12GB of ram and computer is slower than when they were just 4GB

[h3sham]

ok so heres my problem originaly i had 2X2GB adata 1600 rams then 5 months ago i got 2X4GB 1333 team rams...so i installed all 4 together couldnt get em to work in dual channel mode well more like i was too busy to work on it , anyway ive noticed my computer is runing a tad too slow .....slower than when it had only 4GBs of ram it takes around 3 mins to boot the windows now and like 6-10 to start it up and start the antivirus and the msn and google talk....i was hoping anyone could help me figure out whats wrong and why its runing so slow now , thanks in advance
also my specs are :
Intel Core i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
MB : Gigabyte-P55-USB3L
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450,EVGA SC
RAM : 12288 MB DDR3 Dual Channel
RAM Speed : 666.2 MHz (4:20) @ 9-9-9-24
Slot 1 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : A-Data Technology
Slot 2 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : A-Data Technology
Slot 3 : 4096MB (10700)
Slot 3 Manufacturer : Team Group Inc.
Slot 4 : 4096MB (10700)
Slot 4 Manufacturer : Team Group Inc.
Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit
HDD:500GB caviar green

 

[h3sham]

any ideas??

 

[h3sham]

and i did scan for everything possible no viruses and no malwares of anykind , even used another computer to scan my hard drive and no its not an overheating probalem i checked all temps and theres no dust in my case i clean it once every 5-7 days

 

[h3sham]

guess no one knows whats wrong....

 

[GhislainG]

Make sure the same module size is installed in the same color slots. Your PC won't boot faster with more memory becasue all of it has to be tested.

 

[h3sham]

Make sure the same module size is installed in the same color slots. Your PC won't boot faster with more memory becasue all of it has to be tested.

what do u mean it have to be tested?

 

[GhislainG]

Memory is tested at POST and if you install more, then that step takes longer. Windows will also perform some basic memory tests. In addition, the modules run a bit slower than before. You normally install more memory because you need it to run your applications, not because it makes your PC faster.

 

[h3sham]

i didn expect it to be faster but i also didn expect it to start up the OS in longer time which is the main problem it shouldnt take 5-10 mins to start upand by start up i mean loging the windows user and runing the programs at the start up....

 

[GhislainG]

If you remove the new modules, does the system boot faster? What happens if you only install the new modules? Do the modules run in dual channel mode? In your original post, you wrote that the 2GB modules are installed in slots 1 and 2. They probably should be in slots 1 and 3 and the 4GB modules in slots 2 and 4.

 

[h3sham]

Changed them to 4 2 4 2 , and no its still slow even after removing them , could a bad hard disk be causing this?

 

[GhislainG]

What OS and how is the SATA controller configured? When you installed more memory, the settings may have been reset to their default values and you may need to change them back to what they were before. If using Windows 7, the SATA controller should be in AHCI mode for best performance.

 

[h3sham]

Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit ,SATA was and still is set to IDE ,whats AHCI,keep in mind im still using an ide hard drive and an ide optical drive beside my sata hdd

 

[GhislainG]

Are you booting from an IDE drive? Unless you're testing from a clean install, Windows may now take longer to boot because you've installed several applications, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Host_Controller_Interface

 

[h3sham]

no im booting from the SATA drive

 

[GhislainG]

Why did you configure the SATA controller in IDE instead of AHCI mode? If I were you, I'd switch it to AHCI mode after following Microsoft's procedure: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 I don't guarantee that it will boot a lot faster, but there should be an improvement.

 

[h3sham]

i didn it was the default ,i never messed with it didn want to try and explore that one guess i shouldve

 

[ko888]

Run CPU-Z and post screen prints, in this thread, of the CPU-Z's Memory tab page and a SPD tab page for each memory module type.

 

[h3sham]

Run CPU-Z and post screen prints, in this thread, of the CPU-Z's Memory tab page and a SPD tab page for each memory module type.

 

[h3sham]

Why did you configure the SATA controller in IDE instead of AHCI mode? If I were you, I'd switch it to AHCI mode after following Microsoft's procedure: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 I don't guarantee that it will boot a lot faster, but there should be an improvement.

i tried that but it didn detect the optical drive or the ide HDD

 

[ko888]

The memory appears to be working properly in Dual Channel mode, and at the memory timings I would expect them to be operating at, based on your system's 133.3 MHz base clock.

That just leaves the HDDs.

If either of your HDDs has a problem the Windows boot time will be long.

Check your Windows system event viewer for any Error events that may give you an idea of what is causing the problem.

 

[GhislainG]

i tried that but it didn detect the optical drive or the ide HDD

Did Windows boot (presuming that you modified the registry) and was it faster?

 

[ko888]

There are three storage interface controllers on your motherboard:

Intel P55 Chipset:
- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0~SATA2_5)

GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:
- IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_6 and GSATA2_7)

iTE IT8720 chip:
- 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

Your SATA HDD should be connected to the SATA2_0 blue SATA port on the Intel P55 chipset's SATA controller. Don't use the white SATA ports.

In the motherboard's CMOS Setup Utility --> Integrated Peripherals:

The PCH SATA Control Mode only affects the SATA ports on the Intel P55 chipset and should be set to [AHCI].

The Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode should be set to [IDE], otherwise the PATA devices, like your Optical Disk Drive, won't be bootable/usable.

 

[h3sham]

ok now the ahci works , but everything is still the same i guess its just my HDD dying....also why not use the white sata ports?

 

[ko888]

ok now the ahci works , but everything is still the same i guess its just my HDD dying....also why not use the white sata ports?

The white SATA ports are on the same controller chip as the ATA-133/100/66/33 port.

You cannot set the Control Mode on individual ports. When you change the Control Mode it affects all of the ports on that controller chip.

Have you run a Check Disk on that old HDD?

If you unplug the old HDD does the system boot up quicker? If it does boot up quicker then it's proof that your old HDD has a problem.

 

[h3sham]

The white SATA ports are on the same controller chip as the ATA-133/100/66/33 port.

You cannot set the Control Mode on individual ports. When you change the Control Mode it affects all of the ports on that controller chip.

Have you run a Check Disk on that old HDD?

If you unplug the old HDD does the system boot up quicker? If it does boot up quicker then it's proof that your old HDD has a problem.

thats the problem both HDD are old and i check both with HDtune the 500GB speed test was ok at first then slowed down starting the middle till the end the 40GB which is actually a very loud HDD i can hear it spin to my surprise tested alright also the 500GB had C7 ultra DMA CRC error count of "current 200" worst 188 "threshold 0"data 8787"status warning...i dun even know that is