Computer Keeps Freezing
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lingl9z
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Hmm maybe i should bite the bullet at admit i surf the same sites as you.... however i'm going to pretend... i havnt!
Glanza_cl
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well it's clearly not the computer as you said the mouse is still active, so i'm guessing this happens on the Internet, has it only happened recently? just sounds like a slow ip. do you have wireless or run straight off the Ethernet?
could just be the gay giraffe porn though lmao!
could just be the gay giraffe porn though lmao!
try looking for penguins porn! pc likes it.
but in all serioussness ive got an old pc upstaris, and thats slow - and displays similar symptoms to yours, slow reaction times etc when on the net - sometimes get an error message about virtual memory too low - i put it down to it being a rubbish pc.
but in all serioussness ive got an old pc upstaris, and thats slow - and displays similar symptoms to yours, slow reaction times etc when on the net - sometimes get an error message about virtual memory too low - i put it down to it being a rubbish pc.
gv1.3
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lots of things could be causing it mate.
A good way to troubleshoot issues like this is to check task manager and see if you are using most of your available RAM this will tell you is you need more.
It could be a hardware conflict, I had that with one of my computers in the past. Best thing to do is disconnect everything except the kyboard mouse and monitor and use the computer and see if it still happens.
A good way to troubleshoot issues like this is to check task manager and see if you are using most of your available RAM this will tell you is you need more.
It could be a hardware conflict, I had that with one of my computers in the past. Best thing to do is disconnect everything except the kyboard mouse and monitor and use the computer and see if it still happens.
Glanza_cl
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yeah could well be ram related but could also just be your graphics card playing silly buggers as it seems to me that it runs fine but the screen freezes?
find out how much ram you have and how much it is using on idle (no programs running) this will give you a rough indication of how much you have left for it to run the programs.
also you could have a faulty graphics card causing the freezing on the screen maybe, just throwing potential ideas out there.
if it's old, computers just like to die and play up...old processor, small ram doesn't amount to fun times... perhaps download a fault checker of google to run a full scan of your system and diagnose any potential problems. could even be virus in your registry messing up the operating system.
find out how much ram you have and how much it is using on idle (no programs running) this will give you a rough indication of how much you have left for it to run the programs.
also you could have a faulty graphics card causing the freezing on the screen maybe, just throwing potential ideas out there.
if it's old, computers just like to die and play up...old processor, small ram doesn't amount to fun times... perhaps download a fault checker of google to run a full scan of your system and diagnose any potential problems. could even be virus in your registry messing up the operating system.
lingl9z
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I built this pc either last year or the year before its an amd 64 dual core 4400 processor, 2gb of ddr2 ram and a budget gfx card 'Gefore 8400gs' 512mb all hosted on a foxconn mother board. with no programs running i've the best part ofr 1700mb free?
Glanza_cl
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i'm swaying towards a virus related problem maybe, if it's in the registry it's going to be almost imposble to find and delete.
if it's using ram and cpu with no programes running something isnt right.
it's hard to diagnose over the Internet...also i would look into the graphics card, mine played up for a bit and if it is playing up it will make the screen mess up and do strange things when it has to calculate graphics
you could check the graphics card actually just run a shit load of images on the screen (jpeg) at the same time as a quick time mov or something and see how it handles it lol. (just sounds like a night of porn lmao!)
if it's using ram and cpu with no programes running something isnt right.
it's hard to diagnose over the Internet...also i would look into the graphics card, mine played up for a bit and if it is playing up it will make the screen mess up and do strange things when it has to calculate graphics
you could check the graphics card actually just run a shit load of images on the screen (jpeg) at the same time as a quick time mov or something and see how it handles it lol. (just sounds like a night of porn lmao!)
gv1.3
Admin
It cant be a virus if its the same after a format and fresh install
If you have 2GB of RAM its unlikely to be RAM related.
Mate Ive had all sorts of issues with machines Ive built. Had one weird one where the case was touching the MB and shorting something out and it used to happen randomly was a pain in the arse to find and fix.
Take my advice....
Strip the machine down take out any cards that are not 100% required, sound card, lan card etc.
If there is onboard graphics on the motherboard then take out your graphics card and use the onboard graphics and turn the machine on and see if it all works okay then start adding hardware one bit at a time until the machine becomes unstable.
Also it might be worthwhile checking for bios updates for your motherboard.
Also worth checking CPU and system temps and make sure your machine is not running hot.
Also... what wattage power supply are you using? power supplies are often something that people scrimp on and can cause all sorts of issues with machine stability.
If you have 2GB of RAM its unlikely to be RAM related.
Mate Ive had all sorts of issues with machines Ive built. Had one weird one where the case was touching the MB and shorting something out and it used to happen randomly was a pain in the arse to find and fix.
Take my advice....
Strip the machine down take out any cards that are not 100% required, sound card, lan card etc.
If there is onboard graphics on the motherboard then take out your graphics card and use the onboard graphics and turn the machine on and see if it all works okay then start adding hardware one bit at a time until the machine becomes unstable.
Also it might be worthwhile checking for bios updates for your motherboard.
Also worth checking CPU and system temps and make sure your machine is not running hot.
Also... what wattage power supply are you using? power supplies are often something that people scrimp on and can cause all sorts of issues with machine stability.
lingl9z
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The PSU is 500w's which wasn't cheap, the system doesnt have onboard gfx but it does have onboard sound + lan, the only card in there is gfx card, I remeber on the odd occasion i got the blue screen of death, never stayed visable for long enough to see what it was referring to as it'd reset, although this stopped its self?
@ Sheldon lmao
Thanks for the help guys
lingl9z
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Too much porn mate. Happened to me once... teehee!
My advice: install Windows 7. I really like it!
Tell me more!:freddy::freddy::freddy:
glanzanut
Lifer
asware will do this so use superantispyware to remove any. also top right on your browser click tools then manage add ons. then temp disable all add ons. if this works start to enable them one by one till a certain one starts messing up ur comp again. then leave that one disabled. :freddy:
lingl9z
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I've disabled all plugin, cheers buddy shall see if that helps, im 100% spyware free according to all the spy checkers ive used including that one!