Can someone help me bottleneck

[hiranhiranhiran]

Hello there,

 

I am fairly new to the custom pc scene.

 

I have recently bought a custom pre-built pc.

 

Here are the specs:

amd.fx-8350 eight-core 4.00ghz
aus m5a78l-m plus/usb3
gigabyte gtx 1060 3gb
16gb ddr3 ram
500gb sata hhd
corsair cx600 psu

 

I know this isn't the best rig etc.

 

But for me this is the perfect start, in a while I shall build a monster after watching all of Mr. Linus videos that will be next year or so

 

I am having an issue which I shall refer to as a bottleneck.

 

Installing games and unzipping files and installing things, in general, seem to take a while which I hope I can address with a quick component switchover.

 

I believe its the storage device. I was thinking about switching to a solid state hard drive but I would like some advice from you lovely people.

 

Ps, When I install games the Task manager shows the hard drive is working at full capacity( I have attached a screenshot). this is why I think the hard drive is causing my issue but again and advice would go greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks 

 

[Fasauceome]

Yup, hard drives are super slow compared to SSDs. You could get a 500GB SSD for a somewhat decent price and use a free program like EaseUS to clone your drive onto it.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, hiranhiranhiran said:

Hello there,

 

I am fairly new to the custom pc scene.

 

I have recently bought a custom pre-built pc.

 

Here are the specs:

amd.fx-8350 eight-core 4.00ghz
aus m5a78l-m plus/usb3
gigabyte gtx 1060 3gb
16gb ddr3 ram
500gb sata hhd
corsair cx600 psu

 

I know this isn't the best rig etc.

 

But for me this is the perfect start, in a while I shall build a monster after watching all of Mr. Linus videos that will be next year or so

 

I am having an issue which I shall refer to as a bottleneck.

 

Installing games and unzipping files and installing things, in general, seem to take a while which I hope I can address with a quick component switchover.

 

I believe its the storage device. I was thinking about switching to a solid state hard drive but I would like some advice from you lovely people.

 

Ps, When I install games the Task manager shows the hard drive is working at full capacity( I have attached a screenshot). this is why I think the hard drive is causing my issue but again and advice would go greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks 

 

Definitely get an SSD. Even 240GB ones are as cheap as 35-40 euro. 

[hiranhiranhiran]

With the spinning hard drive would the aforementioned issues be caused by it

[Fasauceome]

4 minutes ago, hiranhiranhiran said:

With the spinning hard drive would the aforementioned issues be caused by it

These problems?

15 minutes ago, hiranhiranhiran said:

Installing games and unzipping files and installing things, in general, seem to take a while

 

15 minutes ago, hiranhiranhiran said:

When I install games the Task manager shows the hard drive is working at full capacity

Yeah you can probably hear the thing too.

 

Also make sure to quote people so they can see your responses. Welcome!

[boey]

6 minutes ago, hiranhiranhiran said:

With the spinning hard drive would the aforementioned issues be caused by it

the hard drive definitely causes the issues. don't get a sshd, it barely improves speeds versus a regular one. just get a proper sata ssd.

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, hiranhiranhiran said:

With the spinning hard drive would the aforementioned issues be caused by it

a slow hard disk will give you an "okay" computing experience, it does not affect gameplay much other than load times

if u are on a tight budget and SSD cannot be fit into it, it's fine if you use a spinning hard disk

 

if you have some cash to spare, i recommend u grab a 240gb SSD and clone your system drive onto it with a backup software (such as aomei backupper)

 

an SSD wont help much in games, but it will give you a more responsive system experience (and probably faster game installation too)

[NunoLava1998]

Get an SSD

 

16 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

a slow hard disk will give you an "okay" computing experience, it does not affect gameplay much other than load times

if u are on a tight budget and SSD cannot be fit into it, it's fine if you use a spinning hard disk

 

if you have some cash to spare, i recommend u grab a 240gb SSD and clone your system drive onto it with a backup software (such as aomei backupper)

 

an SSD wont help much in games, but it will give you a more responsive system experience (and probably faster game installation too)

Define 'more responsive', because a typical harddisk has 4KQ1T1 speeds of 0.6MB Read and 1.1MB Write, while a good SSD like the 860 EVO has speeds of 50MB Read and 120MB Write, so it's between 80-100x more speedy as a boot drive than a HDD.

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Define 'more responsive'

lower launch time for softwares would be a typical example

 

numbers doesnt reflect true experience, an average user cant tell the difference between SATA SSD and NVME SSD, but the difference between SATA SSD and a typical HDD is much more noticeable

[hiranhiranhiran]

Hey guys thanks for the amazing response, I'm going to be getting an SSD, in the meanwhile how does this screenshot look in terms of the symptoms I'm experiencing (slow unzipping of files, creating bootable media and slow installation of some programs). I just wanted to make sure there isn't something else in terms of hardware.

 

Thanks