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Sudden performance loss sensations on my PC

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iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member -  
iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member -
Hello everyone,

To make a long story short, I have a strong feeling that my computer, as mentioned in the title, has suffered a significant loss of performance, in games, during startup, when launching a page, etc. My computer has a configuration that I think is more than adequate and is also very recent (last Christmas). Here’s my setup: Processor: AMD FX 8300 EIGHT CORE 3.30 GHz
- 16GB of RAM
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060
I don't know much about this, and I've been told that it’s possible a virus could be responsible for a potential slowdown of my machine, but I'd like to be sure before considering this possibility.. My girlfriend, who has a generally less powerful setup and bought hers around the same time as mine, has no issues..

Thank you in advance for your advice, and feel free to ask me for details if you think you're on the right track!

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  1. arscy
     
    Good evening,

    Is it a laptop or a desktop PC?
    When did the performance loss start?
    How does it manifest? (FPS drops, loading latency, ...?)
    Did it come on gradually or is there a specific date?

    Three things:
    1 - Maintaining the machines gives new life to them: vacuuming the inside of the PC, cleaning the heatsink, the fans, all of that... It's like doing the dishes: there’s no fan club for doing it, but we can appreciate when it's clean. An overheating processor is less efficient. It might make sense to install an application to check the temperature of your monitored components (especially the CPU).
    2 - Hard drives filled to the brim also limit your PC's cognitive abilities (especially C). It's always worth checking that.
    3 - Antivirus software generally answers the virus question (at least that's what a flat-earther told me) but viruses are rarely the primary cause of PCs slowing down...
    Keep us updated.
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  2. Anonymous user
     
    Hello,

    Very recent but the FX 8300 is from 2012

    --
    If your PC is doing anything weird, the culprit is between the chair and the keyboard => YOU
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    1. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      And so? Any details? Is there a problem that conflicts with my setup?
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      1. Anonymous user > iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
         
        It's a processor from 8 years ago. If you were sold this as a gaming PC, you got ripped off. Also, the RTX 2060 is CPU limited with this processor.
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      2. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member > Anonymous user
         
        That's what I thought, well thanks anyway, topic resolved!
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  3. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
     
    Thank you for your response. Indeed, I maintain it very regularly; it's a desktop PC. I actually contacted the customer service of the place where I bought it because the overheating issue seemed to me to be a problem, and they told me after some tests that the GPU temperature was normal. The slowdown happened suddenly yesterday when I turned my PC back on after a month and a half away. Performance issues occur with FPS drops when I play, for example: Assassin's Creed Odyssey runs at a constant 60-65 FPS, and sometimes there is a drop to 20 FPS for a good 10 seconds before the FPS return. Also, a small note: when I touch the back of my PC, it is very hot... but I was told the temperature was normal according to the customer support guy... so, well... it doesn't make any sense.
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    1. seb77150 Posted messages 6285 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   500
       
      Hello, to verify and confirm these statements, download OCCT and then perform a Linpack test in small data set for 10 minutes. Also do a 3D test for 10 minutes and then give me the results of these 2 tests.
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      1. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member > seb77150 Posted messages 6285 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Hi, I'm in the process of doing them, am I doing them without playing? Is that normal? Or while playing?

        Thank you!
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  4. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
     
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    1. seb77150 Posted messages 6285 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   500
       
      The temperatures are fine, on the other hand, the CPU is not stable at all
      What motherboard do you have?
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  6. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
     
    ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M LX3 (AM3R2)
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    1. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      UP person?
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    3. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member > seb77150 Posted messages 6285 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      It shows me this error message..
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    5. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member > seb77150 Posted messages 6285 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      Nickel, thanks! Here is the CPU test (3D, I suppose x))
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  7. theoask Posted messages 673 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1
     
    Perform a complete Glary Utilities scan; it can help

    Install a utility that checks CPU, GPU, and hard drive temperatures. If overheating, clean the PC thoroughly (but clean the dust in any case =).

    Ensure proper airflow in the case and good ventilation.

    Also check the health status of RAM sticks if it's a desktop PC: there are utilities for that.

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    "Failing to plan is planning to fail"
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    1. iNekluarZ Posted messages 17 Status Member
       
      I noticed a beep last night, could it be related to the RAM sticks? It was a beep that occurred during a game. Do you have software to check the state of the RAM sticks?
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