Laptop with SSD lagging after a period of time

[exousia7]

As the title says, I'm currently using an ASUS S301LP laptop with an Intel 530 120GB SSD installed. I bought this laptop last year on December, and the SSD was installed almost immediately after the purchase of the laptop. Since then the use experience was smooth until recently.

 

After a period of time of using the laptop it would suddenly start lagging. Typing, opening windows, playing games, and even the task manager freezes for minutes upon opening it. I formatted my laptop and installed all the latest drivers from the official ASUS website and updated to the latest windows updates, and the problem persisted. It gets better when I restart the laptop, but after a while of use (say roughly around 1~1 and half hours) the laptop will start lagging again.

 

As I am typing this post I'm attempting to chat with people on skype, and it's sluggishly slow when I alt-tab and type out the messages. How do I go on to fix this problem?

 

Thanks.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Dust buildup over time makes the already limited cooling, worse. By somewhat blocking the airflow thats needed to cool your parts.

I believe your thermal throttling (CPU declocks when too hot) and this is why performance is low in all areas.

[exousia7]

Dust buildup over time makes the already limited cooling, worse. By somewhat blocking the airflow thats needed to cool your parts.

I believe your thermal throttling (CPU declocks when too hot) and this is why performance is low in all areas.

 

I've kept track of my laptop's temperature constantly, and it does not get any hotter. The temperature is pretty much constant as it goes from normal -> lag.

[SkilledRebuilds]

I've kept track of my laptop's temperature constantly, and it does not get any hotter. The temperature is pretty much constant as it goes from normal -> lag.

Maybe the SSD is now faulty..

[exousia7]

Maybe the SSD is now faulty..

 

That's what I was thinking too. I used Intel SSD Toolbox software, and it said its health and stuff are all 100%. Is there another program I can use to confirm the state of my SSD?

[SkilledRebuilds]

That's what I was thinking too. I used Intel SSD Toolbox software, and it said its health and stuff are all 100%. Is there another program I can use to confirm the state of my SSD?

Pretty sure most of those programs all do the same thing, reading the Smart data...

I've not had to search for one so I dunno..

[exousia7]

So I just restarted my laptop, it hasn't even been 10 minutes and it's already lagging.....

[GlassBomb]

I would check for unwanted processes running in the background. This doesn't sound like an SSD problem to me.

[SkilledRebuilds]

So I just restarted my laptop, it hasn't even been 10 minutes and it's already lagging.....

Monitor disk usage while running various things... (Using Resource Monitor)

Maybe it's 100% thrashing leaving nothing for anything else.

[exousia7]

Monitor disk usage while running various things... (Using Resource Monitor)

Maybe it's 100% thrashing leaving nothing for anything else.

 

I'll keep a look out for this. I just restarted my laptop again so it's not lagging anymore (for now).

 

Thanks for the responses.