Jerkiness and Lag in CSS

[potato28]

Srry. I hit enter. Um ya theres major jerkiness and lag when I play CSS. I have 4 256mb stiks of RAM at 2.85v( no change at stock volt), 3200+ on a Hyper 48, and a Gigabyte K8nxp-SLI. This began happening about 6 months ago, and I'm thinking that the RAM is bad. Is it? Or do I need to buy a new NorthBridge cooler?

 

[JBDan]

Run memtest bootable to check your ram. Let it pass 3 or 4 times and see if you get any errors. What gfx card you running? Could be a heat issue , idk. Post your spec's including temps.

 

[potato28]

Ya srry about that. I have a 3D-1, average temp around 55C, ambient 20C, 2D, and around 59C, same ambient, after 8 hrs of CSS. I have the stock Chipset cooler, but I put sum AS5 on it. Think about it for the nite, i gotta get sum sleep. I got a major test tomorow, and I need to cram badly. Also my chipset is running at about 70C(!) with a 80mm suking hot air off it plus the ,stock MCP active cooling is still running.

 

[mrkun]

Your temp monitor may be off for the chipset. However, if it's correct, that's insane.

 

[potato28]

Ya its correct. I check it every few minutes when Im running. Should i follow MechBgon's guide with using the outdated GPU cooler to cool it off? Or do I need to really save up for RAM? Im a moneyless student, and the chipset cooling would be easier to replace.

 

[JEDIYoda]

what are you using to check your temp monitor....
you should be using an outside program ro verify that what your reading is correct...

good luck!!

 

[potato28]

I check with a laser thermometer. And I check with my finger sumtimes, and its REALLY hot!

 

[potato28]

Last eveing bump.

 

[potato28]

Well its my ram... I checked my Chipset again, and its only 55C. Now I get 2 sticks of new 512mb RAM! I had 4 sticks of 256 before...

 

[JEDIYoda]

well i hope that solves your problem,
One more thing....when was the last time you calibrated your laser thermometer?

 

[potato28]

It's only like 2 weeks old. And my dad retested it when we got it. So I get new sticks of RAM instead!

 

[emilyek]

gfx?...