Upgrade computer, crappier performance.

[Deepmist]

Specs:
Asus a7n8x 2.0 bios rev1008
athlon xp 2800+ (set at 2700+ in bios)
9800pro AIW
74gig raptor
2x1gig pdp ram
sound blaster something platinum I think
XP Home

My power supply burnt out a few weeks ago, since then i've replace my ps, os hard drive, and got another gig of ram for the helluvit. I can't get through 3dmark 03 or 05. I have a screen of the 03 error but my friends server is down rigt now so i'll post it later. The error is "FMOD error in FSOUND_SetVolume: An invalid parameter was passed to this function". When I play counter-strike now if I set the resolution above 1024x768 the game lags a bunch then usually locks up. If I set it at that resolution or below it seems to run ok. I also flashed the latest bios during my whole upgrade process.

Before my power supply burnt out everything worked perfectly.

Edit: oh and I did try both ram sticks by themselves and nothing really changes, so I don't think it's ram.

 

[mechBgon]

As a fact-finding step, start by either taking out the sound card, or moving it to PCI slot #4 and disabling all onboard sound-related functions (MIDI, Gameport, audio, and firewire if your card has FW).

Check that your RAM is getting enough voltage. 2.7 volts is probably a good idea. I also recall Mushkin finding that 1GB DIMMs produced nasty performance drops in the A7N8X, so who knows if that's been addressed or not

Other than that... well, the obvious two things: (1) maybe your mobo or other hardware took splash damage when your old PSU gave out; and/or (2) maybe your new PSU is not so stable. What brand & model is this new one?