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Hey Teamliquid. My computer has run into some problems before, but this one is probably the hardest to beat and the most annoying.
Problem
My computer runs very slow. If I want to watch youtube, the audio works fine, but the video behaves likes it's a bunch of pictures, so I'm not able to watch any youtube videos. Also, the case is the same for large computer games. Starcraft Brood War runs fine, however games like World of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2 and Starcraft 2 lag just as badly as youtube. The framerate is simply terrible.
Attempted Solutions
I have tried:
Running Spyware scans (about 3 diff programs)
Optimizing/defragging the computer
Changing desktop appearance for best performance
Changing resolution to 800 x 600
Upgrading from Windows XP to 7 as a custom install (My Idea)
Additional Information
I've used "Canyourunit" and it says that my video card is able to run games like TF2 and WoW (no setting for SC2) and in TF2 I was far above the recommended settings. My audio is just fine however my video is very laggy. I have 2gb of video ram and I have an ATI Radeon X1950 GT video card and my computer has over 100GB of free space.
My Plea
I have asked for computer help here before and I have gotten good response, so I'm asking for help as I don't trust any other forums. I would REALLY appreciate it if I got help. I am nowhere near a computer expert, but I know some of you guys are really good with computers. Any responses in this thread would be really appreciated.
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I had an ATi x1950 xt a few years ago, with 2 gb of ram and a AMD 4600 X2. Im not sure what was the most demanding game i played on it but WoW worked just fine for sure (just make sure shadows are not at max setting). Anyway you should have no problems with it, im guessing your cpu is at least decent.
As far as i understand, u are currently running win7. You should have no driver issues with win7, but make sure your video driver is up to date. You can also update your BIOS as win7 is knows to have some problems with older BIOS versions on some mobos.
Other than that, check all your temperatures : cpu, video, HDD and mobo if u can and post them here
With more info, mb ill get some more ideas
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Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
Post your full specs. That includes CPU, RAM, Desktop Resolution, etc.
Also, I hope you're running an anti-virus. Also check to make sure you don't have any memory draining background processes running.
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Have you checked the temps on your components? Many computer parts throttle themselves when they reach dangerous temperatures.
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On May 21 2010 07:47 FragKrag wrote:
Have you checked the temps on your components? Many computer parts throttle themselves when they reach dangerous temperatures.
Considering he doesn't even know the names of all his components, i doubt excess heat buildup is the problem... considering there's obviously no overclocking there, and his processor would have to be hitting like 70c+ to be throttling and even if it's a four or five year old prebuilt i doubt there's that much dust built up.
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On May 21 2010 07:51 ghermination wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2010 07:47 FragKrag wrote:
Have you checked the temps on your components? Many computer parts throttle themselves when they reach dangerous temperatures. Considering he doesn't even know the names of all his components, i doubt excess heat buildup is the problem... considering there's obviously no overclocking there, and his processor would have to be hitting like 70c+ to be throttling and even if it's a four or five year old prebuilt i doubt there's that much dust built up.
Depends on the numbers of fans and the case, high end cases with 4-8 fans can build up a ton of dust just in a few months, if you leave the system on the ground instead of elevated a few inches where it can suck up more you can easily get a shit storm going on dust in side a case.
If he had performance before and has now lost it a good check would be overheating.
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On May 21 2010 07:47 Mystlord wrote:
Post your full specs. That includes CPU, RAM, Desktop Resolution, etc.
Also, I hope you're running an anti-virus. Also check to make sure you don't have any memory draining background processes running.
How do you post full specs?
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lets just make it v simple...is the cooler on your video card working?
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On May 21 2010 07:51 ghermination wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2010 07:47 FragKrag wrote:
Have you checked the temps on your components? Many computer parts throttle themselves when they reach dangerous temperatures. Considering he doesn't even know the names of all his components, i doubt excess heat buildup is the problem... considering there's obviously no overclocking there, and his processor would have to be hitting like 70c+ to be throttling and even if it's a four or five year old prebuilt i doubt there's that much dust built up.
AMD processors tend to resist less heat than their Intel counterparts (P4 LOL). I know Phenoms can take like 62C and I can't imagine Athlons taking much more heat than that.
Though yeah, heat buildup would not be very likely.
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Depends on the type of chip 60nm 90nm 45nm etc.
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Well I just went to clear all the dust out and now my computer is runing good as new. Thank you so much for helping me guys I owe it all to you
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