New PC setup or fresh operating system, ongoing slowdowns and freezing issues
New PC setup or fresh operating system, ongoing slowdowns and freezing issues
Started a fresh upgrade of my PC recently. Ended up swapping the entire unit outside the GPU. Hardware specs include W7-2475x, 128 GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM, 5600mhz, multiple NVME and SATA SSDs (Asrock W790 WS MSI Suprim 4090 Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 Corsair HX1500i). Initially ran Windows 11, but it was very slow. I reinstalled Windows 10 just to test. Performance improved slightly but remained average.
Issues noticed: Explorer opens in ~15 seconds, "This PC" tab takes another 15 seconds to load. Chrome/Opera tab switching feels slow (2-5 open = ~10 seconds). Task Manager changes take up to 90 seconds, and switching between games causes frame drops every 15 seconds—annoying but manageable.
Tried these fixes: Fresh OS install, installed only essential drivers (GPU, chipset, storage, network), used minimal system. Same results after a few minutes. Ran Windows 11 on a different SSD; performance stayed poor. Installed Windows 11 on the SSD from my last PC (known to work). Still slow.
Tried overclocking CPU/GPU/RAM and benchmarked: Cinebench, Geekbench, USER MARK, Intel XTU stress tests, FurMark, 3D Mark. System benchmarks were strong, never crashed. Windows runs smoothly but lags under load.
Recent changes: Updated GPU VBIOS on both GPUs, updated firmware on all SSDs. Benchmark link: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/7505438
Still no major improvement. I’m considering reverting to my old setup. Any suggestions for further tweaks?
After completing your SSD tests, have you tried using only the OS SSD? This might indicate an SSD nearing the end of its life, though not all drives should fail simultaneously. Indexing usually speeds up Explorer loading once done. Have you adjusted your virtual memory settings? With enough RAM, you shouldn’t need much space, but setting all disks to system-managed can affect performance. It’s better to keep it on system-managed unless you have specific needs.
I attempted using just the SSD from my previous configuration, but the problem persisted. During indexing there was a clear improvement in speed when it was disabled, so I plan to turn it back on and let it handle things. All drives were verified as working before being added to the new build. I’m running all external drives in a RAID 5 setup, which should protect against failures. Virtual memory is around 19.5 GB, with C:\ designated as System Managed.