Scrolling issues while internet browsing

[iamgenius]

Hi folks. How is it going? Hopefully all is well. In one of my machines, if the I'm in widows for some time, I won't be able to scroll normally. I mean, it does it scroll smoothly, however, it does it slowly and in ripples fashion. I'm sorry I can't describe it very well. From what I know, this usually happens when the PC is low on RAM. Now, this machine is quite powerful if we consider it is only used for internet browsing. Quick specs are: AMD Athlon 3200+ 2.0GHz, 2GB DDR RAM, 500GB WD hard drive, ATI 2600xt drivers video card(The fastest I could get for an AGP slot). The mobo is a gigabyte 7n400 if I remember correctly. What gives?

I'm sure it is a memory problem, either system RAM or video memory. I in fact don't like this ATI card. It doesn't run well on the system, and it gave me some driver problems. A restart will fix the scrolling problem temporarily of course, but that's silly you know, just to restart to fix the issue. I tried to forcibly free system RAM by using a RAM manager, but it didn't help. I suspect the video card not being compatible with my system> What do you think I should do?


Thanks in advance.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Could be memory. How are you as far as free space on the HDD and when was the last time you defragged it?

 

[iamgenius]

Could be memory. How are you as far as free space on the HDD and when was the last time you defragged it?

The HDD is far from being full. As for defragmentation, I don't do it often and I don't think it is the issue. I'll do it anyway and see.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

The HDD is far from being full. As for defragmentation, I don't do it often and I don't think it is the issue. I'll do it anyway and see.

I've never seen HDD fragmentation be an issue. Minor slowdown (VERY minor) is about the end of it.

I would suggest trying to think back and see if you can recall anything changing just prior to this happening. Also try updating your drivers for your video card