Supposedly GPU problem

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Flaminator

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Hellohello all beautiful people out there!
I come with an issue. For the past 2 week, I've had performance issues, meaning whole computer has been laggy no matter what I run, small or big programs. I usually have a stable fps (in games) and performance with minimal lag.
I've tried the suggestions/solutions on some support pages, but to no avail. Tried changing all graphic settings to low, performing a clean Graphics Driver install, but does not seem to help. I performed a clean windows install once and it seemed to fix the problem for a few hours, but it wasn't lasting. After a mere few hours later, the problem came back, and I had nothing else installed other than Graphic Drivers, Windows updates, LeagueofLegends and Skype.
I should also note that I've tried disabling everything on startup (That is not Windows related), but nothing there either. The CPU seems to spike to 100% in usage whenever I open a program and RAM also goes up a bit. The storage drives does not seem to be the problem either.

I come here pleading for help on this issue as I'm unable to play any games on my computer :(

You will find relevant info on attached files, I hope.

I run a - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Fully updated)
- Windows 7 Home Premium (Fully updated)
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670k CPU @ 3.40GHz Quad core
- 8GB Ram (2x4GB, Hyper Fury)
- 750W CPU
- 4TB in Harddrives (SSD(OS) - HDD - HDD)

Regards,
Flaminator

Resource Monitor - https://gyazo.com/3f82d1d4fc767cf9e25ee5639aff1ba9
Task Manager - https://gyazo.com/d8d500833e2e5c891feaef69011c99e1
 
johnb35

johnb35

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If the whole computer has been laggy then you need to check cpu temps. Another possibility is a failing hard drive.
 
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Flaminator

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johnb35 said:
If the whole computer has been laggy then you need to check cpu temps. Another possibility is a failing hard drive.
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I checked the CPU temps, and they seem to revolve around 65 C, it doesn't seem like the issue from my perspective.
I did some checking on the Harddrives as well, but it said they were in good health.
 
beers

beers

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Indeed, if 65C when you aren't doing much with the PC then that's a huge problem.

I'd check if the fan is still spinning, dust out the heatsink with compressed air and potentially replace the thermal paste if that doesn't help.
 
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Flaminator

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johnb35 said:
65 degrees at idle or load? If at Idle, thats too hot.
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You are right, it seems to be the CPU. I had a water cooling system which I just now swapped back to original, and it's running smoother. So as Beers is suggesting, I should try cleaning the CPU and additionally replace the thermal paste?
 
johnb35

johnb35

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Was the heatsink on correctly? Any time you remove heatsink, you have to remove and reapply thermal paste.
 
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Flaminator

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johnb35 said:
Was the heatsink on correctly? Any time you remove heatsink, you have to remove and reapply thermal paste.
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Yeah, heatsink was correctly attached. As for reapplying the thermal paste, I'll have to buy some first, and then I'll be doing that. Should I stick to the original CPU fan or should I keep using the watercooling after reapplying thermal paste?
 
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