Fast Internet, slow functioning computer.

gilloz

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My neighbor is with Time Warner Internet and his speed averages around 16 mbps. Yet, when he tries to open a webpage or click on links, seems to take a long time to open, like over 2 minutes at times. His computer is maintained using CCleaner, Registry cleaner, MalwareBytes, Auslogic Defrag Prog., Registry Defrag and the Startup File, msconfig, only has 4 items checked off. He uses Avast as his anti-virus and that is clean. What would cause his computer to run slow considering his Internet speed being faster than normal? He uses Windows 7, with 4 GB ram and a 500 GB hard drive. He maintains his computer with the above mentioned programs at least every other week if not every week. Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built Online @ AvaDirect
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU
E8500 Duel core
Motherboard
Asus P5ND
Memory
8 GB G Skill
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce9600 GSO
Sound Card
Intergated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 23"
Hard Drives
WD 320GB SATAII (2ea); 1TB WD SATA II
PSU
PC Power & Cooling 610 W
Case
NZXT Tempest Black
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech K520
Mouse
Logitech M310 Laser
Internet Speed
3 Mbps
Antivirus
McAFee
Browser
Firefox
What % of CPU is being used when idle, and what % when accessing a web page? Because of all the programs you listed, I am guessing he has a lot of them running at the same time, probably slowing it down.
Also what browser is he using?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self made
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Memory
2-8gb (I change often)
Graphics Card(s)
inbuilt
Antivirus
MalwareBytes
Browser
Firefox
Thanks adubs1989 for your response. I checked the Task Manager and there weren't many programs running. The System Idle entry was bouncing between 76 and 98%. Nothing really significant. This happens with either Google Chrome or IE 11. It also contributes to stop and go video streaming
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built Online @ AvaDirect
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
CPU
E8500 Duel core
Motherboard
Asus P5ND
Memory
8 GB G Skill
Graphics Card(s)
XFX GeForce9600 GSO
Sound Card
Intergated
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 23"
Hard Drives
WD 320GB SATAII (2ea); 1TB WD SATA II
PSU
PC Power & Cooling 610 W
Case
NZXT Tempest Black
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech K520
Mouse
Logitech M310 Laser
Internet Speed
3 Mbps
Antivirus
McAFee
Browser
Firefox
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