Does anything show up in Task Manager >Processes >Memory column and in Performance > Memory graph whilst the"slow loading" is taking place ?
If the RAM sticks are aging,this may have a bearing on the slowness and could require each one being checked for seating and serviceability.
I've never heard of RAM aging and slowing
memory - Does RAM “degrade” over time? - Super User
If you want to rule out RAM issues, make a Memtest86 USB and run it overnight to test your RAM.
Re post 12
I've never heard of RAM lasting forever.
The slowness referred to is if,for example,you have two sticks of RAM of which only one is operational,then a performance reduction occurs.
Forever is one of many words only defined contextually,not numerically
Some others are---infinite,countless,interminable,ad infinitum.
If I comment that my parents first refrigerator did not last forever,most people perfectly understand the meaning.
RAM sticks are replaced when performance indicates it is those which are the root of the problem.
In POST 14,you suggested using Memtest86.Was that because you did not think memory could be faulty?
Over the years I have replaced PSU's,HDD's,GPU's and thermal paste.
If it needed to be done,it was.
Counting was and is irrelevant.I leave that aspect to you,being more adept than I.
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