There is always the potential that applications running on a machine might negatively affect the performance of Steam games or the Steam client. Certain applications can even lead to more serious issues such as connectivity losses and application crashes. If you are encountering poor performance, it may be necessary to investigate other applications on your machine and possibly disable them for testing purposes.It is always a good idea to work with a specialist to help determine how these applications are setup on your machine, while also ensuring that nothing is interfering