windows are already open. lol. i've been looking at getting a mobo and processor bundle. possibly with an AGP slot for my newly purchased video card.

what specs do you all recommend for a...

still having freeze problems. a shotgun blast might work the best.

okay, it made it through the process of sfc/scannow. but when it finished it just closed. i rebooted and noticed nothing. i would think that if there were problems, it would have said something...

what i have is a system recovery disc that has the I386 file. followed your directions. i copied it to c:\, hanged the path, rebooted and did the sfc/ scannow thing. it prompted me to insert the disc...

seriously. these probs were here before trying to beef up the PSU and video card.

it took me a while to figure out the sfc/scannow command. it had to have a space between sfc /scannow.

it...

okay, so its back to the same old same old. its freezing once i'm on the battlefied in BF2142.

is 430w enough? i keep asking myself that.

i checked for burst capisitors and the like, but found...

correction: PSU is 430w.

right now, all i can afford is the EL CHEAPO Socket A (462) mobo.

i haven't had any freezes since flashing my BIOS. yea for me!

thanks for the suggestions. ...

okay so i flashed my bios. now i'll have to wait and see if it happens again.

point taken on purchasing a mobo/cpu bundle. i looked into mobos for a SOCKET A computer. i still have to do some...

power supply? prior to running the new graphics card, i was still encountering freezes. i thought about the PSU as being the culprit, but thought i had enough juice. i was running a radeon x800gto...

i think this is the right area to discuss my problem. i have a pretty reliable (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread68908.html#) machine except when i boot up my games. what i experience is...

okay, i think i;ve come to the conclusion that my bios needs flashed. that or i could buy another mobo for 60 bucks. having a socket 462 limits me, right?

anysuggestions? i hate freezing when i...

i think this is the right area to discuss my problem. i have a pretty reliable machine except when i boot up my games. what i experience is a total freeze. no audio, no mouse movement. nothing.
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