Slow pc

[grimmjow660]

Hi, my PC recently started becoming slow and it's a brand new build. Everything was fine until a few days ago. I used to play games and get very good fps, but now it's super laggy and such, I have to go into the start menu and restart the pc for it to become stable.
Specs: I7 4790k, Asus Z97-AR, 8gb G Skill Ares Ram, Thermaltake 850w, 1tb WD HDD,, Gigabyte GTX 770 4gb

[dragoon20005]

temps of your PC?

 

sounds like CPU throttling back

[grimmjow660]

Here's me idling
 

[Afterburner]

The idle looks fine. Maybe it's the GPU throttling? Open a monitoring software to check the temps and run Furmark, or some other stress test.

[dragoon20005]

ok now check your HDD activity and RAM usage

 

which windows version your are using?

[grimmjow660]

I'm using Windows 7 professional 64 bit
Some more at load. I have a CM Hyper 212 evo on my cpu just for reference

[Afterburner]

Did the problem come up when you started playing watch dogs?

[grimmjow660]

Watchdogs, Tomb Raider, Dayz, any game.

[dragoon20005]

so are your drivers updated?

 

test with Unigine and see if it shows the same problem

 

 

also what res are you using?

[Guest]

Which case do you have and where do you put your PC? (Cabinet, on the desk, ect.)

[grimmjow660]

My drivers are updated, I've even reinstalled them a few times. I'm stress testing with Intel Extreme Tuning Utility right now.
I'm at 1768x992

[Afterburner]

Watchdogs, Tomb Raider, Dayz, any game.

Ok, I thought you were getting the "Watch Dogs experience", since it's horribly optimized. That 52C seems fine, so I guess it's not the GPU either.

[grimmjow660]

Which case do you have and where do you put your PC? (Cabinet, on the desk, ect.)

I have the NZXT Phantom 410 with fans on every available slot, 2 intake, 1 side intake, 1 bottom intake, 2 top exhaust and 1 back exhaust. Pc is on a wood floor.

[Wiflare]

I'm using Windows 7 professional 64 bit

Some more at load. I have a CM Hyper 212 evo on my cpu just for reference

I notice that windows aero isn't enabled.

Are you sure that your drivers are correctly installed?

[grimmjow660]

I notice that windows aero isn't enabled.

Are you sure that your drivers are correctly installed?

Yes. What is Windows Aero?

[dragoon20005]

now i noticed that too

 

window classic mode

 

Aero is the windows feature of making the desktop look nicer

 

 

go to device manager and see if drivers is the correct version

[Wiflare]

Yes. What is Windows Aero?

it's the default theme of windows.

What is your driver version?

[grimmjow660]

Where do I see the driver version?

[dragoon20005]

on your computer

 

go to system properties

 

on the left click on device manager

 

look under display adapters

[Wiflare]

Where do I see the driver version?

You would be able to see it in geforce experience.

www.nvidia.com/drivers

also, as a better bittorrent alternative, try tixati. it's a lot better.

[grimmjow660]

on your computer

 

go to system properties

 

on the left click on device manager

 

look under display adapters

Here's what it says

[grimmjow660]

You would be able to see it in geforce experience.

www.nvidia.com/drivers

also, as a better bittorrent alternative, try tixati. it's a lot better.

I have driver 340.52 which is the most recent one

[dragoon20005]

ok now open it

 

 

go to the driver tab

 

and see what version is it running

[grimmjow660]

ok now open it

 

 

go to the driver tab

 

and see what version is it running

9.18.13.4052

[dragoon20005]

9.18.13.4052

driver date?