Nebulously
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System Name | Desktop |
---|---|
Processor | i7-2600k |
Motherboard | Asus P8z68-v Pro |
Cooling | Corsair H50 |
Memory | 12GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 |
Video Card(s) | PNY GTX 470 |
Storage | Intel 330 240GB SSD, WD Black 1TB & 750GB |
Display(s) | Acer 20" P201w & Acer 22" X223w |
Case | Corsair Carbide 500R |
Power Supply | Corsair HX Series 620W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
Hopefully this is the right place to post this. I'm thinking it's a hardware issue, but not 100% sure. Anyways, I don't know what the problem is. I built this computer about 4 years ago but have upgraded various components every couple years.
Symptoms: Started occurring about a month and a half ago; before which it was running fabulously. When multi-tasking, mouse movement will slow/stutter, internet tabs will not load, video playback lags and has stuttering noises. It also happens sometimes when not multi-tasking, but becomes more apparent with more tasks running. Will occasionally get random crashes. Transferring files to flash drives takes WAY too long. CPU/RAM does not even come close to maxing out during these occurrences according to the Windows 7 monitoring gadget. Also, the problem tends to become worse if I plug in my two external hard drives that I use for storage.
At first I thought the issue was my hard drive/windows or a virus, so I recently replaced the drive with a SSD and reinstalled Windows. I also ran full system scan of all hard drives with Avast and Microsoft Security Essentials before and after replacing my boot drive and reinstalling windows; no viruses were found. Soon after the reinstall, I was experiencing the same problems even with only the new SSD plugged in. I thought it could be a processor/RAM issue then, so I used both Memtest86+ and prime95 to stress test those components. Both passed without any errors after leaving each test running for 8+ hrs. I figured I should test my graphics card while I was at it, so I removed it and have been running on the integrated Intel graphics and still have the same problems. Only thing left could be MoBo or PSU or something I haven't thought of? I would appreciate some input, as I have no idea what the problem is. Thanks.
Computer Specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
ASUS P8z68-v Pro MoBo (newest BIOS installed)
Corsair HX Series 620W PSU
i7-2600k CPU @ 3.40 GHz
12 GB (3x 4GB DIMM) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Boot Drive: Intel 330 240GB SSD
Internal Storage Drives: WD Black 7200rpm 1TB & WD Black 7200rpm 750GB
PNY GeForce GTX 470 GPU
Symptoms: Started occurring about a month and a half ago; before which it was running fabulously. When multi-tasking, mouse movement will slow/stutter, internet tabs will not load, video playback lags and has stuttering noises. It also happens sometimes when not multi-tasking, but becomes more apparent with more tasks running. Will occasionally get random crashes. Transferring files to flash drives takes WAY too long. CPU/RAM does not even come close to maxing out during these occurrences according to the Windows 7 monitoring gadget. Also, the problem tends to become worse if I plug in my two external hard drives that I use for storage.
At first I thought the issue was my hard drive/windows or a virus, so I recently replaced the drive with a SSD and reinstalled Windows. I also ran full system scan of all hard drives with Avast and Microsoft Security Essentials before and after replacing my boot drive and reinstalling windows; no viruses were found. Soon after the reinstall, I was experiencing the same problems even with only the new SSD plugged in. I thought it could be a processor/RAM issue then, so I used both Memtest86+ and prime95 to stress test those components. Both passed without any errors after leaving each test running for 8+ hrs. I figured I should test my graphics card while I was at it, so I removed it and have been running on the integrated Intel graphics and still have the same problems. Only thing left could be MoBo or PSU or something I haven't thought of? I would appreciate some input, as I have no idea what the problem is. Thanks.
Computer Specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
ASUS P8z68-v Pro MoBo (newest BIOS installed)
Corsair HX Series 620W PSU
i7-2600k CPU @ 3.40 GHz
12 GB (3x 4GB DIMM) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Boot Drive: Intel 330 240GB SSD
Internal Storage Drives: WD Black 7200rpm 1TB & WD Black 7200rpm 750GB
PNY GeForce GTX 470 GPU