It’s been 3 months since I have my new pc :

Intel Core i5-12400F 6 Cores, 2,5GHz

16GB of RAM

Geforce RTX 3060

The thing is, everything I do on my computer is so slow ! I freeze and crash everytime I switch between my different programs, everytime I try to launch a game, everytime I make something on my computer!

More than that, when I look at the task manager with steam, browser and discord open the cpu use doesn’t even reach 20%!

Everytime I launch a game that use a lot of ram and cpu I make sure to close my browser and every other useless programs but nothing helps!

Please tell me someone have a solution cause I feel like using a janky computer while it’s completely new.

The first one is my browser

  • Aquafinaboyz@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Honestly reinstall windows that’s usually fixes the prob me most of the time backup your stuff doesn’t hurt it try

  • SnooPandas2964@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yeah general computing shouldn’t be an issue for you. Is this a fresh install of windows? That can do wonders for problems like this, if it hasn’t been done in a while. Otherwise, ssd issue perhaps, you can use crystaldiskinfo to check drive health. Or, a temperature problem somewhere, are you monitoring temperature? I use hwmonitor. There’s also hwinfo which is what most people would recommend.

    • Tom0192@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I tried hwinfo and everyting was green. The thing is I’m on SSD.

      I freshly installed windows and I’m considering re installing it…

  • apachelives@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    CPU temps? Could be throttling from cooler issues - sticker, not seated correctly etc or case does not have enough flow.

    SSD/HDD? If your running Windows or your games off a HDD that would be your issues.

    • Tom0192@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I had my pc built by LDLC (french company)they are really professionnal and are well known I don’t think it would be the issue

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      I run Windows on HDD and have Linux on SSD but SSD with a lot of space is so expensive ! The thing is everybody in the comments are talking about SSD and it’s making me nervous gif

      • M4urice@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        SSD with a lot of space expensive? What do you see as a lot of space? Like 1 TB goes a long way and that cost 40 € which for pc parts is not expensive at all.

      • Mungojerrie86@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        While running Windows on an HDD will certainly make everything very slow and it’s a fact, it will not introduce freezes(at least long ones) and crashes. Sounds like your Windows installation might be borked or your hardware is not stable.

        If I were you, I would start with a clean Windows install, including the complete wipe of your system drive.

      • NogaraCS@alien.topB
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        10 months ago

        Cherche pas plus loin, faut pas faire tourner Windows sur ton hdd, ça pue la merde.

        Un ssd de 500gb c’est à peine 30 balles par contre, pourquoi tu dis que c’est cher ?

        500gb c’est largement suffisant pour Windows, tes fichiers tu les stockes sur le hdd.

      • Mrcod1997@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        A 500gb ssd is like $25 USD. You can keep the hard drive for general storage, but don’t put the os or commonly used programs on it.

      • Significant-Net-9286@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Get SSD ditch hdd, have u set ur ram to 3200mhz from bios? Its prolly running 2400mhz out of the box u need to set thr speed

        • CoyoteFit7355@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Well you don’t need to ditch the SSD but a modern Windows should never be on a mechanical drive. Newer games also demand SSDs more and more so check their requirements as well. Ideally HDDs are only used as a data grave, not for things that actively read and write things frequently

  • xBr0k3n@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I bet you have an SSD with no DRAM cache, they are literally worse for multitasking than a traditional HDD.

    • Tom0192@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I don’t have SSD I’m using HDD Seagate BarraCuda 4 To (ST4000DM004)

      • AludraScience@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Buy a cheap 500GB or 1TB SSD for your OS and games, Windows on an HDD in 2023 is really stupid and gaming will also not be a very fun experience.

  • Pokethomas@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Your issue is your HDD. it’s 2023, get an SSD even if it’s small and install windows on it. You can store your files on your HHD if SSD size is an issue but having windows on an SSD would be a huge upgrade and probably the fix you’re looking for.

  • giuggiolino@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    OP you’ve been told 100 times to just get an SSD. You can get 512 GB ones for 30€ or partition your current one.

  • Titouan_Charles@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Installe Windows sur un Ssd, si t’as pas de nvme un sata fait l’affaire. Vérifie que la mémoire tourne sur le profil XMP qui correspond à la vitesse indiquée sur la boîte. Laisse 30-40% de place libre sur le disque C: (le ssd sur lequel t’aura installé Windows).

    Envoie moi un mo si t’as toujours des problèmes après ça

  • Ghost_Writer8@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    it sounds like you run a new build with a spinning hard drive.
    don’t do this… get an SSD.
    hard drives are great for STORING data not for running operating systems.
    technically they used to run on HDD in the past but now a days you really need a sata SSD to provide any kind of speed or snappiness.

  • joeh4384@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Disk info? I hope you have windows installed on a SSD. IMO in this day and age, I do not see the reason to use HDDs in anything other then a NAS. Hell, I do not even use SATA SSDs in my builds any more.

    • INeedCheesee@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      HDDs good for large storage especially if your on a budget (much cheaper at 4tb+). And SATA ssds are good if you don’t have more nvme slots.

      • joeh4384@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        You need to get your main windows on a SSD. Even an ancient CPU like a 4790k will feel snappier with a SSD than a fast CPU without one.

      • rsta223@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I said it’d be expensive to convert my entire 60TB NAS to SSD.

        A 1-2TB SSD to run your OS on is a perfectly reasonable expense, and will make a huge difference to your experience running the system.

      • RestaurantTurbulent7@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Get SSD/nvme They are now priced cheap, especially now on black Friday is fine deals too. Don’t need to be 4tb! Just 1 or 2 is fine (often 2tb are the same prices as 1tb or just a few buck difference)

        HDD turns on like 5min, not to mention if the WIN decidyto do some background stuff… pc becomes unusable for all that time and nothing will help, you will just sit and wait half an hour till it does stuff! So yeah - get an upgrade and save your time ^^

    • Legend5V@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      NAS doesn’t even make sense, since you only get it if you have the money. And I bet that you can pay like 10% more for SSDs

  • dmaare@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Your windows is probably installed on an old spinning disc. Throw that ancient crap away, get SSD

  • PhantomPotato1331@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Is your operating system on a ssd? System updates and drivers current? Have you checked the CPU socket for bent/missing pins? As a last resort try a fresh install of windows.