New Computer Getting Slower By The Day

[AlexBSOD]

Hi,
I have a relatively new computer that just seems to be slowing down immensely...
Even to the point where if im playing a song itll sort of chop up..
I ran a complete virus scan and nothing seems to be wrong, however id like to know what i should do in order to properly maintain/fix my system. Thanks.
BTW Here are my specs

RAM: 12 GB
Processor: i7 930 @ 2.80 Ghz
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Model: Dell Studio XPS 9100

 

[StalkeR]

Maybe many things... Let's try with some...

How many processes do you have in StartUp tab(run->msconfig->Startup) and how many processes you have in Task Manager ? We need print of that.
Where you notice that slowing down ?
What antivirus/anti-spyware you are using ?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Common problem.

Type msconfig in the start search box.

Choose msconfig from the list that pops up.

Go to the startup tab in msconfig. Uncheck everything except anti-virus.

Save and restart. Is it still "slow"?

Go to the services tab of msconfig. Choose "hide all Microsoft services".

The remaining services shown aren't need to run Windows. Do you need all of them to be running?

 

[AlexBSOD]

I have 107 Task Manager processes and how should i count the Msconfig processes? with without ms services?
using avast, i primarily notice when im listening to music, ill watch the cpu usage and itll jump to like 90 for a second then back to like 30 and during that time the song gets all chopped up

 

[AlexBSOD]

Thats for example when im listening and i click a link in my browswer, or start another application
etc

 

[AlexBSOD]

For startup, should i uncheck stuff like realtek audio manager, will it disable my sound if it doesnt start at startup?

 

[StalkeR]

First will be good if you don't know what are you doing, you're not sure, post a screenshot here of processes list in Task Manager and StartUp tab in msconfig.
(also screenshot from services in msconfig,but with checked "Hide all Microsoft Services"

 

[AlexBSOD]

Heres the screenshot!

 

[AlexBSOD]

Startup tab..

 

[StalkeR]

In first look I can say that you have a lot of services that are running , but I can't see them all. Will be good to scroll down, and to post again screenshot(s) from others...
Processes, I can see also that you got a lot of processes, so as I said above sort them by Memory(clicking on Memory tab) and also scroll down and post more screenshots from other processes.
Startup, also a lot of unneeded programs there...

 

[JMH]

* As suggested by StalkeR >Go to Task Manager > Click "show processes from all users" > use the Snipping Tool to take a pic of ALL that are running > send it to us to see just what is running please.

BTW You say you have 107 Task Manager processes.
A tad excessive indeed.

* Did your "relatively new computer " come with a preinstalled Anti Virus?
Is so what was it & how did you remove it?


Edit > beaten by my friend Boshko!

 

[AlexBSOD]

Heres the task manager processes

 

[AlexBSOD]

Yeah it came with mcaffe or smth, i just installed avast and disregarded it, never had a problem as i installed it the very first day i got it. I got it last december so its almost a year old.

 

[AlexBSOD]

Heres the task manager again

 

[ignatzatsonic]

McAfee is generally a curse, so I'd uninstall it. You may have to use a special uninstall tool from McAfee as anti-virus apps are often hard to get rid of entirely.

Don't know what "smth" is.

 

[AlexBSOD]

Heres the task manager again*

 

[ignatzatsonic]

For startup, should i uncheck stuff like realtek audio manager, will it disable my sound if it doesnt start at startup?

No.

I have Realtek sound and I have it unchecked.

112 processes is still a major boatload.

 

[StalkeR]

Chrome is using ~1GB of ram, but you have pretty enough, so that's not the problem. Also Chrome know to slow down the pc sometimes, especially if you have opened flash sites.
I don't know what tasks you are running atm, but I see some processes that you won't need as:AAM Updates, iTunes helper, Google Toolbar, PVDVD9 Service and others...

I see that you are on desktop pc, but anuway you have more than 100 processes, and that is a lot..

 

[AlexBSOD]

What should i do?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Reboot and tell us how many processes are running 3 minutes later, before you open anything manually.

You can turn off most stuff that runs at startup through msconfig startup tab.

Get a lightweight non-intrusive anti-virus. Maybe Microsoft Security Essentials.

Are you rid of McAfee entirely?

Windows will start fine with NOTHING checked in the startup tab of msconfig, but you should leave anti-virus checked.