PC is experiencing severe slowness and/or blue screen issues upon entering BIOS.
PC is experiencing severe slowness and/or blue screen issues upon entering BIOS.
Hello,
I’ve noticed some unusual problems with my PC after it was built. After entering the BIOS and booting into the operating system, the computer runs extremely sluggishly. Initially, when I installed Windows 10, performance issues like laggy window movement and slow text input were noticeable. Now, after switching to Windows 11, the problem worsens—boot times range from 3 to 6 minutes, with frequent freezes and occasional blue screens during startup.
This slowdown only appears when I boot directly into Windows after BIOS setup; it doesn’t happen when I power on normally. The issue seems linked to having a graphics card installed. It doesn’t occur in Safe Mode either. Although it rarely affects me, it becomes disruptive when adjusting BIOS settings.
Before assuming the problem is with my graphics card, I should check if any troubleshooting steps are needed. My system details are as follows:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Motherboard: ASRock B650E Taichi Lite
- RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 2x16GB DDR5-6400 CL32
- Storage:
- HP EX920 256GB M.2-2280 PCIE 3.0 X4 NVME SSD (Windows installed)
- Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB M.2-2280 PCIE 3.0 X4 NVME SSD
- Graphics Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750XT
- Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX
- PSU: Corsair HX850 Platinum
- OS: Windows 11 Home Version 24H2
Your high-performance gaming PC might be facing some problems. Have you checked if your SSD is failing? Did you run a clean installation of Windows 11 after sanitizing the drive and resetting the CMOS to default settings, as well as updating the BIOS before installing? After setting up the OS, make sure to install all the latest Windows 11 updates. When you open the Windows 11 desktop, update your motherboard and GPU drivers in the Windows environment. There are people here who can assist you with these issues. Good luck!
Thank you for your response. I performed a clean installation of Windows 11; additionally, I used an autounattend.xml file to eliminate unwanted programs and set up a local account. I’m uncertain if I completed a drive sanitation, so I removed the old partitions from the boot drive and created a new partition through the Windows setup. I did not reset the CMOS or update my BIOS before installing Windows 11. My BIOS is currently at the latest version (3.20). I installed all available Windows 11 updates and GPU drivers, and then added the chipset drivers; however, this did not solve the problem.
Check cpu and gpu temperatures.
What cpu cooler are you using?
Can you show a photo of your system with side panel removed?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)
Also show photo of BSOD.
It usually contains relevant information about problem, that caused it.
CPU temperature is around 45-50°C, with occasional spikes up to 65°C during Windows startup. GPU remains stable at about 45°C. I'm using a Noctua D-15S. Photos of the PC without the side panel are available here: https://imgur.com/a/GAasxeg. View: https://imgur.com/a/GAasxeg. There are no BSOD images, but I have the dump files.
Idle times are beneficial. What temperatures do you experience under load? Can you provide screenshots from CPU-Z in the memory and speed sections? Run memtest86 to check your RAM. Diagnose your SSDs. For Samsung drives, use Samsung Magician. HP might not have any SSD diagnostic software; refer to what CrystalDiskInfo indicates.
The CPU temperature is approximately 77°C using CineBench 2024. The GPU temperature stands at 62°C with a hotspot of 85°C according to Furmark 2. Memtest86 reports no errors. Screenshots from CPU-Z are available here: https://imgur.com/a/UQGV3nJ. View the image: https://imgur.com/a/UQGV3nJ. Samsung Magician indicates the drive is in good condition with no errors detected during the quick diagnostic. CrystalDiskInfo confirms the HP drive is healthy. The problem remains even when the XMP profile is not enabled.
It seems that switching my SSDs to different slots resolved the issue. Before, I had my boot drive in M2_1 and my storage drive in M2_2, and today I swapped my SSDs around such that my boot drive is in M2_2 and my storage drive is in M2_1. I'm still not sure if this is a platform issue or if it's an issue with my boot drive, but I will probably keep the SSDs in this configuration as I don't notice much a performance impact with this new configuration.
Review the efficiency of your computer and share your findings. Cheers.
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