Hi All,
I was hoping that someone here would recognize what is wrong with this machine I have bought. I bought it because it has an i7, so therefore it should be fast. However, it is not, it is a piece of crap.
So my theory is that, since the i7 processor is confirmed to be awesome, it must be some kind of clash with another piece of hardware. Specifically, I think it could be the video card (which is not as hi-tech as the i7), because the biggest problem with the computer is freezing in the middle of games. Does this sound like it could be a video card clash?
Also, why would it be that opening and closing of windows (its running Windows XP) would not be fast? It is no faster to say, open, 'My Documents' than my old Amd Athlon computer was (which had 1/10th the benchmark figure). The computer is still 'thinking' about doing things, instead of just opening the damn window. Does anyone know why this is? Or alternatively, how many millions of dollars one would have to have and spend, to actually have a working computer?
Cheers everyone,
tothemax6
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Computer details:
Acer Veriton M490G- Intel Core i7 860, 2 x 2GB, 2 x1TB HDD, DVDRW, 1GB GT220, Win 7 Pro (64bit) XP Pro Img, 3 yr NBD wty
Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) XP Pro Image, Intel Core i7 processor 870 (2.80GHz, 8MB L2 cache, 1333MHz FSB), 4GB DDR3 Dual Channel (2 x 2GB), 1TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM, 1TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM, 16x Dual Layer DVD Burner, 1GB GT220 DDR2 DVI HDMI, No additional software, 3 years Commercial Desktop NBD Onsite Response
I was hoping that someone here would recognize what is wrong with this machine I have bought. I bought it because it has an i7, so therefore it should be fast. However, it is not, it is a piece of crap.
So my theory is that, since the i7 processor is confirmed to be awesome, it must be some kind of clash with another piece of hardware. Specifically, I think it could be the video card (which is not as hi-tech as the i7), because the biggest problem with the computer is freezing in the middle of games. Does this sound like it could be a video card clash?
Also, why would it be that opening and closing of windows (its running Windows XP) would not be fast? It is no faster to say, open, 'My Documents' than my old Amd Athlon computer was (which had 1/10th the benchmark figure). The computer is still 'thinking' about doing things, instead of just opening the damn window. Does anyone know why this is? Or alternatively, how many millions of dollars one would have to have and spend, to actually have a working computer?
Cheers everyone,
tothemax6
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Computer details:
Acer Veriton M490G- Intel Core i7 860, 2 x 2GB, 2 x1TB HDD, DVDRW, 1GB GT220, Win 7 Pro (64bit) XP Pro Img, 3 yr NBD wty
Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) XP Pro Image, Intel Core i7 processor 870 (2.80GHz, 8MB L2 cache, 1333MHz FSB), 4GB DDR3 Dual Channel (2 x 2GB), 1TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM, 1TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM, 16x Dual Layer DVD Burner, 1GB GT220 DDR2 DVI HDMI, No additional software, 3 years Commercial Desktop NBD Onsite Response