I need assistance understanding the cause of your system's slowness.
I need assistance understanding the cause of your system's slowness.
Ram is sold in kits for a specific purpose.
A motherboard needs to handle all the ram according to the same voltage, casing and speed requirements.
The internal design is tailored to the capacity of the kit.
Ram from the same vendor and part number might have different manufacturing parts over time.
Some motherboards are particularly sensitive to these changes.
This becomes more challenging when multiple sticks are used.
Ram must be compatible for optimal performance.
According to your cpu-z link, the ram is running at 1046.1, which in dual mode equals 2123 or essentially the stock speed—not the faster setting on the sticks.
This might not fully address your issue, but a slower-than-necessary cpu can contribute to the problem.
The system performed well for three to five months after installing the new GPU. Problems appeared after updating Unreal Engine 5. Windows updates can sometimes cause issues. Are you using the standard driver from Windows for your Zotac RTX 4070ti? Do you have any GPU Core or memory overclocks enabled with Overdrive?
XMP consists of built-in parameters within the RAM sticks that ensure they perform according to the advertised specs for the system's capacity. On an Intel motherboard, activating XMP retrieves these configurations. A convenient method to establish correct RAM specifications is available. An AMD motherboard uses a similar feature known as EXPO. It is likely that various RAM kits will contain distinct XMP settings, and these may change when the RAM capacity doubles. Adjusting the settings in the BIOS can help achieve optimal performance. Generally, increasing the voltage slightly can resolve the issue.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly when this began. It seems to have started after I purchased two new monitors. I've had Windows reinstalled several times, and I usually download the newest drivers from Nvidia. I'm currently at version 551.86.
Thanks! I'll check it out. Since I only purchased the RAM three weeks ago, that should rule them out as the issue.
Your storage device and RAM are the main hardware factors affecting your computer's speed. An old storage drive can hinder performance even after defragmentation, and insufficient RAM limits the ability to run several applications smoothly.
So I'm really puzzled about what happened... I didn't expect it to occur, but it looks like during one of my system reinstalls, Windows was split across two drives!?
I only realized this when I checked my app data folder and found it actually on the E drive instead of C:. The only reason I think it happened is that a year ago when I wiped my system, I had many files on the C: drive that I wanted to keep, but I didn't have enough free space on any other drives for backup. I bought another NVMe drive and moved the old one into a secondary M.2 slot on my motherboard, then put the new one in the main slot. After installing Windows, since I hadn't formatted the previous Windows drive, it might have caused part of Windows to end up on C: and part on E:. Honestly, I'm completely confused about how this could even take place. Still, I removed all my drives except the new NVMe, reinstalled Windows, and restored a Macrium Reflect backup after that. So far everything seems normal. Netflix isn't stuttering while scrolling, and everything looks stable so far. I'll let you know if it starts happening again.
Has anyone experienced a Windows installation going wrong like this before?