Hi
Recently my pc has been running very slow, im running XP and its taking about 5-10 minutes to get to a stage where i can actually start using it, on top of this its just generally underperforming considering its specs:
Asus P5K Premium
Intel G0 Q6600 @ 1.6 Ghz
Crucial Ballistix DDR2 2gb set 535mhz 1:2 5-5-5-15
ATI 3870
Hyper Type R 530w
Running XP Pro version 2002 SP3
Recently the multitasking performance of my pc has been reduced to that of a single core p4 processor, and i ave been getting some warnings, for example while playing left for dead "warning OS paged pool memory low".
Im looking at upgrading from 2gb to 4gb of ram within the next week or so but since my PC has been running fine previously on 2GB of ram, as does my roommates with similar specs im concerned whether this will actually fix the problem.
Im leaning towards thinking my install of XP could be the problem but as it was a student version off msdnaa id have to re apply for a re install (no idea how long this takes) or get a new copy. in this case would a fresh XP, Vista, or perhaps a windows 7 beta be the best bet?
Finally ive been thinking about upgrading my graphics card as well as its given me nothing but trouble recently; back when i used to play wow it would crash on the odd occasion, and upon trying to restart would give me a messagebox saying i didnt have a graphics card
If anyone could shed any light on any of this of offer up any advice before i upgrade this would be much appreciated.
Sorry for the wall of text first post, but as you can imagine this is getting pretty annoying
Recently my pc has been running very slow, im running XP and its taking about 5-10 minutes to get to a stage where i can actually start using it, on top of this its just generally underperforming considering its specs:
Asus P5K Premium
Intel G0 Q6600 @ 1.6 Ghz
Crucial Ballistix DDR2 2gb set 535mhz 1:2 5-5-5-15
ATI 3870
Hyper Type R 530w
Running XP Pro version 2002 SP3
Recently the multitasking performance of my pc has been reduced to that of a single core p4 processor, and i ave been getting some warnings, for example while playing left for dead "warning OS paged pool memory low".
Im looking at upgrading from 2gb to 4gb of ram within the next week or so but since my PC has been running fine previously on 2GB of ram, as does my roommates with similar specs im concerned whether this will actually fix the problem.
Im leaning towards thinking my install of XP could be the problem but as it was a student version off msdnaa id have to re apply for a re install (no idea how long this takes) or get a new copy. in this case would a fresh XP, Vista, or perhaps a windows 7 beta be the best bet?
Finally ive been thinking about upgrading my graphics card as well as its given me nothing but trouble recently; back when i used to play wow it would crash on the odd occasion, and upon trying to restart would give me a messagebox saying i didnt have a graphics card
If anyone could shed any light on any of this of offer up any advice before i upgrade this would be much appreciated.
Sorry for the wall of text first post, but as you can imagine this is getting pretty annoying
