Losing Performance, plz help

[bomt697]

When i first put my computer together, i had pretty much zero lag in everything i did. From gaming to web surfing to watching movies. Nows it become more and more laggy. it hasnt gotten to the point where it haults to a stop completely. however, it seems like its headed in that direction. please advise on how i can prevent this from happening. thank you.

 

[Nukem]

Have you done:

Defrag
Virus and Spyweare Scan/Cleans
Registry Clean
unneeded/wanted programs removed

if you need help with some of this, then try here.

http://www.techist.com/forums/f51/spyware-removal-guide-osiris-161792/

and

http://www.techist.com/forums/f51/normal-maintenance-33342/

 

[<[MaTT]>]

DEFINATELY:

Defragmentation
Clean fans and check temps

then:

Virus scans
Delete old crap!!!!!