PC awfully slow on some apps even after fresh install

[Beanlipe]

Hey everyone!

 

I have a Dell Inspiron 3470 at work that I used to have some weird problems with random processes having high disk usage and quite oftenly the task manager would show 100% disk usage but it wasn't very bad, it was still usable, until all of a sudden it got weirdly slow with lots of stutters in certain apps, like, I had to join a meeting on Teams and I could hear the voices just fine but the program would take forever to respond and the video would freeze for minutes, display a new frame and freeze back again.

 

I got sick of it and used the Dell recovery boot and had it download a fresh windows to make the cleanest install as possible and yet even after a fresh install of windows I'm still having issues. When I open any browser it stutters like crazy but when I open explorer or some other apps it seems very fast like a fresh install would feel.

 

I had a feeling it was the HDD then ran the Dell full verification, no errors were found. Ran Malwarebytes and also nothing found. I already updated everything I could and no luck, now I'm a bit lost on what could it be, any help is highly appreciated.

[CorruptedTech]

I feel that you either have a virus or you need an ssd.

[BecauseRussia]

We use 3570's at my work. They are getting pretty old and we are in the process of phasing them out.

 

You can make them run a little better by installing an SSD and upgrading from 4GB to 8GB of RAM. But at the end of the day the processor in those laptops is getting old and showing its age.

 

Dell has a program called Dell Command Update that you can use to find all drivers and BIOS updates for your laptop. I would also give that a shot.

[BondiBlue]

Most of the issue is likely your hard drive. Replace that with an SSD and you should see a noticeable improvement. That machine likely has a lower end CPU in it, which doesn't help. Since this is a work computer I would ask if they can upgrade it with an SSD for you. 

1 minute ago, BecauseRussia said:

We use 3570's at my work. They are getting pretty old and we are in the process of phasing them out.

 

You can make them run a little better by installing an SSD and upgrading from 4GB to 8GB of RAM. But at the end of the day the processor in those laptops is getting old and showing its age.

 

Dell has a program called Dell Command Update that you can use to find all drivers and BIOS updates for your laptop. I would also give that a shot.

The Insprion 3470 is a desktop, not a laptop. I think you're thinking of the Latitude. 

[Beanlipe]

7 minutes ago, CorruptedTech said:

I feel that you either have a virus or you need an ssd.

 

1 minute ago, BecauseRussia said:

We use 3570's at my work. They are getting pretty old and we are in the process of phasing them out.

 

You can make them run a little better by installing an SSD and upgrading from 4GB to 8GB of RAM. But at the end of the day the processor in those laptops is getting old and showing its age.

 

Dell has a program called Dell Command Update that you can use to find all drivers and BIOS updates for your laptop. I would also give that a shot.

First of all thank you for taking the time to reply. Couple remarks I'd like to add, it's the Inspiron Desktop version and we bought it with 8GB. I was considering getting another 8GB stick but I'm probably getting an SSD first.

I actually got an m.2 nvme last week that I'm having to return because I didn't pay attention that the m.2 slot on that machine only supports SATA and not nvme.

 

Since the power supply only has 1 connector to power the HDD I might have to end up buying a 2.5" SSD and replacing the HDD. If I could just add the SSD it would be much  easier but I'm not sure if there is a way to daisy chain them.

 

Also I have updated the BIOS and everything else there was to update on the Dell Update software.

[Beanlipe]

A little update on this, when I disable hardware acceleration on the browsers the stutters go away. I uninstalled the Intel UHD graphics and reinstalled them but still can't use hardware accel.