HammerHead said:
Since I removed Avast my rig has picked up some speed. I tend to think Avast was clashing with another piece of installed software. (Ultimate Defrag) The defrag software was not preforming as it should. But post Avast it straightened up. I don't know if that was really the problem but MSE will suffice. I'll try Avast again at some point in time.
If you want a "Ultimate Defrag" alternative, check out "Defraggler" from Piriform.