My pc is slow but i dont' know why

momos_Jokbal · Feb 27, 2022

Hello,

my pc is slow but i don't know why people say that i have good component, but even my google is sometimes slower than my laptop and my laptot is not even that good. I play guilty gear but i have a hard time keeping 60 fps. Can you help me to solve the problem please ?

Here are my component:

-AMD Athlon X4 Cadencé à 3.50 GHz
-ASRock A320M-HDV R3.0
-8 Go de mémoire totale de type DDR4 à 1.2 GHz (1.2x1 GHz)
Barrette G.Skill de 8 Go
-NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
-Disque dur SAMSUNGHD160HJ de 149.05 Go SATA II
-Disque dur ST1000DM003-1ER162 de 931.51 Go SATA III
-SSD WDCWDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 de 111.80 Go SATA III

Thank you for you help

Alm · Feb 27, 2022

If the RAM runs at 1.2Ghz, that sounds really slow. My ram is around 3Ghz.

Also, I'm not sure, but I would guess that processor is quite old. I haven't kept up with AMD but I haven't heard of the Athlon series for a while. Apparently the X4 range was introduced 10 years ago but I don't know what your exact processor is.

Brian Boru · Feb 27, 2022

Weren't those Athlons AGPUs? If so, what chance the graphics system is using the Athlon instead of the 1650?

You may need to go into BIOS and make sure the Athlon graphics is turned off.

I could of course be talking rubbish, not an expert on this, just a thought

Colif · Feb 27, 2022

CPU model based on speed.

AMD Athlon X4 950 Specs

Bristol Ridge, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 3.5 GHz, 65 W

www.techpowerup.com

https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-Athlon%20X4%20950.html

seems that one doesn't have an igpu

1.2ghz could be the speed of ram if its not in XMP. As board supports 2400 which is the XMP speed, so double.

ASRock > A320M-HDV R3.0

AMD AM4 Socket; 2 DIMMs, Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*; 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1; Graphics Output : HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub*; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps; 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3); 6 USB...

www.asrock.com

More ram might help.

momos_Jokbal said:
Disque dur SAMSUNGHD160HJ de 149.05 Go SATA II
-Disque dur ST1000DM003-1ER162 de 931.51 Go SATA III
-SSD WDCWDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 de 111.80 Go SATA III

which is boot drive? the ssd? how much free space?
you sure top drive is sata 2? it would be slower as they half the speed of Sata 3. a 150gb hdd isn't much use anymore.

momos_Jokbal · Feb 28, 2022

Colif said:
CPU model based on speed.

AMD Athlon X4 950 Specs

Bristol Ridge, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 3.5 GHz, 65 W

www.techpowerup.com

https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-Athlon%20X4%20950.html

seems that one doesn't have an igpu

1.2ghz could be the speed of ram if its not in XMP. As board supports 2400 which is the XMP speed, so double.

ASRock > A320M-HDV R3.0

AMD AM4 Socket; 2 DIMMs, Supports DDR4 3200+(OC)*; 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1; Graphics Output : HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub*; 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps; 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3); 6 USB...

www.asrock.com

More ram might help.

which is boot drive? the ssd? how much free space?
you sure top drive is sata 2? it would be slower as they half the speed of Sata 3. a 150gb hdd isn't much use anymore.

So i should get another 8g ram to make 16g ?

my boot drive is my ssd and it's SSD WDCWDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 de 111.80 Go SATA III it has 50go of free space. And how to check the top drive pls ?

Colif · Feb 28, 2022

Hard Disk Sentinel - Technical details for disk SAMSUNG HD160HJ

Hard disk specification and storage device technical details for disk SAMSUNG HD160HJ

www.hdsentinel.com

its transfer speed = 300MBPS = Sata 2

To actually checking drive, I would use crystaldiskinfo - blue icons here - https://crystalmark.info/en/
it will auto check, it reads SMART values of the drive. Can use on all 3

can use this on drive 2 - https://www.seagate.com/au/en/support/downloads/seatools/seatools-win-master/

Do the games run off the hdd or ssd?

momos_Jokbal · Feb 28, 2022

Alm said:
If the RAM runs at 1.2Ghz, that sounds really slow. My ram is around 3Ghz.

Also, I'm not sure, but I would guess that processor is quite old. I haven't kept up with AMD but I haven't heard of the Athlon series for a while. Apparently the X4 range was introduced 10 years ago but I don't know what your exact processor is.

It seems that my precessor is this one

https://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-Athlon X4 950.html

and yes the speed of it is 1200 mhz

should i buy a new one ?

Colif · Feb 28, 2022

if you want new ram, buy a set of 2 sticks of the amount you want
here is a link to ram Crucial know works with pc - https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asrock/a320m-hdv-r3*0
I think these are the rams tested by Asrock with CPU - https://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/a320m-hdv r3.0/index.asp#Memory

You should be able to go into the BIOS and change the XMP setting
you may need to change the setting next to DRAM Frequency to XMP, I am not sure as manual isn't very clear. Page 50 - https://download.asrock.com/Manual/A320M-HDV R3.0.pdf

momos_Jokbal · Feb 28, 2022

Colif said:
Hard Disk Sentinel - Technical details for disk SAMSUNG HD160HJ

Hard disk specification and storage device technical details for disk SAMSUNG HD160HJ

www.hdsentinel.com

its transfer speed = 300MBPS = Sata 2

To actually checking drive, I would use crystaldiskinfo - blue icons here - https://crystalmark.info/en/
it will auto check, it reads SMART values of the drive. Can use on all 3

can use this on drive 2 - https://www.seagate.com/au/en/support/downloads/seatools/seatools-win-master/

Do the games run off the hdd or ssd?

My biggest game run on the SSD and the smaller ones run on the other hdd

momos_Jokbal · Feb 28, 2022

Colif said:
if you want new ram, buy a set of 2 sticks of the amount you want
here is a link to ram Crucial know works with pc - https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asrock/a320m-hdv-r3*0
I think these are the rams tested by Asrock with CPU - https://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/a320m-hdv r3.0/index.asp#Memory

You should be able to go into the BIOS and change the XMP setting
you may need to change the setting next to DRAM Frequency to XMP, I am not sure as manual isn't very clear. Page 50 - https://download.asrock.com/Manual/A320M-HDV R3.0.pdf

Ok i'll check it thank you very much, what other component should i change so i can increase the performance of my computer ? I would like to play games with big maps like Rust, monster hunter and PSO2 New genesis with a minimum of fluidity.

momos_Jokbal · Feb 28, 2022

Colif said:
if you want new ram, buy a set of 2 sticks of the amount you want
here is a link to ram Crucial know works with pc - https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asrock/a320m-hdv-r3*0
I think these are the rams tested by Asrock with CPU - https://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/a320m-hdv r3.0/index.asp#Memory

You should be able to go into the BIOS and change the XMP setting
you may need to change the setting next to DRAM Frequency to XMP, I am not sure as manual isn't very clear. Page 50 - https://download.asrock.com/Manual/A320M-HDV R3.0.pdf

I tried to change the settings but i could find XMP option :/

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momos_Jokbal · Feb 28, 2022

Brian Boru said:
Weren't those Athlons AGPUs? If so, what chance the graphics system is using the Athlon instead of the 1650?

You may need to go into BIOS and make sure the Athlon graphics is turned off.

I could of course be talking rubbish, not an expert on this, just a thought

I tried to turn off the Athlon graphics on the BIOS but i couldn't find it :/

Colif · Feb 28, 2022

can you download CPU Z and look on the SPD Tab
you probably need to choose a slot from drop down to get ram to show
Can you take screenshot as I curious what ram you have. https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

if the ram had XMP it would show in the field I described

admittedly thats Revision 4 but they really don't change much between revisions.

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