Now Im Stumped

[Genesis15]

Ok, my aunts computer that I just formatted from Compaq just booted 15 secounds faster then my computer in my sig.... WTF? and why in HL2 when I shoot somone my FPS goes to 20 and my programs lag so bad and my boots take 50-60 secounds when it should take 30, I have no bad files etc.

 

[PsYcHoCoW]

You should format too and compare..

Also, some BIOS settings can help boot time radically.

 

[kitkat22]

What are you starting your computer with? And why are you using PC2700 when you can use PC3200?

 

[gorcorps]

And why are you mixing ram? It doesn't perform well when you have a hodgepodge of random ram in your machine.

 

[orangat]

PC2700 isn't too bad on an A64 system, in fact the difference is slight. At the very worst, it shouldn't be causing fps to drop dramatically in HL2.

And unless the OS and startup program is the same, you can't really compare bootup time.