Slow PC after installing new GPU

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A few days ago I installed my new GT 610 (I know you cant game on it) but my pc slowed down drasticly. For example it takes about 3 minutes to open chrome, about 40 seconds to load the menu when right clicking on the desktop. the screen sometimes flickers and goes into what looks like safe mode. I checked the load on my GPU with GPU-Z but it inly said about 1% load in idle and about 8% when using chrome.

PC Specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93Ghz CPU GT 610 GPU 2GB DDR2 667Mhz RAM MSI G31TM-P35 Motherboard WD Caviar Blue 250GB & 320GB HDD 350W PSU

Cheapo PC

Posted 2016-07-01T22:30:21.937

Reputation: 11

Have you installed the latest drivers? Are there any errors in the Device Manager? – Musselman – 2016-07-01T22:36:04.177

Newest drivers. No errors in Device Manager – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-08T16:44:12.533

Answers

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update all your drivers. check if windows update is running in the background. if all your drivers are up to date and windows update is not running in the background, check your hard disk for errors using chkdsk and run a file benchmark using hdtune. if your hard disk is way slower than 80MB per second there is a problem, and you need to replace your Hard Drive and install a new operating system on the new hard drive etc.

Uğur Gümüşhan

Posted 2016-07-01T22:30:21.937

Reputation: 1 216

OK Thanks, I will do what you said when I get home. I did get all the parts for the PC from 3 old PC's, so I wouldnt be suprised if the hard drive was dying. – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-07T18:54:23.620

BTW what has the new GPU have to do with the Hard Drive. The PC was fine before installing the new GPU. – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-07T19:01:25.803

@CheapoPC if you followed the steps above, run a file benchmark using hdtune and then we can discuss – Uğur Gümüşhan – 2016-07-07T22:59:58.843

@CheapoPC there is something wrong with your hard disk. It's way slower than usual. also you have 2 hard drives. which one is 14 MBps ? – Uğur Gümüşhan – 2016-07-11T11:50:43.897

no no no nvm. I am currently running the right bench and the avarge is 126MB/sec. – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-11T15:40:28.390

@Cheapo PC are you using the power saving mode? – Uğur Gümüşhan – 2016-07-11T15:44:49.703

no havent even heard of that – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-11T19:08:13.480

and I disabled windows ipdate since it was eating like a gig of ram – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-11T19:08:49.683

but my hdd is fine, its not the problem. since 120mbps doesent sound like a prob to me – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-11T19:10:10.917

What else could be the problem :/ – Cheapo PC – 2016-07-11T21:00:33.113

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