Hey guys, I've been having some problems with my PC since I got a new motherboard. Here is the full story which i originally posted in a thread in the CPU section.
"First of all here are my current specs:
Pentium D 915, Asus P5N-D, 4GB Dual chan DDR2 800mhz ram, 8800gt & an old 250gb sata WD Caviar 1.5gb/s 7200rpm.
After recently upgrading the motherboard (from a ABIT SG-95) I am experiencing bad framerates whilst trying to play some games, or watch YouTube videos in HD. I didn't really have this problem with the old board. (The reason I upgraded if you're wondering, is because i wanted to get into overclocking and be able to have 2 graphics cards.) Is there any valid reason why my CPU (or at least i think its the CPU thats slowing me down here) is performing badly with this new mobo? it is on the compatability list. Increasing the CPU FSB in the BIOs a little seems to make it perform slightly better, but right now im at the point where if i increase it any more, Windows will freeze when im trying to multi-task. (Stock speed: 2.8Ghz, Oc speed: 3.4GHz). Would something cheap like an E5220 sort out my problem here?"
Now I have contacted OcUK about sending my motherboard back to be tested, but I am unsure as to whether I should buy a E5200 (which I'd plan to buy anyway) to try in the board incase it is my current Pentium D CPU that is causing my problems, possbly saving me time and money sending it to OcUK and them finding no faults, or should I just send the board to them? Let me know your thoughts/ideas/opinions
"First of all here are my current specs:
Pentium D 915, Asus P5N-D, 4GB Dual chan DDR2 800mhz ram, 8800gt & an old 250gb sata WD Caviar 1.5gb/s 7200rpm.
After recently upgrading the motherboard (from a ABIT SG-95) I am experiencing bad framerates whilst trying to play some games, or watch YouTube videos in HD. I didn't really have this problem with the old board. (The reason I upgraded if you're wondering, is because i wanted to get into overclocking and be able to have 2 graphics cards.) Is there any valid reason why my CPU (or at least i think its the CPU thats slowing me down here) is performing badly with this new mobo? it is on the compatability list. Increasing the CPU FSB in the BIOs a little seems to make it perform slightly better, but right now im at the point where if i increase it any more, Windows will freeze when im trying to multi-task. (Stock speed: 2.8Ghz, Oc speed: 3.4GHz). Would something cheap like an E5220 sort out my problem here?"
Now I have contacted OcUK about sending my motherboard back to be tested, but I am unsure as to whether I should buy a E5200 (which I'd plan to buy anyway) to try in the board incase it is my current Pentium D CPU that is causing my problems, possbly saving me time and money sending it to OcUK and them finding no faults, or should I just send the board to them? Let me know your thoughts/ideas/opinions