Will new HDD improve PC performances [closed]
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I'm curious about why my PC gets unuseable after closing bigger apps/games. For example, it takes almost one minute to close The Division game. After closing the game, screen stays Black for next half to one minute, but when it finally close, PC become useable.
Next example is Fortnite(don't hate me). It closes really fast but for next one minute PC is unuseable, everything loads so slow, music app doesn't responde etc…
After I log in in my account(for First time after start-up) PC become unuseable until three programs start up(OneDrive client, Radeon Settings and FxSound).
If I'm instaling/updating something PC is unuseable.
My configuration:
CPU: Intel Q9400
HDD: 500GB (Full name:WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0)
MBO: Asus P5G41T-M LX2/GB
RAM: 8GB 1333MHz
GPU: AMD R7 260x
OS: Windows 10 1809
So my question is - Does new HDD(don't have enough Money for SSD) will improve PC loading performaces? Does HDD really matters a lot? I Know HDD will never be fast like SSD. Current HDD is sever years old. Thanks a lot!
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asked Dec 3 at 3:02
SilvioCro
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closed as primarily opinion-based by Ramhound, Keltari, PeterH, bertieb, Rajesh S Dec 5 at 8:55
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I'm curious about why my PC gets unuseable after closing bigger apps/games. For example, it takes almost one minute to close The Division game. After closing the game, screen stays Black for next half to one minute, but when it finally close, PC become useable.
Next example is Fortnite(don't hate me). It closes really fast but for next one minute PC is unuseable, everything loads so slow, music app doesn't responde etc…
After I log in in my account(for First time after start-up) PC become unuseable until three programs start up(OneDrive client, Radeon Settings and FxSound).
If I'm instaling/updating something PC is unuseable.
My configuration:
CPU: Intel Q9400
HDD: 500GB (Full name:WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0)
MBO: Asus P5G41T-M LX2/GB
RAM: 8GB 1333MHz
GPU: AMD R7 260x
OS: Windows 10 1809
So my question is - Does new HDD(don't have enough Money for SSD) will improve PC loading performaces? Does HDD really matters a lot? I Know HDD will never be fast like SSD. Current HDD is sever years old. Thanks a lot!
hard-drive speed
asked Dec 3 at 3:02
SilvioCro
33
closed as primarily opinion-based by Ramhound, Keltari, PeterH, bertieb, Rajesh S Dec 5 at 8:55
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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A computer should not become "unusable" after closing an application. There is something wrong with it.
– Keltari
Dec 3 at 3:14
@Keltari My English isn't good so I'm "limited" with words. PC becomes unusable how slow it becomes. I hope you understand now.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:18
If you don't need a ton of space - there's fairly reasonably priced, smaller SSDs you can use alongside your current hard drive - OS on say a 120 gb drive. That said, it feels like a really odd build. Its a pretty great processor from a decade ago... a midrange modern video card...
– Journeyman Geek♦
Dec 3 at 3:40
Need space for OS(200+ GB) + space for games. I now build is odd. I use PC for almost everything, programing, Cad/cam, graphic design and little bit for gaming(few games)
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:50
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Some of the problem could be related to use of OneDrive, which transfers data over the internet. Another possible cause is that the page file is sized incorrectly for 8GB RAM. Finally, use Task Manager to check both Disk I/O and CPU use while you attempt to close and restart a program.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Dec 3 at 5:40
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I'm curious about why my PC gets unuseable after closing bigger apps/games. For example, it takes almost one minute to close The Division game. After closing the game, screen stays Black for next half to one minute, but when it finally close, PC become useable.
Next example is Fortnite(don't hate me). It closes really fast but for next one minute PC is unuseable, everything loads so slow, music app doesn't responde etc…
After I log in in my account(for First time after start-up) PC become unuseable until three programs start up(OneDrive client, Radeon Settings and FxSound).
If I'm instaling/updating something PC is unuseable.
My configuration:
CPU: Intel Q9400
HDD: 500GB (Full name:WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0)
MBO: Asus P5G41T-M LX2/GB
RAM: 8GB 1333MHz
GPU: AMD R7 260x
OS: Windows 10 1809
So my question is - Does new HDD(don't have enough Money for SSD) will improve PC loading performaces? Does HDD really matters a lot? I Know HDD will never be fast like SSD. Current HDD is sever years old. Thanks a lot!
hard-drive speed
asked Dec 3 at 3:02
SilvioCro
33
I'm curious about why my PC gets unuseable after closing bigger apps/games. For example, it takes almost one minute to close The Division game. After closing the game, screen stays Black for next half to one minute, but when it finally close, PC become useable.
Next example is Fortnite(don't hate me). It closes really fast but for next one minute PC is unuseable, everything loads so slow, music app doesn't responde etc…
After I log in in my account(for First time after start-up) PC become unuseable until three programs start up(OneDrive client, Radeon Settings and FxSound).
If I'm instaling/updating something PC is unuseable.
My configuration:
CPU: Intel Q9400
HDD: 500GB (Full name:WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0)
MBO: Asus P5G41T-M LX2/GB
RAM: 8GB 1333MHz
GPU: AMD R7 260x
OS: Windows 10 1809
So my question is - Does new HDD(don't have enough Money for SSD) will improve PC loading performaces? Does HDD really matters a lot? I Know HDD will never be fast like SSD. Current HDD is sever years old. Thanks a lot!
hard-drive speed
hard-drive speed
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closed as primarily opinion-based by Ramhound, Keltari, PeterH, bertieb, Rajesh S Dec 5 at 8:55
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by Ramhound, Keltari, PeterH, bertieb, Rajesh S Dec 5 at 8:55
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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A computer should not become "unusable" after closing an application. There is something wrong with it.
– Keltari
Dec 3 at 3:14
@Keltari My English isn't good so I'm "limited" with words. PC becomes unusable how slow it becomes. I hope you understand now.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:18
If you don't need a ton of space - there's fairly reasonably priced, smaller SSDs you can use alongside your current hard drive - OS on say a 120 gb drive. That said, it feels like a really odd build. Its a pretty great processor from a decade ago... a midrange modern video card...
– Journeyman Geek♦
Dec 3 at 3:40
Need space for OS(200+ GB) + space for games. I now build is odd. I use PC for almost everything, programing, Cad/cam, graphic design and little bit for gaming(few games)
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:50
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Some of the problem could be related to use of OneDrive, which transfers data over the internet. Another possible cause is that the page file is sized incorrectly for 8GB RAM. Finally, use Task Manager to check both Disk I/O and CPU use while you attempt to close and restart a program.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Dec 3 at 5:40
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1
A computer should not become "unusable" after closing an application. There is something wrong with it.
– Keltari
Dec 3 at 3:14
@Keltari My English isn't good so I'm "limited" with words. PC becomes unusable how slow it becomes. I hope you understand now.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:18
If you don't need a ton of space - there's fairly reasonably priced, smaller SSDs you can use alongside your current hard drive - OS on say a 120 gb drive. That said, it feels like a really odd build. Its a pretty great processor from a decade ago... a midrange modern video card...
– Journeyman Geek♦
Dec 3 at 3:40
Need space for OS(200+ GB) + space for games. I now build is odd. I use PC for almost everything, programing, Cad/cam, graphic design and little bit for gaming(few games)
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:50
1
Some of the problem could be related to use of OneDrive, which transfers data over the internet. Another possible cause is that the page file is sized incorrectly for 8GB RAM. Finally, use Task Manager to check both Disk I/O and CPU use while you attempt to close and restart a program.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Dec 3 at 5:40
1
1
A computer should not become "unusable" after closing an application. There is something wrong with it.
– Keltari
Dec 3 at 3:14
A computer should not become "unusable" after closing an application. There is something wrong with it.
– Keltari
Dec 3 at 3:14
@Keltari My English isn't good so I'm "limited" with words. PC becomes unusable how slow it becomes. I hope you understand now.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:18
@Keltari My English isn't good so I'm "limited" with words. PC becomes unusable how slow it becomes. I hope you understand now.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:18
If you don't need a ton of space - there's fairly reasonably priced, smaller SSDs you can use alongside your current hard drive - OS on say a 120 gb drive. That said, it feels like a really odd build. Its a pretty great processor from a decade ago... a midrange modern video card...
– Journeyman Geek♦
Dec 3 at 3:40
If you don't need a ton of space - there's fairly reasonably priced, smaller SSDs you can use alongside your current hard drive - OS on say a 120 gb drive. That said, it feels like a really odd build. Its a pretty great processor from a decade ago... a midrange modern video card...
– Journeyman Geek♦
Dec 3 at 3:40
Need space for OS(200+ GB) + space for games. I now build is odd. I use PC for almost everything, programing, Cad/cam, graphic design and little bit for gaming(few games)
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:50
Need space for OS(200+ GB) + space for games. I now build is odd. I use PC for almost everything, programing, Cad/cam, graphic design and little bit for gaming(few games)
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:50
1
1
Some of the problem could be related to use of OneDrive, which transfers data over the internet. Another possible cause is that the page file is sized incorrectly for 8GB RAM. Finally, use Task Manager to check both Disk I/O and CPU use while you attempt to close and restart a program.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Dec 3 at 5:40
Some of the problem could be related to use of OneDrive, which transfers data over the internet. Another possible cause is that the page file is sized incorrectly for 8GB RAM. Finally, use Task Manager to check both Disk I/O and CPU use while you attempt to close and restart a program.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Dec 3 at 5:40
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Assuming your current hard drive is not damaged or > 80% full, it is unlikely that a new hard drive will make a significant difference because the drives still need to wait for platters to spin under the heads and rotation speeds have not changed much. If the problem is your hard drive (and you may be able to tell by correlating slowdowns with activity on a disk light), then the issue is most likely related to swap/virtual memory.
You may be able to get some benefit by de-fragmenting your hard drive.
Also, SSD's have fallen dramatically in price over the last few months. Amazon and Newegg both sell decent quality 500 gig(Samsung 850/860) gig SSD's for < $80 now. 120 gig SSD drives are cheaper then 500 gig hard drives now, and if used as a boot, OS and swap drive, will make a significant difference.
answered Dec 3 at 6:08
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Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
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Assuming your current hard drive is not damaged or > 80% full, it is unlikely that a new hard drive will make a significant difference because the drives still need to wait for platters to spin under the heads and rotation speeds have not changed much. If the problem is your hard drive (and you may be able to tell by correlating slowdowns with activity on a disk light), then the issue is most likely related to swap/virtual memory.
You may be able to get some benefit by de-fragmenting your hard drive.
Also, SSD's have fallen dramatically in price over the last few months. Amazon and Newegg both sell decent quality 500 gig(Samsung 850/860) gig SSD's for < $80 now. 120 gig SSD drives are cheaper then 500 gig hard drives now, and if used as a boot, OS and swap drive, will make a significant difference.
answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
41.8k75086
Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
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Assuming your current hard drive is not damaged or > 80% full, it is unlikely that a new hard drive will make a significant difference because the drives still need to wait for platters to spin under the heads and rotation speeds have not changed much. If the problem is your hard drive (and you may be able to tell by correlating slowdowns with activity on a disk light), then the issue is most likely related to swap/virtual memory.
You may be able to get some benefit by de-fragmenting your hard drive.
Also, SSD's have fallen dramatically in price over the last few months. Amazon and Newegg both sell decent quality 500 gig(Samsung 850/860) gig SSD's for < $80 now. 120 gig SSD drives are cheaper then 500 gig hard drives now, and if used as a boot, OS and swap drive, will make a significant difference.
answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
41.8k75086
Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
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up vote
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Assuming your current hard drive is not damaged or > 80% full, it is unlikely that a new hard drive will make a significant difference because the drives still need to wait for platters to spin under the heads and rotation speeds have not changed much. If the problem is your hard drive (and you may be able to tell by correlating slowdowns with activity on a disk light), then the issue is most likely related to swap/virtual memory.
You may be able to get some benefit by de-fragmenting your hard drive.
Also, SSD's have fallen dramatically in price over the last few months. Amazon and Newegg both sell decent quality 500 gig(Samsung 850/860) gig SSD's for < $80 now. 120 gig SSD drives are cheaper then 500 gig hard drives now, and if used as a boot, OS and swap drive, will make a significant difference.
answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
41.8k75086
Assuming your current hard drive is not damaged or > 80% full, it is unlikely that a new hard drive will make a significant difference because the drives still need to wait for platters to spin under the heads and rotation speeds have not changed much. If the problem is your hard drive (and you may be able to tell by correlating slowdowns with activity on a disk light), then the issue is most likely related to swap/virtual memory.
You may be able to get some benefit by de-fragmenting your hard drive.
Also, SSD's have fallen dramatically in price over the last few months. Amazon and Newegg both sell decent quality 500 gig(Samsung 850/860) gig SSD's for < $80 now. 120 gig SSD drives are cheaper then 500 gig hard drives now, and if used as a boot, OS and swap drive, will make a significant difference.
answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
41.8k75086
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answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
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answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
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answered Dec 3 at 6:08
davidgo
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41.8k75086
Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
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Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
Need over 200+ GB for system drive so SSDs are out.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 15:45
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
My initial post ate the bit that said it's that its new 500 gig SSDs for less then US$80.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:47
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
SSDs help programs load faster, especially modern games. After an overnight checkdisk and a defrag of your HDD, check the size of your still slow programs and look for an affordable SSD to reinstall them on. You can simply add it to your system, but may require a separate SATA cable and/or tray.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:51
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@ceez timmerman you also want to makes sure that it is the program that is slow and not system resources like swap.
– davidgo
Dec 3 at 17:53
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
@davidgo Swap is terrible, even with an SSD. 8 GB should be enough for Chrome with The Great Discarder or Quake Champions, not both unless the GPU has extra RAM.
– Cees Timmerman
Dec 3 at 17:56
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1
A computer should not become "unusable" after closing an application. There is something wrong with it.
– Keltari
Dec 3 at 3:14
@Keltari My English isn't good so I'm "limited" with words. PC becomes unusable how slow it becomes. I hope you understand now.
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:18
If you don't need a ton of space - there's fairly reasonably priced, smaller SSDs you can use alongside your current hard drive - OS on say a 120 gb drive. That said, it feels like a really odd build. Its a pretty great processor from a decade ago... a midrange modern video card...
– Journeyman Geek♦
Dec 3 at 3:40
Need space for OS(200+ GB) + space for games. I now build is odd. I use PC for almost everything, programing, Cad/cam, graphic design and little bit for gaming(few games)
– SilvioCro
Dec 3 at 3:50
1
Some of the problem could be related to use of OneDrive, which transfers data over the internet. Another possible cause is that the page file is sized incorrectly for 8GB RAM. Finally, use Task Manager to check both Disk I/O and CPU use while you attempt to close and restart a program.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Dec 3 at 5:40