Is your original ram 667mhz? you could sell the one 2 gig stick and replace it with a 1 gig 800mhz that will solve your performance issue.

Actually the OS IS of importance. If you are running a 32bit OS you can't even use 4 Gigs. a 32bit OS will only recognize a little over 3 gigs. so using 4 would be completely pointless.

This was...

IT's weird. I just read through the specs and it says to use 4 gigs of ram they have to be 4x 1gig, but the motherboard only has 2 memory slots. I have never seen this before.

Are you running a...

oh yea,
Next time you want to upgrade your system, let a professional do it.

Yes, you probably shorted out your memory slot. the beeps it is making is an error code. try turning it on again and write down the error code. it should be like 3 short beeps, long short long, short...

new computers have SATA just to clear that one up.

The operating system shouldn't matter. what you need to find out is does your motherboard have a sata connector? my guess is that since your computer is old enough to still have ME you don't. let us...

The master is the farthest from the motherboard and the slave is the middle connector...


depending on how new the laptop is it could be SATA in that case you will need a computer with sata. is...

the only problem i have is i have never heard of that brand. my major questions are what kind of warranty do they have, what is the customer support like, are they using cheap hardware to save money....

1) quad is better
2)GeForce 9800
3) Yes. the 2nd/3rd hard drive will make for an easy dual boot system.

If you are wanting to spend that much i would suggest this...

just adding ram won't make the system faster. all adding ram will do is allow you to run more programs at once. if you want a performance increase go buy a Dual Core CPU you can pick one up for about...

the number of banks shouldn't matter. but as far as why it doesn't work, like i said earlier, ram can cause some of the most confusing problems, things that you would never even think ram was...

It sounds like you did your research before adding RAM. you wouldn't believe how many people just add as much ram as they can then they can't figure out why it isn't working.

But it sounds like...

Does it do it with every game or just WOW?

it sounds like your system is overloaded. have you tried lowering the graphics quality of the game? it might very well be the CPU. check the minimum...

In my experience Ram is the most troublesome piece of hardware in a computer. Ram problems can be so random and confusing. I would say return the 1GB stick as dead on arrival. have them send you a...

If you will read previous posts you will see i already suggested that.

you bought an off brand MP3 player that is obviously a cheap rip off of the ipod and you expect it to be the same quality?

take it back to where you got it and get a new one. that is either a...

there is no place like 127.0.0.1.

try pinging the loopback command(the above address) that will make sure your hardware is good.

it won't ping sites like MSN and Google because they have Ping tuned off to prevent denial of service attacks.

and if you ever have any questions feel free to PM me.

glad i could help.

i would appreciate it if you could add to my reputation and mark this post as solved.

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The fan that comes with the 6000 will be fine in that case, the only reason you would need to upgrade would be if you had ventalation issues(which you don't with that case) or if you where going to...

it's not like it is going to need a kilowatt PSU or anything but it will draw a little more power than the 5600. depending on what video card and ram and how many fans you have a 500w PSU should be...

even though im not a big fan of AMD the 6000+ is a pretty good CPU. but as stated above it will consume more power and will run quite a bit hotter but the cooling fan that comes with it should...

42 C should be fine i think 49C is the max operating temp for laptop hdds.

you can pick up a pretty decent cooling pad at walmart for about $20 and they work great.

Is your laptop stationary most of the time? if so you might look into a cooling pad. it is just a plastic thing with some fans in it that your laptop sits on and i cools very efficiently.

I think...

Software is about the only thing left to go wrong. he has replaced everything but the HDD.

well you only have one thing left to replace and if that doesn't work i don't know what to tell you.

holly cow that sounds like a mess.

it does sound to me like a cooling problem. so once your new heat sync and fan comes in give that a try and let us know.

There is no shame in asking for help. IT people do it all the time. that is why there is sites out there like this, so that people like us have a good resource for learning.

you may know how to install correct drivers but windows will use any driver it can find. you may check and see if there is more than one driver installed. that can cause problems.

depending on the game. they may be too much for the card.

i also have heard of people having problems with ATI drivers. thats why i use Nvidia.

ATI is also known for having bad cards from the factory. if reinstaling the correct driver doesn't work it...

If the link doesn't work it is an ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 P35 ATX.

This is the same board i have in my computer, but i don't use SLI. i just have one single BFG 8800 GTS.

Personaly i think quad core...

your right not all 775 boards will take the new quad cores. but i don't think he will be getting a 3GHz core 2 duo extreem any time soon. seeing as they are about a thousand dollars. lol

another question. do you plan on hoking everything up via SATA or PATA

Your CPU is a socket 775
so any board that will support your dual core will also support most Quad cores.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131225

Good mother board,...