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PC is slow when I play games or do editing work.

PC is slow when I play games or do editing work.

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KryptoniteKV
Junior Member
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09-29-2026, 04:36 PM
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I have a PC that feels slow when I switch between games like CSGO or Escape from Tarkov. It works great in-game but gets laggy the moment I minimize to use Google Chrome or something else. Even editing clips with Vegas Pro after 5 minutes makes it very slow. My main SSD is showing only 56% health, and both my games and Vegas are using that drive hard. I want to know if I should check my RAM because I have warranty left on it. Here is what I did: I tested the RAM again with MemTest86 from a company called HCI Design. Also checked Windows Memory Diagnostic. The results were clean—no errors found at all.
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KryptoniteKV
09-29-2026, 04:36 PM #1

I have a PC that feels slow when I switch between games like CSGO or Escape from Tarkov. It works great in-game but gets laggy the moment I minimize to use Google Chrome or something else. Even editing clips with Vegas Pro after 5 minutes makes it very slow. My main SSD is showing only 56% health, and both my games and Vegas are using that drive hard. I want to know if I should check my RAM because I have warranty left on it. Here is what I did: I tested the RAM again with MemTest86 from a company called HCI Design. Also checked Windows Memory Diagnostic. The results were clean—no errors found at all.

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HitTom9886
Member
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09-29-2026, 10:56 PM
#2
What's that hard drive called, and how much space does it have?
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HitTom9886
09-29-2026, 10:56 PM #2

What's that hard drive called, and how much space does it have?

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robinatorzzz
Junior Member
7
09-29-2026, 11:37 PM
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My memory card is full and has a little space left on it.
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robinatorzzz
09-29-2026, 11:37 PM #3

My memory card is full and has a little space left on it.

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GamenMetLeviNL
Senior Member
638
09-30-2026, 08:18 AM
#4
If you believe your computer has a RAM issue, you can check the hardware yourself by looking at that link to see if there are any problems with the memory stick.
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GamenMetLeviNL
09-30-2026, 08:18 AM #4

If you believe your computer has a RAM issue, you can check the hardware yourself by looking at that link to see if there are any problems with the memory stick.

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bigminerryan
Junior Member
36
09-30-2026, 11:05 AM
#5
I checked my RAM using three different tools: the HCI Design tool, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and Passmark's Memtest86. None of them found any mistakes or problems. Everything is working fine!
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bigminerryan
09-30-2026, 11:05 AM #5

I checked my RAM using three different tools: the HCI Design tool, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and Passmark's Memtest86. None of them found any mistakes or problems. Everything is working fine!