How did you get your computer?

If you bought it from a large company, what company built it and what model number is it?

If you had it built for you, ask the person who built your machine.
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Do you know exactly which processor you have? i.e. What model and speed your chip rated for.

My best guess is that your BIOS changed the bus-speed or CPU-multiplier. I'm sure those words sound...

You mention that you like to play the latest games. Sorry to say, but your machine was not designed to run the latest games. At best, it was developed to do mostly non-graphically intensive...

Did you try putting the original harddrive back in the machine?

The reason that I asked is that this problem occurs often when the time zone settings are incorrect. You'll set the time manually and the system will reset it while connected to the internet, causing...

Pick the one you need:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum (http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo_Platinum&class=mb)
MSI K8N Neo FSR...

What OS are you running on it?
Does it always lose time by exactly one hour?

That sounds like a good plan. Let us know if you need any additional help.

The most likely cause of your slowdown and connectivity issues is a lack of maintenance. Do you ever run antivirus and antispyware scans? Do you clean out your old files to make sure you have some...

You didn't answer any of my questions.

Knowing which processor you currently have doesn't give us enough information to determine which processor is the fastest one that your board can support.
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You're the only one that can determine whether the cost and trouble of upgrading is worth it. If you really don't want a newer machine because your current machine is almost doing everything you...

Are you looking to upgrade the processor? If so, we need additional information. The ZE4500 doesn't have a specific set of hardware components since it is a customizable setup (I've even seen ZE4500s...

Just keep track of the error descriptions. Make sure that you record the whole description and not just parts of it. The data would take a long time to record and wouldn't mean a whole lot to most...

Since you have Windows, give Speedfan a try. It's a great piece of software and should be able to do what you are wanting without too much hassle.

Another step you will need to do since this is a...

I don't think your RAM is the issue, but I could very well be wrong.

Can you give us any specifics that the blue screen errors provide? It could give us some ideas about what is actually happening.

Is this is a Windows or Linux server?

If it is Windows, you can use Speedfan (http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php) to create an event that will execute a program with specified parameters. You...

What are the manufacturers and model numbers of your motherboard and RAM?

What problems are you experiencing while installing XP?

If you have a system built in the 1980s that has a 600MHz chip, you have a very rare item that you can get a lot of money for ;).

Download and run Everest (http://www.lavalys.com/). It should be...

The performance difference between the two chips averages about 2-3%. If that performance gain is worth the extra $100 to you, then get the 4400+.

What you just said is basically all that I've been reading. You really didn't say anything. Essentially, you said, "It's new, it has big numbers, and they have cool videos!" While that's all nice and...

What size does the BIOS report?

I haven't heard much about the cell processors that really impresses me. Most of what I have heard is media hype which, to me, means that there really isn't anything to be that concerned about....

As with most things you can do to your computer, it is safe if you do it correctly.

I don't shop for water cooling parts myself, but I know that you can get parts at Cooler Guys...

Is the power supply that you keep trying to use sufficient to power your system?

What was the wattage rating on your PSU? How about on your friend's?

What PSU and motherboard are you using?

There aren't any standards on what the beeps mean, so we'd have to know what system you are running in order to give you any specifics.

In general, most computers give a single beep upon POST,...

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The problem definately sounds power supply related, but since...

The board only supports one processor. The dual-core chips is one chip with two cores inside of it, so you would buy an AMD Athlon 64 X2 chip, such as the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester...

Yes, that board is able to run X2 chips.

That's the detailed information about your CPU, not your motherboard. Please provide the information about your motherboard.

Since your RAM is the new piece in the system, I would start diagnosing from there. Download Memtest86 (http://memtest86.com/), burn the ISO to a disk, reboot your system, and boot from the disk. The...

Unless you absolutely, without a doubt, know what you are doing, do not overclock. If you are dead set on overclocking, do your research. If you don't, you could fry your CPU, motherboard, RAM,...

That is the correct default clock speed for that chip.

Unfortunately it isn't as simple as that.

Most likely, you have an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego chip currently. This chip has a socket 939 design, so I know that your motherboard supports socket...

Upgrading processors is possible, but you have to do some research. Not all processors are alike. There are two main brands of processors, ones made by Intel and ones made by AMD. Each of these two...

Yeah, if you want the pqi RAM, get this module (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141167).

Here's (http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=12595&mfr=Dell&model=Dimension+4550&Sys=12595-Dell-Dimension+4550&distributor=0&submit1=Search) a page that shows what RAM...

This is directly from Intel (http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-012038.htm):Since you are asking the question, it would seem that you don't know what type of RAM is...

What specs are you comparing? These chips are extremely different and run on different motherboards with different FSB settings and most likely with completely different RAM modules. Because of the...

I imagine that when you are talking about a 2.8, you are referring to an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ since your motherboard supports Socket A chips.

There are many 3200+ AMD chips: ClawHammer, Venice, and...