5k imac windows opening slowly

I have a brand new 5k imac 10.10.1 (14B25) with 24 gb ram
and my windows open very slowly, finder folder windows, email mac app windows, browser windows etc.
So as you know the OS opens windows in a multi step sequence or animated, starts out with a small version, then there is a medium size version then full size, I know they are supposed look like the window is growing and opening through this animated steps and they normally would look like that if they did that in a rapid order, but my system opens them slowly enough that you can see each step which like an animation you arent supposed to see. like what you would see in a really bogged down overloaded situation.
My system came with 8gb ram, so I upgraded to 24gb, but no help. I reset pram, deleted the com.apple.finder.plist as a website suggested that, no help.
If I try to drag windows around the desktop, it seems to be sticky and glitchy too. Its like the video card is bogged down or something versus the cpu.

Greetings smartcloud,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that your iMac running Yosemite is not running as quickly as expected. You have done some fantastic troubleshooting and isolation steps already as well. In this situation, I would also suggest reading over the attached article for other troubleshooting tips.
OS X Yosemite: If your Mac runs slowly
Have a great day,
Joe

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