I'm experiencing some serious slowdowns on my PC, especially when I'm playing games like Warframe, Siege, and Arena Breakout Infinite. It just freezes up on me, and I'm not sure why, given that I have decent specs: 16 GB of RAM, a GTX 1660 Super, and a Ryzen 5 3600 six-core processor. I've got two 128 GB SSDs and a 1 TB HDD, but it seems like everything is lagging. One major issue is that my OS drive is full even though I haven't put anything extra on it, and I feel like this could be contributing to the slowness.
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It sounds like your OS drive is definitely causing some issues, especially if it’s almost full. A full SSD can lead to significant slowdowns, so you might want to check for unnecessary files or programs you can delete. Have you tried running Disk Cleanup? You can clean up system files which may include old Windows updates that take up space. If your drive is filled almost to the brim, it can really affect performance and cause freezing while gaming.
If you’re only having issues with your C: drive, then that’s where I’d focus. Full drives can definitely slow things down. You could consider moving some files to your HDD if you can. Also, just out of curiosity, why did you go for two 128 GB SSDs instead of one larger one?
I actually salvaged one from my old laptop, which is why I went that route! Just trying to make the most of what I have.
Yeah, I’d recommend checking if there's a 'Windows.old' folder consuming a lot of space after an update. Using Disk Cleanup to remove that can free up quite a bit!