still run better and I checked out my task manager, could this be the issue?

http://imgur.com/kFLLoG8

Thanks in advance for your help.

Specs:

Motherboard - Asus z97 mark s sabertooth limited edition (white armor)
Processor - Intel Core i7 4790k Quad Core LGA 1150 4.0GHz CPU Processor
RAM- Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz Desktop Memory O/B (4GB for now until this arrives)
Storage ­- 1TB Western Digital Blue 7200rpm
Graphic Card - Evga GTX 980 FTW edition
Power Supply – Corsair CX-750m 750w Modular Bronze Power Supply

[SirWendall]

Okay so I recently built a computer and at first the games weren't running correctly, fixed that. However now I feel they can still run better and I checked out my task manager, could this be the issue?

http://imgur.com/kFLLoG8

Thanks in advance for your help.

What are your specs?

[JuztBe]

Okay so I recently built a computer and at first the games weren't running correctly, fixed that. However now I feel they can still run better and I checked out my task manager, could this be the issue?

http://imgur.com/kFLLoG8

Thanks in advance for your help.

Problem  old as windows 8 is. 

Getting SSD would solve this problem for sure. I haven't found a way how to solve this while using HHD.

[savaGe_]

What are your specs?

Motherboard - Asus z97 mark s sabertooth limited edition (white armor)

Processor - Intel Core i7 4790k Quad Core LGA 1150 4.0GHz CPU Processor

RAM- Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz Desktop Memory O/B (4GB for now until this arrives)

Storage ­- 1TB Western Digital Blue 7200rpm

Graphic Card - Evga GTX 980 FTW edition

Power Supply – Corsair CX-750m 750w Modular Bronze Power Supply

[savaGe_]

Problem  old as windows 8 is. 

Getting SSD would solve this problem for sure. I haven't found a way how to solve this while using HHD.

Do you think this is the problem for my weird fps drops then?

[JuztBe]

Do you think this is the problem for my weird fps drops then?

Not sure, possible. I used to have half second freezes.

Is your windows copy is legal?

[Sam Z Man]

Do you think this is the problem for my weird fps drops then?

 

What games

[savaGe_]

Not sure, possible. I used to have half second freezes.

Is your windows copy is legal?

Yes legal, and yea its like half second fps drops.

[TDP_Equinox]

Get rid of norton.
Also, an SSD will help a ton

[savaGe_]

What games

Most games that i've played WoW and arma 3 to name some.

[savaGe_]

Get rid of norton.

Also, an SSD will help a ton

Thanks for reminding me . It got installed automatically when I did my drivers.

And yea I think im gonna get a dedicated SSD for windows like most people have.

[0x1e]

Okay so I recently built a computer and at first the games weren't running correctly, fixed that. However now I feel they can still run better and I checked out my task manager, could this be the issue?

http://imgur.com/kFLLoG8

Thanks in advance for your help.

Specs:

Motherboard - Asus z97 mark s sabertooth limited edition (white armor)

Processor - Intel Core i7 4790k Quad Core LGA 1150 4.0GHz CPU Processor

RAM- Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz Desktop Memory O/B (4GB for now until this arrives)

Storage ­- 1TB Western Digital Blue 7200rpm

Graphic Card - Evga GTX 980 FTW edition

Power Supply – Corsair CX-750m 750w Modular Bronze Power Supply

Does your disk usage stay that high all the time?

[JuztBe]

Most games that i've played WoW and arma 3 to name some.

I had similar/same problem with Aion. I made a conclusion(I could be wrong) that HDD is not able to load some files fast enough, so it was freezing. 

Never fixed it on HDD, bought SSD and it was fine after that.

[savaGe_]

I had similar/same problem with Aion. I made a conclusion(I could be wrong) that HDD is not able to load some files fast enough, so it was freezing. 

Never fixed it on HDD, bought SSD and it was fine after that.

So you recommend getting an SSD for windows and use the HDD for games. etc?

[savaGe_]

Does your disk usage stay that high all the time?

Yea I am just sitting idle watching it and it spikes out of nowhere when i'm not doing anything.

[Sam Z Man]

Most games that i've played WoW and arma 3 to name some.

 

 

Nothing plays Arma good.

[JuztBe]

So you recommend getting an SSD for windows and use the HDD for games. etc?

Yup. 

Put programs and most played games on SSD too. 

[0x1e]

Yea I am just sitting idle watching it and it spikes out of nowhere when i'm not doing anything.

It shouldn't stay high all the time. When you're just browsing the internet your disk should also be mainly idle.

Like others have said remove norton, it's completely rubbish.

[savaGe_]

Yup. 

Put programs and most played games on SSD too. 

Any SSD recommendations ?

[savaGe_]

It shouldn't stay high all the time. When you're just browsing the internet your disk should also be mainly idle.

Like others have said remove norton, it's completely rubbish.

Yea I got rid of norton forgot it got accidentally installed.

It stays high then goes down then goes back high, just while browsing

[JuztBe]

Any SSD recommendations ?

850EVO, BX100.

Most common ones.

[dnkgaming]

Try to fix the issue through AI Suite. My mobo was makin noise till i played with ai suite. You should be able to get it from the asus support page for your motherboard. I have the formula vii so im going to guess its similar. Try changing the CPU power phase to extreme. Its under the VRM Digi+ power control tab. Helps mine run better

[Captain_WD]

Okay so I recently built a computer and at first the games weren't running correctly, fixed that. However now I feel they can still run better and I checked out my task manager, could this be the issue?

http://imgur.com/kFLLoG8

Thanks in advance for your help.

Specs:

Motherboard - Asus z97 mark s sabertooth limited edition (white armor)

Processor - Intel Core i7 4790k Quad Core LGA 1150 4.0GHz CPU Processor

RAM- Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 1866MHz Desktop Memory O/B (4GB for now until this arrives)

Storage ­- 1TB Western Digital Blue 7200rpm

Graphic Card - Evga GTX 980 FTW edition

Power Supply – Corsair CX-750m 750w Modular Bronze Power Supply

 

Hey savaGe_,

 

I would suggest checking the drive for errors and if it's functioning properly. I would use WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=TyuOTH

Also check your resource manager to see what exactly uses up your drive and possibly get  rid of it. Do make sure you have all your latest OS and driver updates.

 

Captain_WD.

[sof006]

Out of curiosity is this install completely fresh? Because if it is I have a feeling if its "system" thats hogging the HDD usage then it might be creating a system restore point for the first time. People using an SSD might not experience a slow down when Windows does this because obviously SSDs are really fast. However a HDD on the other hand might feel the impact. 

 

However I could be entirely wrong, what you could do is leave your PC idle for a couple hours to see if the disk usage goes down/away on its on, if it doesn't then its probably Windows and you might want to update to 8.1/10

 

 

Also have a quick look at this http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/windows-8-keeps-slows-down-to-100-disk-usage-and/cd787f8d-e7b4-4872-aecb-6f0cd15ad942?auth=1

[savaGe_]

 

Hey savaGe_,

 

I would suggest checking the drive for errors and if it's functioning properly. I would use WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=TyuOTH

Also check your resource manager to see what exactly uses up your drive and possibly get  rid of it. Do make sure you have all your latest OS and driver updates.

 

Captain_WD.

 

I did the extended test on my drive and it passed. Just updated everything. still high usage