here are my troubles, a7n8x deluxe,wd se 80G hd, enermax 430W psu. win xp tweaked out and
sisoft sandra file sys.benchmark reading 45,000+. i install a sapphire 9800pro and my benchmarks
fall to 24,000+, that is about 30% below sisoft's normal. i found that winxp or ati drv. had changed
the settings in "control panel/system/advanced/performance(setting)/advanced" under "processor
scheduling" from "program" to "background services" and under "memory usage" from 'System cache" to
"programs". everything worked alright except the system was really slow. 3dmark 2003 test went
from 5690 to 2550 score. changed processor sch. back to programs and memory usage back to
system cache. file sys bench went to 42,000 and 3dmark 2003 went to 3640. troubles!!! when opening
some apps. i get errors, "application failed to initialize properly" and IE could not get on the internet, it
would start to load a URL but then drop out with an error screen. removed 9800pro drv. and running system
with no video drv. installed.