I am so dispointed with my new build.

ANNR · 01-01-2008, 05:19 AM

I just got everything together and I can't describe how dispointed i am with my new Quad build.

I got the Quad in hope that i will speed up my file browsing with in the system since i have got more than 300GB of movies and pictures and manga. I like to show everything on thumb view. Also movie encoding.

I have two 500GB Raid 0 and quad 6600 and 4GB of RAM.

The file browsing seems to be slower than my AMDx2 3600+ because my new system will not show anything somethings and it just hangs.

My movie encoding time did improve much too. with the same files on 3600+ it took 7min and on the Q6600 it took like 6 and half min.

when ever I tries to open the control panel it takes for ever for the things to show up.

and when i click start/run it just does not show up. when it do show up i can't type fast on it because no matter how fast i type it will just how one letter at a time at a very slow speed.

How ever according to Pcmark 05 I got twice the score than i did on the 3600+, higher schore for hard drive and RAM too.

what can be causing the problem?

Did i get something nasty in my system already thats keeping it from running properly?

Note: I did get a virus but it was healed by the AVG anti-virus pro.

also there just now my system time went to 2002, I didn't change it but it just did by it self.

can someone please help me?

paratwa · 01-01-2008, 05:24 AM

reformat and reinstall windows. The problems you are having sound like a bad install.

**oscaryu1** · 01-01-2008, 05:33 AM

Agreed. The virus probably wasn't completely erased (probably...)

ANNR · 01-01-2008, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paratwa

reformat and reinstall windows. The problems you are having sound like a bad install.

OMG I am sure hope it is.

If it is i am low lvl formating both of my drive tomorrow and then gona set it up again.

anybodies got any other idea?

WhiteFireDragon · 01-01-2008, 05:53 AM

check your bios to make sure all 4 cores are running

ANNR · 01-01-2008, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteFireDragon

check your bios to make sure all 4 cores are running

ya, all four is running

ride3k · 01-01-2008, 07:54 AM

proper drivers? not having the correct drivers or having old/bugged drivers can really hamper your entire system

pc-tech · 01-01-2008, 08:01 AM

The date problem may be a bad bios battery

ANNR · 01-01-2008, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ride3k

proper drivers? not having the correct drivers or having old/bugged drivers can really hamper your entire system

I am using the drivers that came with the mobo and video card.

paratwa · 01-01-2008, 08:32 AM

Download the newest drivers from the motherboards website. The ones that come on the cd are usually old drivers.

01-01-2008, 05:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
ANNR Platinum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 806	I am so dispointed with my new build. I just got everything together and I can't describe how dispointed i am with my new Quad build. I got the Quad in hope that i will speed up my file browsing with in the system since i have got more than 300GB of movies and pictures and manga. I like to show everything on thumb view. Also movie encoding. I have two 500GB Raid 0 and quad 6600 and 4GB of RAM. The file browsing seems to be slower than my AMDx2 3600+ because my new system will not show anything somethings and it just hangs. My movie encoding time did improve much too. with the same files on 3600+ it took 7min and on the Q6600 it took like 6 and half min. when ever I tries to open the control panel it takes for ever for the things to show up. and when i click start/run it just does not show up. when it do show up i can't type fast on it because no matter how fast i type it will just how one letter at a time at a very slow speed. How ever according to Pcmark 05 I got twice the score than i did on the 3600+, higher schore for hard drive and RAM too. what can be causing the problem? Did i get something nasty in my system already thats keeping it from running properly? Note: I did get a virus but it was healed by the AVG anti-virus pro. also there just now my system time went to 2002, I didn't change it but it just did by it self. can someone please help me? __________________ Vista Ultimate x64 Antec 900 Q6600 Zotac 8800GTs 2x2GB Dual DDR800 SEAGATE ST3500320AS 500GB 2x500GB WD Slave 27" LCD

01-01-2008, 05:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,355	Agreed. The virus probably wasn't completely erased (probably...) __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

01-01-2008, 07:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	proper drivers? not having the correct drivers or having old/bugged drivers can really hamper your entire system __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

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01-01-2008, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	reformat and reinstall windows. The problems you are having sound like a bad install.

01-01-2008, 05:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 734	check your bios to make sure all 4 cores are running

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pc-tech banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Berkley Ma Posts: 857	The date problem may be a bad bios battery

01-01-2008, 08:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	Download the newest drivers from the motherboards website. The ones that come on the cd are usually old drivers.