Looking for cheap videocard

Not sure why you would buy from ebay a used card with no manufacturer warranty, but it would work.

Also...i say it again, upgrade that power supply.
 
I didn't realize that was used so I went with the one you suggested. My next purchase is a power supply. If I install my new GPU with the old power supply will i notice any performance problems or anything that may cause the screen to freeze, blue screen shut off, etc?

Thanks.
 
durkmusic said:
I didn't realize that was used so I went with the one you suggested. My next purchase is a power supply. If I install my new GPU with the old power supply will i notice any performance problems or anything that may cause the screen to freeze, blue screen shut off, etc?

Thanks.
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Not performance problems, but you may end up blowing it and damaging your motherboard, gpu, hard drive, optical drive, and possibly cpu/memory as well if it spikes in power before it dies(cheap units like that Okia won't have any type of OVP circuit), as that unit was never designed to run anywhere near even a moderate load, not to mention its +12v rail ratings are probably pretty horrible.
 
Oh, okay. Well since I have a warranty on the computer I wonder if I should just ask them to replace the PSU or give me a discount on a good one... hm... Power supplies are only about $40 bucks right?
 
They arent going to replace the PSU with anything better, click the link in my sig for some deals on decent quality power supplies.
 
Okay, the new video card is a major improvement to my graphics. It brings my computer base score to a 5.9 which reads in order as follows:

CPU 7.4
RAM 7.5
Graphics 6.8
Gaming Graphics 6.8
HDD 5.9

They seem like pretty good scores but my computer still seems slow... I mean I expected it to be flying around like crazy. Am I expecting too much out of my system? Or, is something wrong, for example I'm running a 32-bit OS should I be running 64?

Thanks.
 
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don't keep bumping your thread, the gpu is only going to help with gpu accelerated programs, such as adobe photoshop or games.
 
Well I'm not getting any responses... what am I supposed to do?

I'm talking about startup and just regular use. Not GPU related programs...

Will a 64-bit OS make a difference?
 
durkmusic said:
Ah, thank you very much.
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Yeah, the hard drive is what mandates overall system responsiveness. One of the single best upgrades out there right now is more or less an SSD if you are fine when it comes to graphics/cpu processing power, really speeds up the system as a whole.
 
Hi durkmusic!

Next time, instead of bumping your old thread for which you've already gotten an answer, you should start a new one w/ a relevant and descriptive title about your new question.

I help people out with slow computers a lot on this forum, but I don't know much more than the average user about GPUs, so I haven't bothered looking at your thread.

A computer with your specs should fly, btw!

Try the steps in my "Slow Computer Rant" and we'll see if we can't get that thing up to speed!

deanj20 Slow Computer Rant said:
The first thing I would do is completely uninstall anything that says Norton or Symantec. It's a major resource hog. Follow the steps in this post, and we'll replace it with something equally effective and less demanding.

Next, download rkill.exe and Malwarebyte's Antimalware.

Boot into Safe Mode and run rkill, then Malwarebytes Antimalware and remove anything it finds.

After that, download and install Piriform CCleaner. Run the program, and on the left hand side select Registry. Scan and Fix Issues. Continue scanning for/repairing issues until it doesn't find anymore.

Then, if you're like 90% of Windows users, you probably have a ton of extra programs starting up automatically when Windows starts up. You can disable unneeded processes from starting up by doing the following:
Go to Start-->Run-->type in 'msconfig' and hit <enter>

In the Startup tab, uncheck everything that you do not need running in the background at startup and click "Apply." Alternatively, you can just click "Disable All" and then go back later and re-enable any process you find you actually need on startup.

Then, in the Services tab, check Hide All Microsoft Services, uncheck everything that you do not need running in the background at startup and click "Apply." Again, you could just click "Disable All" and go back and re-enable certain processes later if you find that you need them running on startup.

Restart the computer.

Next, download and run the executable for TrendMicro HijackThis!. Post your scan log here and we'll see if there's anything else that needs to be looked at.

You should probably install a free anti-virus to help keep you protected (these aren't nearly as taxing on your memory as Norton). I prefer AVG Free Edition, but I've heard good things about Microsoft Security Essentials as well. Avira AntiVir and Avast! are two more options. Please install one of these programs to help keep you virus free.

You should also defragment you harddrive. This can be done using the Windows Defragmenter found under Start-->Accessories-->System Tools-->Disk Defragmenter. Alternatively, you can use a 3rd party disk defragmentation program such as Auslogics Disk Defrag.

Reboot the computer.

After you've done all of these things, please wait until the computer is idle (no programs loading/scanning/etc), and hit ctrl+alt+delete and make note of your CPU usage at the bottom of the popup window, and any programs using more than 10,000K in the process list.

On your next post, please give us your computer specifications if you haven't already. And please include the HijackThis! Log, your idle CPU usage, large running processes and an update on how your it is running.

Good Luck! :D
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Code: 
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 8:02:10 PM, on 5/8/2010
Platform: Windows 7  (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\VDeck\VDeck.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\casc.exe
C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Creative\Volume Panel\VolPanlu.exe
C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\BCU.exe
C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
C:\Users\Durk\Documents\SYS\sxtyjomey.exe
C:\Users\Durk\AppData\Roaming\lsass.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CCC.exe
C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe
C:\Program Files\Creative\ShareDLL\CADI\NotiMan.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\1.2.1.24.00568452\Toolbar\CAGlobal.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\1.2.1.24.00568452\Light\CAGlobalLight.exe
C:\Users\Durk\AppData\Local\Temp\issas.Exe
C:\Users\Durk\AppData\Local\Temp\SERVER.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Users\Durk\Downloads\HiJackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = 
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = 
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = 
R3 - URLSearchHook: SearchHook Class - {BC86E1AB-EDA5-4059-938F-CE307B0C6F0A} - C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\AddressBarSearch.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: CA Toolbar Helper - {FBF2401B-7447-4727-BE5D-C19B2075CA84} - C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\1.2.1.24.00568452\Toolbar\CallingIDIE.dll
O3 - Toolbar: CA Toolbar - {10134636-E7AF-4AC5-A1DC-C7C44BB97D81} - C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\1.2.1.24.00568452\Toolbar\CallingIDIE.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HDAudDeck] C:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\VDeck\VDeck.exe -r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [cctray] "C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\casc.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Module Loader] C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Module Loader\DLLML.exe -StartUpRun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Creative SB Monitoring Utility] RunDll32 sbavmon.dll,SBAVMonitor
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VolPanel] "C:\Program Files\Creative\Volume Panel\VolPanlu.exe" /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BCU] "C:\Program Files\DeviceVM\Browser Configuration Utility\BCU.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (reboot)] "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /runcleanupscript
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Sidebar] C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [winlog1234.exe] C:\Users\Durk\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winlog1234.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AARC] C:\Users\Durk\Documents\SYS\sxtyjomey.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSWUpdate] "C:\Users\Durk\AppData\Roaming\lsass.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Win32sys] C:\Users\Durk\AppData\Roaming\win32sys\win32sys.cmd
O4 - Startup: Stardock ObjectDock.lnk = C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe
O4 - Startup: sxtyjomey.exe
O16 - DPF: {F6ACF75C-C32C-447B-9BEF-46B766368D29} (Creative Software AutoUpdate Support Package) - http://ccfiles.creative.com/Web/softwareupdate/su2/ocx/15112/CTPID.cab
O18 - Protocol: callingid - {086D03BA-57AC-4C8E-A33D-0BAABF742411} - C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Website Inspector\1.2.1.24.00568452\Toolbar\CallingIDToolbar.dll
O23 - Service: AMD External Events Utility - AMD - C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe
O23 - Service: AODService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\AMD\OverDrive\AODAssist.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: CaCCProvSP - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\ccprovsp.exe
O23 - Service: CAISafe - Computer Associates International, Inc. - C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\CA Anti-Virus Plus\isafe.exe
O23 - Service: CA Common Scheduler Service (ccSchedulerSVC) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CA\CA Internet Security Suite\ccschedulersvc.exe
O23 - Service: Creative ALchemy AL6 Licensing Service - Creative Labs - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Creative Labs Shared\Service\AL6Licensing.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Audio Engine Licensing Service - Creative Labs - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Creative Labs Shared\Service\CTAELicensing.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Audio Service (CTAudSvcService) - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CTAudSvc.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Acresso Software Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: MediaMall Server - MediaMall Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files\MediaMall\MediaMallServer.exe
O23 - Service: nProtect GameGuard Service (npggsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\GameMon.des.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: HIPS Event Manager (UmxAgent) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxAgent.exe
O23 - Service: HIPS Configuration Interpreter (UmxCfg) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxCfg.exe
O23 - Service: HIPS Firewall Helper (UmxFwHlp) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxFwHlp.exe
O23 - Service: HIPS Policy Manager (UmxPol) - CA - C:\Program Files\CA\SharedComponents\HIPSEngine\UmxPol.exe

--
End of file - 6909 bytes

There's the log you asked for. Also, I noticed that a program that I use to produce music called FL Studio freezes sometimes. I check my temps and they are all very low. Could it just be the software and not my computer?

Thanks.
 
Yes, and you've got a ton of extra crap running in the background on startup, some of which looks like malware to me. Please follow all of the directions in my previous post exactly, step by step, then post your new HijackThis! Log, as well as a list of any processes running using more than 10,000 K and your idle CPU usage.
 
I did every step exactly the way you told me to I promise.

Firefox 100,000
ccevtmgr.exe 47,000
dwm.exe 28,000
explorer.exe 23,000
objectdock.exe 18,000
volpanlu.exe 11,000
dllml.exe 10,000
sxtyjomey.exe 10,000
UPDATE: I hit show for all users and found these:
umxagent.exe 60,000
svchost.exe 58,000
svchost.exe 14,000
svchost.exe 12,000
svchost 11,000
sidebar.exe 11,000


I have a cpu and ram meter and cpu always hangs at like 3-17% and ram 24-37. BTW firefox froze the first time I tried to post this...
 
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Are you positive? You downloaded new, fresh versions of the mentioned programs from the links I provided and ran rkill and then Malwarebytes in Safe Mode??? And it didn't find anything!??

I find that a little hard to believe, but if you say so...

Well, you've definitely got some malware issues. Start a new thread titled "Help With Malware Removal!" or something and post your HJT log, and I will post further directions there. (his way other users such as johnb35 can jump in too with their advice).
 
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