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bbiagllla
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28. September 2009 @ 21:10 |
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My PC is running slowly lately. when i play a game the video scenes run fine but the audio is choppy and skips alot. If i were to upgrade my PSU would that help at all with my FPS in games and the problem i am having?. I have ran many virus programs and my computer is clean from that standpoint. Thank you
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ddp
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28. September 2009 @ 21:32 |
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how about anti-spyware programs? what is the specs on your system?
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bbiagllla
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28. September 2009 @ 22:10 |
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i have ran all anti spyware. anti root, anti virus, and malyware thype programs. umm specs are. well i dont remember off hand what do you want to know?
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ddp
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28. September 2009 @ 22:18 |
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windows version, cpu speed, ram, hd capacity & free space, power supply wattage?
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bbiagllla
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28. September 2009 @ 22:47 |
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windows xp service pack 2, 400gb HD and 200gb free, 4gb of RAM, intel pentium 4 2.8ghz cpu, radeon hd 2400 series 8x agp graphic card, creative audigy soundcard with kx drivrs,430w max Antec PSU, and this is my mother board. Motherboard im using here. I'm running all this in this case
A little history. It use to run fine but recently after i had to buy a new motherboard and video card i cant even alt tab out of my game anymore to desktop. If i do then the computer crashes to where i have to restart. I upgraded to 4 gb of memory from 2 as well. How do i see if all 4 sticks are correctly installed? i have all of my game video settings down and also my graphics cards setting down to try to increase my FPS. Also some time back i downloaded KX drivers for the sound card because my creative drivers were messing up. Now i can't get any drivers from creative to work with my card.
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ddp
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28. September 2009 @ 22:55 |
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if 32bit xp then won't see 4gigs of ram. if problem started after new motherboard installed, did you do a fresh install of windows or just used installed windows from previous motherboard? is that a socket 478 or 775 cpu?
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bbiagllla
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28. September 2009 @ 22:58 |
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478 and i used the previous windows because i didnt want to lose any data and my pc didnt come with a hard copy of windows when i purchased it 8 years ago. it is 32 bit. so why wont i see 4gb of ram? just curious.\
Here is my graphics card
I also changed this after i changed the motherboard. The motherboard i had was from the original computer. HP pavillion 750n.
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Jeffrey_P
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28. September 2009 @ 23:09 |
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Originally posted by bbiagllla:
My PC is running slowly lately. when i play a game the video scenes run fine but the audio is choppy and skips alot. If i were to upgrade my PSU would that help at all with my FPS in games and the problem i am having?. I have ran many virus programs and my computer is clean from that standpoint. Thank you
Fragmented hard drive?
The more you load the hard drive up the slower it becomes. So, if it's fragmented it's painful sometimes.
I think the responses above may also be correct.
Check if you have the latest definitions for Virus, spyware ect..
I use AVG, Ad-Aware, Spybot and Malwarebyres.
Spybot always seems to be beta the way it crashes but does an excellent job.
BTW, a new power supply will not cause issues you're having.
Jeff
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ddp
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28. September 2009 @ 23:11 |
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because 32bit windows whether xp or vista can only read about 3.25-3.5gigs of ram, just the way it is programed. the problem you are having is most likely caused by not re-installing windows on new motherboard & videocard. refurbished computer 8yrs ago?
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bbiagllla
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28. September 2009 @ 23:11 |
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yea i def. know about all the virus, spyware, and malware programs. Between me, my brother, and my cousins. We have that to an art. So i am 99% sure that it not that causing this.
The computer was brand new 2001 when i bought it. its the one i stated above in my post. How can i reinstall windows without a disk? i have a repiar disk that i created. If i buy a new windows disk will it interfere with anything that my software reads as far as the new windows access code? Will this computer hold windows 7? im thinking about buying this anyways.
What happens with the computer when i dont reinstall wow on the motherboard?
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Jeffrey_P
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28. September 2009 @ 23:13 |
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Originally posted by Jeffrey_P:
Originally posted by bbiagllla:
My PC is running slowly lately. when i play a game the video scenes run fine but the audio is choppy and skips alot. If i were to upgrade my PSU would that help at all with my FPS in games and the problem i am having?. I have ran many virus programs and my computer is clean from that standpoint. Thank you
Fragmented hard drive?
The more you load the hard drive up the slower it becomes. So, if it's fragmented it's painful sometimes.
I think the responses above may also be correct.
Check if you have the latest definitions for Virus, spyware ect..
I use AVG, Ad-Aware, Spybot and Malwarebyres.
Spybot always seems to be beta the way it crashes but does an excellent job.
BTW, a new power supply will not cause issues you're having.
Jeff
New motherboard may have different north/south bridge. Old drivers from a previous motherboard will cause issues including no booting whatsoever.
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bbiagllla
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29. September 2009 @ 00:01 |
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edited some info
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bbiagllla
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29. September 2009 @ 20:46 |
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Anyone have an answer to my previous questions? Thanks
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Jeffrey_P
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29. September 2009 @ 22:00 |
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Originally posted by bbiagllla:
Anyone have an answer to my previous questions? Thanks
Do you have a new motherboard?
Did you at least use sysprep if you do.
There is no way of knowing what you've done.
1. Is it a new motherboard?
2. Did you back-up it up?
3. Did you use sysprep if you did.
4. Is the hard drive fragmented?
5. Do you know what you're doing?
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bbiagllla
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30. September 2009 @ 13:52 |
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yes it was a new motherboard. almost 8months - 1yr old
I didnt back it up
I didnt use sysprep as i don't know what that is
It is fragmented
I thought i knew but i had no choice. my old motherbord took a shit.
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ddp
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30. September 2009 @ 23:19 |
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that is not a brand new board as haven't made those for at least 2yrs. what do you mean "dont reinstall wow on the motherboard?"? win7 will problaby run alright but upto a point on your system. check ms site for program that checks to see if win7 is compatible with your system.
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bbiagllla
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1. October 2009 @ 15:11 |
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ah yes it is a refurbed motherboard. i thought you meant was the board that crashed refurbed to be used again. umm i mant if i don't reinstall windows like you had said.
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ddp
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1. October 2009 @ 16:01 |
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you need to reinstall windows from scratch so how you get a windows disk is your problem. save your data onto cd\dvd disk, flash drives or another hd then wipe out current windows & reload.
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Mez
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2. October 2009 @ 12:53 |
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Before you do anything, google for a key recovery tool for XP and Office if you have that. Someone has made a key recovery tool that will allow you to know and save your key used to activate your OS. That is your license. You can borrow a disk from anyone but use your own key during the install. Without that key you are toast! You can make a copy of the XP disk and put the key on the disk. Be sure to make sure your 2s and Zs, Os and 0s, gs and 6s look different. A few yrs from now those kinds of issues will kill you. That is how I found out about the recovery key. I couldn't read my own writing which I thought was crystal clear. You would be surprised how impossible that can be. It was the 6 that I did not realize was a G that was my problem.
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bbiagllla
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3. October 2009 @ 12:52 |
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ok ill def do that. saves me money.
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Mez
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3. October 2009 @ 18:00 |
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More importantly, you can't buy a key legally anymore. Now that W7 is out they stopped selling XP again. If W7 is anything like Vista I could never use it. It treats you like such a moron and I find 'eye candy' insulting. It is like a talking hammer, who needs it.
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