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Originally Posted by Ashartus
Is the hard drive your primary hard drive? If so, is the one you subbed in properly formatted and does it have an operating system on it?
How old is the computer, and how much RAM does it have? Often increasing the RAM can make a big difference in speed. Graphics cards can also make a difference for things like games. If it used to run faster and is slower now for the same programs, despite reformatting, then those probably aren't the problem though. Some anti-virus programs can also really slow down a computer - you said you'd run "every single possible" one - which one do you have on right now (hopefully only one - they often don't play nicely together)?
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The hard drive is my primary hard drive. My parents bought this computer last year (HP desktop) and it does have an OS on it. I would assume it is properly formatted. Anyway I can check that?
Here are the specs on the computer
AMD Phenom 9150e Quad-Core processor 1.80 GHz
7.00 GB
64-bit OS (Windows 7)
For the Windows experience index
Processor: 6.5
Memory: 7.1
Graphics: 3.4
Gaming Graphics: 5.1
Primary Hard disk: 5.9
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Originally Posted by MickMcGeough
No, I didn't say it won't be an upgrade at all. It will be an upgrade, but moving your OS to another drive and troubleshooting whatever the problem is with it is likely going to be more trouble than it's worth. Your boot time will be a couple seconds quicker, and app startup time will be marginally faster, but don't expect a huge performance boost.
Now if you were to install an SSD, you could expect a big performance boost.
But if the bottleneck in your system isn't your drive speed, you'll still have problems.
As Ashartus mentioned, RAM is usually the low-hanging fruit as far as PC upgrades go. Try that first. Some places accept returns with no questions asked, you could put in some RAM and even take it back if it doesn't have the impact you were hoping for.
Depending on your hardware, heat can be a problem too. Lots of CPUs scale down clock speed according to load and temperature. If your CPU fan isn't functioning well or has poor contact, your CPU might be throttling itself.
There are loads of benchmarking tools out there that can help you identify the bottleneck.
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The computer is definitely not hot. And I'll try a SSD