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System feels slow after installing new hardware (CPU, Ram, Motherboard)

Aiden Wilkins
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Today I rebuilt my current computer with the following parts:

i5-9600k (3.7Ghz 6 core)

16GB DDR4 2133mhz

MSI Z390-A Pro Motherboard

 

Old:

AMD Phenom II 1055T 6x 2.8ghz

8GB DDR3 1066mhz (This maybe be slightly wrong as I cant fully remeber)

ASUS m4a89gtd-pro/usb3 Motherboard

 

I ran the included driver install utility that came with the board, restarted, no change to system performance

Chrome, Windows Search and moving of window are very slow and weren't before

Tried reinstalling gpu driver aswell to check that, nothing.

 

Is something todo with my hardware configuration (misconfigured bios?) or did I over estimate what this chip should be capable of doing?

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Did you do a fresh installation of Windows?

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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My guess, viruses, junk software, or windows acting in its mysterious ways. One way or another a reinstall is a sure fire way to get rid of the issue.

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1 minute ago, Aiden Wilkins said:

No I did not, I guess I will do that then

A fresh Windows installation is one of the first things to do with a new build. Hopefully it will fix these issues. 

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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And if you're interested in making Windows feel fast and snappy then an SSD really helps

SPEC LIST:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X w/ NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm Liquid Cooler
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) 5000MHz CL18
  • Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Godlike
  • SSD: Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 1TB (x3)
  • PSU: Corsair AX1600i
  • Case: NZXT H710
  • Monitor: Alienware AW2521H 25inch 360Hz 1ms
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I honestly didn't even know you could do that. Since Windows XP i've always reformatted when installing a new MOBO. Most other components you can switch out and change drivers. 

 

 

 

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