bad psu

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

jhill1

Member
Sep 5, 2006
95
0
0
ok i will

i think ur right, because everytime i try to open my essay, the comp locks up... is this most likley a cpu problem
 

jhill1

Member
Sep 5, 2006
95
0
0
it hovered about 50-51c when i left it completeley alone

heres my voltages, they didnt change much when i put in the other psu. only about +/-.02

voltages-1.jpg
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
Right click on "My Computer" and click on "Properties".
On the window that pops up (System Properties), under "Computer:", what do you see?
 

jhill1

Member
Sep 5, 2006
95
0
0
computer: amd athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 3800+ 2.01 ghz, 2.00 gb of ram physical address extension
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
Originally posted by: jhill1
computer: amd athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 3800+ 2.01 ghz, 2.00 gb of ram physical address extension

Good.

Download CPU-Z and run it.
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

On the CPU tab, what is "Voltage"?
What is "Core Speed"?

On the "Memory" tab, what is "Channel #"?
What is "Frequency"?
What are the timings?
 

jhill1

Member
Sep 5, 2006
95
0
0
i already got it but it says:

the voltage keeps going between 1.216 and 1.232 even though in bios i have it set to 1.325
the core speed is between 2006-2008MHz

channel # is dual
freq. is 334.5
4-4-4-12 then it says 19 and command rate is 2T
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
Is there any process on the "Processes" tab in "Task Manager" that is taking the CPU time?
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del.
Select the "Processes" tab on the window that opens up.
Look under the column titled "CPU". Is there any process other than "System Idle Process" with a number higher than 5?
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
How much virtual memory have you got?
How much free disk space have you got on your XP drive (percentage)?
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
Right click on "My Computer" and click on "Properties". On the "Advanced" tab, click on "Settings" under "Performance". On the "Advanced" tab, you can see "Virtual Memory".
 

Navid

Diamond Member
Jul 26, 2004
5,053
0
0
I'm afraid I am out of ideas!

If the issue was the lockups, you could run Prime for 10 hours to make sure that it would not stop because of an error and if it did, you would have to improve cooling for the CPU.
But, your computer being sluggish is a puzzle. This does not make much sense to me.

I suggest that you make another post in the "General Hardware" forum. There is more traffic.
Make it short and to the point and ask for help. I am sure others will help to figure it out.
 

jhill1

Member
Sep 5, 2006
95
0
0
thanks for all your time and help. ill definatley go post there and maybe ill try other websites?