Windows Startup & Boot sluggish on new build

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scorbunnie

scorbunnie

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Hi everyone,

Hope someone here can help shed some light. I've recently upgraded my 10 year old PC build (i7-6700K Intel kept me going a long time) and I'm not overly happy with the speed of some things, considering the drastic upgrade in comparison.

Some things are slower and it feels sluggish. Sometimes stuff doesn't start at all and makes the PC feel like right out of the 90s. Considering I saved up a lot of money for this I was hoping for a better performance overall? Maybe my expectations were too high, but I'd appreciate the insight.

Specs (please tell me if I need to share any more)

CPU: i9 13900
Mobo: MSI MPG Z790 EDGE WiFi DDR4
RAM: Corsair 32GB (2 x 16GB) Vengeance
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
PSU: Corsair RM750 Fully Modular
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken
Case: HYTE Y60, plus 3x extra case fans (my old build kept overheating so I wanted a very airy build this time)
Storage: 2TB WD HDD, 1TB m.2 SSD (my OS drive), 4TB portable Seagate (USB)
OS: Win10 Pro 64-bit

I also have two screens, one of which is a regular Samsung curved monitor, the other is a chunky old Wacom Cintiq.

Bios boot speed is reading at 16 seconds, old build was about 10?

Not sure what else you guys would need to know but happy to share!

Thanks!
 
Let's start at the beginning, so apologies if this is covering ground you have already walked over.

What is the model and speed of the memory?
These are the limits for that mobo;
• 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5333+ MHz
• 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz
• 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz

Make/model of SSD?
Did you have the PC off the network when installing Win10?
Only have the SSD connected when installing.
After Windows installs, stay off the web and install chipset drivers first, then GPU driver. Have these ready on a USB stick, or use thew mobo install CD.
Have the memory in A2/B2.
In BIOS set the drive to AHCI rather than SATA, don't have RAID enabled.
During install, wipe all partitions and let Windows look after setting up the drive.
Then get on the web, activate and update Windows.

Before you start loading any more software, see how the performance is then.
 
Hi there!
No need to apologise, I appreciate the help!
Model and speed of the RAM I'm not entirely sure where to look, but here's a screenshot from CPU-Z of both slot 2 and 4 if that helps!

SSD is: Lexar NQ790 1TB SSD, M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe 1.4 Internal SSD

(I'm really new to m.2, with my last build being the Skylake one in 2015/16, the best we had then was still SATA SSDs and they were extortionate, so it was running my OS on a 250Gb SATA SSD haha, ancient)

Funny you said about the Windows installation, I did actually install it without network as the network drivers were not pre-installed, and I had to do it after Windows fully installed, using a spare portable drive. I did get all the chipset and other drivers installed at the same time, but I don't know if they were before or after the network ones, sorry.

I will definitely try the BIOS settings and turn off RAID if it's enabled and let you know!

I was just thinking of treating myself to more RAM as you can't really go wrong with more, but I feel like it's not performing amazingly as it should right now, so I'd rather identify any issues now than start throwing money at nothing. The RAM sticks were brought over from my previous build to save a bit of money, but I did intend to max out at 64GB if possible later down the line. If there's an issue with the motherboard and speeds of RAM though, I might have to look into fully replacing it?

Thanks a ton,

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In BIOS, if you need to change RAID or AHCI settings, you'll then need to reinstall Windows.
While in BIOS, if XMP mode (in the memory section of the config menu) is enabled, try turning that off and seeing if it helps.

Let’s do a full workup of your system and see if anything pops that would explain your low speeds.
No personal data is published and everything shown is safe.

1) Download Speccy by Piriform.
In Speccy, click File > Publish Snapshot > Copy to Clipboard > Close.
Paste that link into your post. Is Speccy safe?

2) Download GetSystemInfo by Kaspersky.
In GSI, click Start. (takes about 10mins)
It makes a ZIP file on your desktop, drag that to their GSI Parser site.
Once analysed, paste the newly created URL into your post.

3) Download MiniToolBox by Farbar.
In MTB, tick List Installed Programs, click Go then close the program.
A file MTB.txt is created in the same folder, attach that to your post.

4) No software interrogates the Power Supply Unit so list the make/model.

5) Go to www.speedtest.net and screenshot your network speeds.
 
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