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Radioactivetux
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Hi guys!

 

So a friend of mine has come to me with a bizarre problem where his computer is literally running in slow motion; the windows move slowly, the mouse judders and it takes a millenia to turn on and perform any task.

I've run memory checkers, Intel CPU diagnostics and checkdisk and apparently the system is working fine. He tells me that it was in sleep mode one day, then he turned it on and it was like that.

I've reinstalled all drivers on the computer (and I mean all.. it took and entire day) and the CPU and RAM both sit around 50% usage.

 

Have any of you guys come across anything like this?

 

Thanks!

 

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Have you checked that he hasn't accidentally turned the clock speed way down on something?

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That pc sounds like fun :D If I can't fix a problem in half a day, I normally just do a clean install of Windows. Are you sure this isn't a prank somebody played on your friend? (Low mouse sensitivity)

Molex to SATA, lose all your data

 

 

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What is his idle like? Is it idling at 50%?

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Is this a laptop or desktop? Can you please list the specs?

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It's a old as hell desktop PC, and it's not a prank or anything obvious. It idles at around 50% but the process list is completly normal. He is running Windows 7.

 

Guys i've even flashed his BIOS... I don't know what else I can try.

 

Also the clock speed of his ram is still 1333Mhz and his CPU is at 2.8 which is where it has always been!

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It's a old as hell desktop PC, and it's not a prank or anything obvious. It idles at around 50% but the process list is completly normal. He is running Windows 7.

 

Guys i've even flashed his BIOS... I don't know what else I can try.

 

Also the clock speed of his ram is still 1333Mhz and his CPU is at 2.8 which is where it has always been!

I'd go for a fresh install of Windows. If the error still occurs after that, then something might be wrong with the hardware

Molex to SATA, lose all your data

 

 

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It's a old as hell desktop PC, and it's not a prank or anything obvious. It idles at around 50% but the process list is completly normal. He is running Windows 7.

 

Guys i've even flashed his BIOS... I don't know what else I can try.

 

Also the clock speed of his ram is still 1333Mhz and his CPU is at 2.8 which is where it has always been!

 

The process list isn't normal if it idles at 50% :P Idle should be max 2% (CPU of course) My computer idles at 1% CPU usage and 4GB Ram usage out of 8GB and that is with 5 chrome tabs open and Steam downloading games and skype open :D

Pls Follow your own posts!      Chief Engineer for my School Studio, Own my own Home Studio also. I also do requests for Remixing songs too :D Storage Server: Mobo: Supermicro X8SIA-F Case: Some Supermicro 1U case Drives: 3x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM drives, 1x 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM CPU: Intel Xeon X3430 2.4GHz Ram: 2x Kingston ECC 2GB sticks

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The process list isn't normal if it idles at 50% :P Idle should be max 2% (CPU of course) My computer idles at 1% CPU usage and 4GB Ram usage out of 8GB and that is with 5 chrome tabs open and Steam downloading games and skype open :D

So a 5 year old pentium can't idle at around 50% whilst running skype and other basic programs such as an anti-virus and a firewall? okay then.

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So a 5 year old pentium can't idle at around 50% whilst running skype and other basic programs such as an anti-virus and a firewall? okay then.

 

No need to get mad, I was just making a statement. You never gave the specs so how was I supposed to know it was a 5 year old computer?

Pls Follow your own posts!      Chief Engineer for my School Studio, Own my own Home Studio also. I also do requests for Remixing songs too :D Storage Server: Mobo: Supermicro X8SIA-F Case: Some Supermicro 1U case Drives: 3x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM drives, 1x 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM CPU: Intel Xeon X3430 2.4GHz Ram: 2x Kingston ECC 2GB sticks

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I'd go for a fresh install of Windows. If the error still occurs after that, then something might be wrong with the hardware

 

+1 Wipe it and re-install windows.

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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