Whole computer slows down...

skyecyrus · 7th Dec 2005, 05:10 AM

About 2 or 3 weeks ago, my ASUS mobo died and I had changed it with a new Foxconn mobo. Then, I reformat my computer which has 2 harddisks, and reinstall everything just like when I'm having the old mobo.However, something wrong happens.

When I start my comp, it seems everything is fine; but when I start playing games (ex: Warcraft 3), the whole computer slows down after I played for like, 10 minutes. Even I closed the game, the whole comp still very slow. I mean, after I close the game, I try to watch some movie with my computer, then the whole movie lagging. However, when I restart my computer, the comp back to normal. Eveything running fast as usual; but when I play games again, it will make the whole comp lag again.

Another weird thing is, sometimes it WON'T make my computer lag. I tried playing games online for 4 hours and it didn't lag at all. But most of the time, my computer will lag after I started playing for 10~20 minutes. This will also happens even I left my computer idle, but it happens more often when I try to play games.

I really have no idea whats happening; I had tried defrag the harddisks/reformat the comp again, but the same problem still remains.

I will try to list out all my comp specs..
P4 2.4Mhz
Foxconn 661MX motherboard
512MB DDR400 Kingston RAM (Before this, using 512MB DDR333 with my Asus mobo)
64MB Geforce4 MX440
2 harddisks (120GB & 80GB)
Using Built-in soundcard (Before this, I'm using a separate soundcard with my Asus mobo)
1 Liteon DVD-RW
1 Liteon CD-RW

I'm sorry if my Engrish confuse you guys, I'm trying my best to describe my problem here...

Donutey · 9th Dec 2005, 07:17 AM

did you make sure to install all the drivers for your mobo/videocard etc and download updates etc.?

kinda sounds like spyware or some other program running in the background, download AdAware and run it to see if this could be the problem, but it is odd that sometimes it doesn't lag/slowdown..

aKho · 9th Dec 2005, 07:24 AM

does it only happens when u play wc3 offline? or every other game offline? maybe need to update the new mobo bios..

skyecyrus · 10th Dec 2005, 12:28 AM

Checked with ad-aware already and found little bit of tracking cookies. And I did download all the latest drivers (coz I lost the original driver CD.. so I made one myself from the internet) And I checked the mobo bios is already the latest (Jan 22th)...

Is this somekind of symptoms my processor is dying? I dun think its overheat problem.. as I didn't OC it and my room got both fan and air-conditioner as well...

zy · 10th Dec 2005, 01:30 AM

check your Task Manager.. check if there is anything using a lot of resources..

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do you have a temperature monitor ?

..

possible you did not attach the heatsink properly ?

TEB · 10th Dec 2005, 06:53 AM

If he didnt attach the heatsink properly, his rig itd be melted moments within turning it on. So thats not a deal. I would check the temperature though just incase to see if its just barely aligned wrong. Now were not talking about latest bios, we mean the motherboard drivers. For turning certain features on and off in windows gui.

Whos your motherboard manufacturer.

yhng · 10th Dec 2005, 09:34 AM

No, his rig wont melt if the heatsink's not situated properly. And he's using a Foxconn as in his first post.

Are you using any Daemon tools or emulators?

Phut · 10th Dec 2005, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEB

If he didnt attach the heatsink properly, his rig itd be melted moments within turning it on.

P4's will throttle the clockspeed when the internal temp sensor reaches too high of a clock. The rig will be saved but the performance will be severly degraded.

The 2.4MHz P4 may have something to do with it

Chai · 10th Dec 2005, 12:00 PM

Yeah, exactly. After reading the whole post again, I'm suspecting CPU over heating.

zy · 10th Dec 2005, 01:55 PM

yea.. severly degraded.. i've experience it when overclocking too high with stock heatsink

7th Dec 2005, 05:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
skyecyrus Newbie Join Date: 7 Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Whole computer slows down... About 2 or 3 weeks ago, my ASUS mobo died and I had changed it with a new Foxconn mobo. Then, I reformat my computer which has 2 harddisks, and reinstall everything just like when I'm having the old mobo.However, something wrong happens. When I start my comp, it seems everything is fine; but when I start playing games (ex: Warcraft 3), the whole computer slows down after I played for like, 10 minutes. Even I closed the game, the whole comp still very slow. I mean, after I close the game, I try to watch some movie with my computer, then the whole movie lagging. However, when I restart my computer, the comp back to normal. Eveything running fast as usual; but when I play games again, it will make the whole comp lag again. Another weird thing is, sometimes it WON'T make my computer lag. I tried playing games online for 4 hours and it didn't lag at all. But most of the time, my computer will lag after I started playing for 10~20 minutes. This will also happens even I left my computer idle, but it happens more often when I try to play games. I really have no idea whats happening; I had tried defrag the harddisks/reformat the comp again, but the same problem still remains. I will try to list out all my comp specs.. P4 2.4Mhz Foxconn 661MX motherboard 512MB DDR400 Kingston RAM (Before this, using 512MB DDR333 with my Asus mobo) 64MB Geforce4 MX440 2 harddisks (120GB & 80GB) Using Built-in soundcard (Before this, I'm using a separate soundcard with my Asus mobo) 1 Liteon DVD-RW 1 Liteon CD-RW I'm sorry if my Engrish confuse you guys, I'm trying my best to describe my problem here...

9th Dec 2005, 07:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Donutey Just Started Join Date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 47 Reputation: 7 Rep Power: 0	did you make sure to install all the drivers for your mobo/videocard etc and download updates etc.? kinda sounds like spyware or some other program running in the background, download AdAware and run it to see if this could be the problem, but it is odd that sometimes it doesn't lag/slowdown.. __________________ Team ARP D2OL

9th Dec 2005, 07:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuching, Sarawak Posts: 2,811 Reputation: 1239 Rep Power: 19	does it only happens when u play wc3 offline? or every other game offline? maybe need to update the new mobo bios.. __________________

10th Dec 2005, 01:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	check your Task Manager.. check if there is anything using a lot of resources.. . do you have a temperature monitor ? .. possible you did not attach the heatsink properly ? __________________

10th Dec 2005, 09:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
yhng I'm a regular Join Date: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne <-> London Posts: 494 Reputation: 171 Rep Power: 7	No, his rig wont melt if the heatsink's not situated properly. And he's using a Foxconn as in his first post. Are you using any Daemon tools or emulators? __________________ Life would be much easier if I had the source code.

10th Dec 2005, 12:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
skyecyrus Newbie Join Date: 7 Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Checked with ad-aware already and found little bit of tracking cookies. And I did download all the latest drivers (coz I lost the original driver CD.. so I made one myself from the internet) And I checked the mobo bios is already the latest (Jan 22th)... Is this somekind of symptoms my processor is dying? I dun think its overheat problem.. as I didn't OC it and my room got both fan and air-conditioner as well...

10th Dec 2005, 06:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
TEB Warming up Join Date: 4 Aug 2005 Location: El Dorado Hills CA, USA Posts: 82 Reputation: 87 Rep Power: 0	If he didnt attach the heatsink properly, his rig itd be melted moments within turning it on. So thats not a deal. I would check the temperature though just incase to see if its just barely aligned wrong. Now were not talking about latest bios, we mean the motherboard drivers. For turning certain features on and off in windows gui. Whos your motherboard manufacturer.

10th Dec 2005, 12:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	Yeah, exactly. After reading the whole post again, I'm suspecting CPU over heating. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Dec 2005, 01:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	yea.. severly degraded.. i've experience it when overclocking too high with stock heatsink __________________

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