i need help, any suggestions?!

thechow · Aug 31, 2004, 01:06 AM

i am running windows xp professional on my shuttle sb61g2v3.0, with a p4 2.8 1 mb cache 800fsb, liteon combo drive 52x34x52, corsair xms pc3200 ram, and an ati radeon 9600xt vid card (running the most recent ati omega driver). this computer just feels bad. i would think that it would run decently smooth, but it gets slow and laggy at times and i cant even play counter-strike with stable fps. my fps ranges from 30-90's depending on in-game action but i would say that the average is about 60fps, i cant even get 100 fps when im not in-game; its about 60 and still jumps. you're going to have to excuse me, i know almost nothing about computers, but i have a suspicion that it may be that my power supply (shuttle 250watts psu) is too weak for my parts. that would be my best guess, but it could be anything i guess, cooling, video card, motherboard, etc. anyways, i need help, any suggestions would be nice. thank you for taking your time out to read this post.

CaptinSxb · Aug 31, 2004, 01:20 AM

hehe i average about 20 fps in cs but i have no idea what your problem is sry

GutterPunk · Aug 31, 2004, 04:10 AM

check urself for spy ware and run ur anti virus w/ the latest definistions? psu is weak, but it normally causes instability i dunno if it is the case here.

Falstaff · Aug 31, 2004, 04:16 AM

lets see some specs...I wonder if you have an old mobo or a bios problem...lets do a little surgery...

Aug 31, 2004, 01:06 AM	#1
thechow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	i need help, any suggestions?! i am running windows xp professional on my shuttle sb61g2v3.0, with a p4 2.8 1 mb cache 800fsb, liteon combo drive 52x34x52, corsair xms pc3200 ram, and an ati radeon 9600xt vid card (running the most recent ati omega driver). this computer just feels bad. i would think that it would run decently smooth, but it gets slow and laggy at times and i cant even play counter-strike with stable fps. my fps ranges from 30-90's depending on in-game action but i would say that the average is about 60fps, i cant even get 100 fps when im not in-game; its about 60 and still jumps. you're going to have to excuse me, i know almost nothing about computers, but i have a suspicion that it may be that my power supply (shuttle 250watts psu) is too weak for my parts. that would be my best guess, but it could be anything i guess, cooling, video card, motherboard, etc. anyways, i need help, any suggestions would be nice. thank you for taking your time out to read this post.

Aug 31, 2004, 01:20 AM	#2
CaptinSxb DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Good Ol' U.S. of A. Posts: 404 Rep Power: 0	hehe i average about 20 fps in cs but i have no idea what your problem is sry __________________ A64-3200; x800xl; a couple other things ; and a floppy drive

Aug 31, 2004, 04:10 AM	#3
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	check urself for spy ware and run ur anti virus w/ the latest definistions? psu is weak, but it normally causes instability i dunno if it is the case here. __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Aug 31, 2004, 04:16 AM	#4
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	lets see some specs...I wonder if you have an old mobo or a bios problem...lets do a little surgery... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."