Will PC / laptop slow down when you play games?
Games alone will not slow down the PC, it will be the installed programs / game launcher etc. Which can slow down the PC.
So something like steam?
For example, if it started with every system startup. Disable the autostart, then Steam only starts, if it is needed.
I have now. So the pc will only slow as long as it runs in the background?
Not directly slower, but booting takes longer.
Ah yes, thank you!
Naturally. Games like to bring their own programs, drivers, libraries, which are loaded, integrated and executed directly at system start. This slows down the start and slows down the PC. For example, these nice little programs in the tray, which shorten the start of the game and constantly check whether you have the latest version.
And if I now, for example Deactivate Steams autostart?
Then this shortens your boot time and makes your system run smoother. But Steam games start slower, because only steam is started. Whether you feel it or not depends on the individual system.
It should also be noted that Steam, once started, does not slow down any further.
The system also slows down. Because a program that runs in the background always reclaims resources. It uses memory, and wants to regularly check its status, etc.
Ah, so only the startup process slows down?
I think that is demonstrably wrong.
Just because Steam is open does not just the whole pc. At idle, it consumes 40mb RAM at the moment and has no disk activity. Therefore, it should not be noticeable
If you start the PC, the whole autostart programs want to open at the same time, so it takes after the turn also like something (max 2 minutes if it gets really bad).
Whether it is noticeable is a completely different question and depends on the system and the amount of concurrently running software. But it keeps the system in any case. That will be measured - the task is available, would like to be queried regularly, checks if it any events what, etc., a software in the tray always claimed cyclical attention.
So to summarize:
If the games have an active launcher (Steam, EPIC, WoT Launcher etc) then this one also consumes power. Likewise, by other programs running in the background, a fuller PC slows down (because more has to start).
How strongly this is noticeable depends on the hardware of the device, some handle it well, others do not like it. Especially the lower price range could notice it
As I said, yes, it is slowing down through the use of memory, directly slower it will not, at least not noticeable.
When the games are installed, they need space on the hard drive. Depending on this, the hard disk may become a little slower. That is not noticeable.
It is more important that the leech players who start the game are disabled in the autostart.
Many Thanks!
With pleasure
