????WinXP problem or damaged CPU?????

[delic]

This is a bit of a general question..

I recently built my first computer with a amd 1600+ cpu abd WinXp..

I have been noticing wierd behavior in Windows XP and the programs I run. There seems to be a second or two delay after I click and hit enter sometimes...
I was just using Microsoft C++ and I noticed that after I hit enter to go to the next line there is a noticable delay... It just cant be normal, my PII 200MHz dell laptop didnt have anywhere near the same delay.. I used C++ all the time and never noticed similar behavior..

I am a little worried I may have damaged the cpu during
the installation.. windows xp says the cpu is working correctly and I do not have any problems with crashing or anything.. Maybe I tightened the heatsink
to hard onto the cpu?? well I guess one question is would I know if i damaged the cpu or would there be subtle problems??

Is there a known problem with winxp with similar symptoms??

Is there a way to check that the cpu is performing 100%??

I have to find a way to narrow down the possibilities..

I would appreciate any ideas guys, Thanks!

 

[delic]

OK guys Thanks for looking at my post but I just found the problem!!!

I have a SOYO Dragon and it was the SmartGuradian program that monitors the temperatures, voltages, etc... It was consuming
99% of the processor.. Damn.. I think that fixed it...

 

[Rhi]

Gjob!

XP is slower in execution on many things, but not so noticably.

-Rhi

 

[Stevem627]

Also, look hard at teh services you have running like Autoupdates, System Restore, etc. These can really bog down XP. Try these sites out for some ideas.


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