New Computer - Slow - What could be wrong?

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  1. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    New Computer - Slow - What could be wrong?


    Greetings,

    I recently just built my first rig, specifications can be seen under my profile, and already experiencing strange occurrences. For the components I have, I would have figured that it wouldn't act up like it is. Recently, while downloading a game, all performance seemed to lack, my windows flashed white, and it seemed that explorer crashed and rebooted. Opening up programs often takes a few seconds and the other day when I unrar'ed a file, (25GBs), it ended up taking over an hour to uncompress the ISO. I have my speculations that it may be my hard drive, which HD Tune shows the read to be, Minimum 8.4 MB/s, and maximum 62.2 MB/s. I often get a "fart", to where as programs would spontaneously freeze and resume within a matter of seconds. It's become really annoying, and I'm not sure what exactly is going on :S.

    Other notes:
    Fresh OS Installation
    Retail Windows 7 Ultimate

    Thanks,
    Fuhaxian

    Attachment of HD Tune results:
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  2. Posts : 212
    Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
       #2

    Looks like it maybe a HDD issue. I see on Newegg that this model is discontinued, and has a lot of complaints about the drives failing on them within 3-4 months.
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  3. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Could there be anything else to it? I only assume it's the harddrive, but could something else be wrong perhaps?
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  4. Posts : 212
    Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
       #4

    try defragmenting the drive.
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  5. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I did the other day. It improved the speeds, but I'm still getting a strange problem.
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  6. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Defraggler states my drive, for a random read test, at 1.29 MB/s
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  7. Posts : 212
    Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
       #7

    Check your Sata cables and make sure they are fully connected, sometimes they get loose.
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  8. Posts : 687
    Microsoft Windows 10 Professional / Windows 7 Professional
       #8

    The disk is on its way out, time to replace it.
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  9. Posts : 212
    Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
       #9

    He just got this HDD not too long ago, if it is still under warranty call it in.
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  10. Posts : 1,711
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
       #10

    download the drive diagnostic tools from manufacturer website, and run them.

    Frankly though if HD tuner shows not one but three yellow fields... i'd assume its dying and replace it.
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