Computer having random slow points!!

nffc10 · 07-16-2007, 10:44 PM

Since my cousin got his computer here, he also added another 1gb ram and got an X1950Pro graphics card. When he first put the graphics card in the power supply wasn't powerful enough so he got this one.
Since his computer has been put together he keeps experiencing "slow" moments, where the computer will just go slow for about 2 seconds and then carry on normally. Like, say he's listening to music, all of a sudden it'll go slow and the words almost slur out. But then it's ok again.
Understandably he's not very happy, i wonder if any one has a diagnosis?

Thanks.

StrangleHold · 07-16-2007, 10:55 PM

Did he update his video drivers when he installed the new card? Might be a good idea to update the chipset drivers too. Tell him to keep his Task Manager up and see if theres something kicking in. Could be a background program, but it would have to be one hell of one to slow music down on a X2 4600.

nffc10 · 07-16-2007, 11:01 PM

Ty mate, i'll phone him tomorrow. He won't like me waking him up at this time.

He has school in the morning.

It seems a bit strange to me as well, i've never seen anything like it. Well, not on a dual core cpu!!

I'll report back tomorrow evening, because no doubt he'll want me to go round.

Legend 69 · 07-16-2007, 11:20 PM

I get that as well when im playing games but for longer periods. I've used gotten used to it now though.

nffc10 · 07-16-2007, 11:22 PM

What's the name of your monitor? Just curious?

07-16-2007, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
nffc10 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nottingham Age: 17 Posts: 1,659	Computer having random slow points!! Since my cousin got his computer here, he also added another 1gb ram and got an X1950Pro graphics card. When he first put the graphics card in the power supply wasn't powerful enough so he got this one. Since his computer has been put together he keeps experiencing "slow" moments, where the computer will just go slow for about 2 seconds and then carry on normally. Like, say he's listening to music, all of a sudden it'll go slow and the words almost slur out. But then it's ok again. Understandably he's not very happy, i wonder if any one has a diagnosis? Thanks. __________________ Amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.31GHz Asrock AM2NF3 VSTA 2gb Corsair XMS2 PC5400 Sapphire X800XL 256MB AGP 80GB Maxtor Hard Drive OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Pictures - 1 2 3 http://www.treasuretrooper.com/438654

07-16-2007, 10:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,452	Did he update his video drivers when he installed the new card? Might be a good idea to update the chipset drivers too. Tell him to keep his Task Manager up and see if theres something kicking in. Could be a background program, but it would have to be one hell of one to slow music down on a X2 4600. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

07-16-2007, 11:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
nffc10 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nottingham Age: 17 Posts: 1,659	Ty mate, i'll phone him tomorrow. He won't like me waking him up at this time. He has school in the morning. It seems a bit strange to me as well, i've never seen anything like it. Well, not on a dual core cpu!! I'll report back tomorrow evening, because no doubt he'll want me to go round. __________________ Amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.31GHz Asrock AM2NF3 VSTA 2gb Corsair XMS2 PC5400 Sapphire X800XL 256MB AGP 80GB Maxtor Hard Drive OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Pictures - 1 2 3 http://www.treasuretrooper.com/438654

07-16-2007, 11:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Legend 69 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portsmouth, England! Posts: 73	I get that as well when im playing games but for longer periods. I've used gotten used to it now though. __________________ AMD Athlon AM2 Dual Core 6000 64 Bit Processor 2048MB DDR2 667MHz OCZ Dual Channel RAM 640GB(2 x 320GB) Serial ATA II Hard drive with 16MB Buffer nVidia 8800GTX 768MB PCI-E Graphics M2N32 SLI Deluxe WiFi Edition Nforce 590 Socket Motherboard ADI Sonic 7.1 High Definition Audio With Optical SPDif 22" Widescreen LCD TFT Digital Display Quad Core Banana with Internal speakers and WiFi capabilities

07-16-2007, 11:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
nffc10 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nottingham Age: 17 Posts: 1,659	What's the name of your monitor? Just curious? __________________ Amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.31GHz Asrock AM2NF3 VSTA 2gb Corsair XMS2 PC5400 Sapphire X800XL 256MB AGP 80GB Maxtor Hard Drive OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Pictures - 1 2 3 http://www.treasuretrooper.com/438654

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