- Dec 31, 2005
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Hey Guys.
I seem to be having a rather strange problem with my PC. First I will start with my specs:
Pentium 4 3GHz
1GB DDR Ram
80GB Seagate HDD (IDE) @ 7200rpm
GeForce FX6800GT
LG DVD/CDRW Combo
Asus P5GDC Deluxe motherboard
Problem: The system seems to be running extremely slow, and I often lose mouse control. If I have one app open at a time, the computer will lag a bit. I check the processor usage and it is always spiking but even the smallest app (FireFox) uses roughly 50% of my processing power.
If I open more than one program, the mouse would lag and it would take forever to load said application.
It takes forever to install games that used to take minutes.
If I try and do too much at a time, I lose mouse control. The mouse pointer would be stuck in one are of the screen, but I can still access icons, but I cant see the mouse pointer over them.
Thinking I had some sort of virus, I performed a format on my HDD. This did not resolve the problem. It took roughly 6 hours to finally install Windows after.
It seems to be some sort of malfunctioon with the motherboard due to the fact that it is affecting all aspects of the computer (video card, sound lag, mouse issues, hard drive lag, USB device slowdown, etc etc)
I just wanted to consult with you guys before I went out and spent money on a new MoBo just in case you guys have any other insight on this issue.
Thanks!
I seem to be having a rather strange problem with my PC. First I will start with my specs:
Pentium 4 3GHz
1GB DDR Ram
80GB Seagate HDD (IDE) @ 7200rpm
GeForce FX6800GT
LG DVD/CDRW Combo
Asus P5GDC Deluxe motherboard
Problem: The system seems to be running extremely slow, and I often lose mouse control. If I have one app open at a time, the computer will lag a bit. I check the processor usage and it is always spiking but even the smallest app (FireFox) uses roughly 50% of my processing power.
If I open more than one program, the mouse would lag and it would take forever to load said application.
It takes forever to install games that used to take minutes.
If I try and do too much at a time, I lose mouse control. The mouse pointer would be stuck in one are of the screen, but I can still access icons, but I cant see the mouse pointer over them.
Thinking I had some sort of virus, I performed a format on my HDD. This did not resolve the problem. It took roughly 6 hours to finally install Windows after.
It seems to be some sort of malfunctioon with the motherboard due to the fact that it is affecting all aspects of the computer (video card, sound lag, mouse issues, hard drive lag, USB device slowdown, etc etc)
I just wanted to consult with you guys before I went out and spent money on a new MoBo just in case you guys have any other insight on this issue.
Thanks!