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Processor | Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz |
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Motherboard | ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
Cooling | Corsair H60 Liquid Cooler |
Memory | Corsair Vengeance 4x8GB DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTS 250 |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD |
Case | Antec P280 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX 750W |
Software | Windows 8.1 |
Hey all, I made a few upgrades to my computer today. As per my luck, something's gone horribly wrong, and I can't really figure out what. My fresh install of Windows (8) is lagging like crazy, to the point where it's practically unusable. If anybody here thinks they might be able to discern why, some help would be immensely appreciated!
So my friend was upgrading his own comptuer, so I bought his mobo, CPU and GPU. All three parts were working fine, and he's not the type to nickel and dime me. I also bought brand new RAM and an SSD. Here are my specs:
Operating System: Windows 8 64 bit (new, legal, fresh install)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P (used)
CPU: Intel i7 920 (used)
GPU: EVGA GTX 560Ti (used)
RAM: 32GB (4x8) DDR3 Corsair Vengeance (new)
Storage: 250GB Samsung SSD 840 Series (new)
PSU: Corsair HX750W (from previous build)
Task Manager says that the CPU is struggling, to say the least. I'm idling at ~20% CPU usage, which spikes to ~60% whenever performing basic actions like right clicking, and to ~90-100% whenever switching windows/tabs, loading pages, etc. Needless to say, all of these actions happen dreadfully slowly.
I'm always extremely careful/clean with electronics, so I would like to think that the cause isn't user error. Signs point to the CPU being busted, but it was working just before I put it in my computer, and all I did was alcohol swab off the leftover thermal compound to reapply a fresh layer of paste. All fans are running properly, as well. I've updated my graphics drivers, so it's probably not that either.
Here's a screenshot of my task manager, RealTemp and GPU-Z:
http://i.imgur.com/zH9DLyQ.png
And here are some BIOS screenshots:
http://i.imgur.com/1TXahfi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Jj3Jpj7.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cgcrQ7L.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RFgdoYz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ebIeTrN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iZRUEOa.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7WHHwe6.jpg
Any help would be most appreciated!
So my friend was upgrading his own comptuer, so I bought his mobo, CPU and GPU. All three parts were working fine, and he's not the type to nickel and dime me. I also bought brand new RAM and an SSD. Here are my specs:
Operating System: Windows 8 64 bit (new, legal, fresh install)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P (used)
CPU: Intel i7 920 (used)
GPU: EVGA GTX 560Ti (used)
RAM: 32GB (4x8) DDR3 Corsair Vengeance (new)
Storage: 250GB Samsung SSD 840 Series (new)
PSU: Corsair HX750W (from previous build)
Task Manager says that the CPU is struggling, to say the least. I'm idling at ~20% CPU usage, which spikes to ~60% whenever performing basic actions like right clicking, and to ~90-100% whenever switching windows/tabs, loading pages, etc. Needless to say, all of these actions happen dreadfully slowly.
I'm always extremely careful/clean with electronics, so I would like to think that the cause isn't user error. Signs point to the CPU being busted, but it was working just before I put it in my computer, and all I did was alcohol swab off the leftover thermal compound to reapply a fresh layer of paste. All fans are running properly, as well. I've updated my graphics drivers, so it's probably not that either.
Here's a screenshot of my task manager, RealTemp and GPU-Z:
http://i.imgur.com/zH9DLyQ.png
And here are some BIOS screenshots:
http://i.imgur.com/1TXahfi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Jj3Jpj7.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cgcrQ7L.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RFgdoYz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ebIeTrN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iZRUEOa.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7WHHwe6.jpg
Any help would be most appreciated!