Another Slow Computer
Shrimply
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Hi guys, I need some help, my computer is beginning to drive me mad.
Mainly because I can't fathom out why its running so slowly, it's becoming impossible though.
At times it struggles to switch between windows, it's got this annoying habit of leaving a single menu item from a drop down menu constantly on the screen. It's got the point where I end up switching to my laptop it's so frustrating.
But I don't know what's wrong, I've been through the pinned thread about speeding up computers, I've always kept start-up items to a minimum, I regularly scan with avast and malwarebytes. I run Ccleaner and bleachbit on a regular basis too ( they are all scheduled using Task scehduler and run automatically)And when it's going slowly neither the CPU or memory are maxed out, so I don't really know what to do.
The machine is about 4 years old, I built it myself and is running Windows 7, It's a dual core E5200 processor and has 4GB of Ram. So nothing special, but it should be running fairly smoothly I'd have thought.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Mainly because I can't fathom out why its running so slowly, it's becoming impossible though.
At times it struggles to switch between windows, it's got this annoying habit of leaving a single menu item from a drop down menu constantly on the screen. It's got the point where I end up switching to my laptop it's so frustrating.
But I don't know what's wrong, I've been through the pinned thread about speeding up computers, I've always kept start-up items to a minimum, I regularly scan with avast and malwarebytes. I run Ccleaner and bleachbit on a regular basis too ( they are all scheduled using Task scehduler and run automatically)And when it's going slowly neither the CPU or memory are maxed out, so I don't really know what to do.
The machine is about 4 years old, I built it myself and is running Windows 7, It's a dual core E5200 processor and has 4GB of Ram. So nothing special, but it should be running fairly smoothly I'd have thought.
Any help is greatly appreciated
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More details about my computer
Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz 6.0 4.2
Determined by lowest subscore
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.9
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7450 4.2
Gaming graphics 2399 MB Total available graphics memory 5.9
Primary hard disk 501GB Free (931GB Total) 5.9
Windows 7 Home Premium
System
Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Model To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
Storage
Total size of hard disk(s) 1490 GB
Disk partition (C:) 501 GB Free (931 GB Total)
Media drive (D:) CD/DVD
Disk partition (E:) 38 GB Free (466 GB Total)
Disk partition (G:) 59 GB Free (93 GB Total)
Graphics
Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 7450
Total available graphics memory 2399 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1375 MB
Display adapter driver version 12.104.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1680x1050
DirectX version DirectX 10
Network
Network Adapter Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Network Adapter Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Notes
The gaming graphics score is based on the primary graphics adapter. If this system has linked or multiple graphics adapters, some software applications may see additional performance benefits.
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Also make sure you have plenty of free space on your system drive
I didn't have that much on my desktop, usually keep it pretty much clear, but I have removed the few files that were there through pure laziness to actually file them somewhere. I've changed the virtual memory, was set to 3600 ish I think, and I've posted the log below in case it helps
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http://temp-share.com/show/2gFb922S8
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