I am going to tell you all about some bizarre problems I've had with this Theseus' Ship of a computer I'm using, and tell you about how things have played out over the years and all of the troubles I've had. I have no idea where else to post this so here it is.
When this build was originally created, way back in 2010, I used:
This computer had some weird issues. Sometimes, YouTube videos would load as green screens; and it consistently dropped wifi connections with my current network and then presented with garbage-name networks that as far as I can tell don't actually exist, with names like 2wire-somethingsomething.
The first thing I replaced was the video card. I got a ZOTAC GTX 560 just to get my computer to stop running so hot. The YouTube issue didn't go away, but then Facebook would just sometimes.. crash the computer. Outright.
After about a year and a half, I finally moved up to a new motherboard, processor, and memory, which is what it has now:
Even with these changes, ALL PROBLEMS PERSISTED.
Then Windows 10 came out and Microsoft installed it to my computer when I wasn't looking (gee thanks).
Problems persisted.
New video card in 2016 plus removing one stick of dead memory:
With that, at least, the YouTube issue went away. But...
So, to put you up to speed with the system build I had as of three weeks ago:
The networking issue I've had has gotten stranger! On top of the old issue, the computer now boots unable to maintain a ping to my default gateway of any better than 1500ms on average. To get it working, I have to go into Device Manager, disable the wireless NIC, and re-enable it -- then it works perfectly fine. This happens whether it is a fresh boot or coming back from sleep.
Sometimes, when the machine is put to sleep, it won't wake up until you have cycled the actual PSU power switch. The keyboard randomly stops reacting normally (like right now, where I am having to slow down to about a fourth of my typing speed in order for the computer to actually keep up with my key inputs -- otherwise itlooks liekthi )s; and when first booting it sometimes types RANDOM keys and double presses (which means I can't log in) unless I turn the computer off for more than an hour and come back (changing batteries in the keyboard doesn't help).
I had a hard drive fail and pulled it. I replaced the PSU. I changed my keyboard batteries. I've cleaned my PC out TWICE in the past month. What. In the WORLD. Is going on? Is this a sign of the motherboard or CPU going bad? How would I test that?! I've been dealing with this weird haunted computer for eight years and I've really and truly had it.
When this build was originally created, way back in 2010, I used:
- AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb Quad Core 3.0 GHz processor
MSI 770T-C45 motherboard
The video card I think was an MSI GeForce 8800
16GB of DDR2 RAM
Windows 7 Professional
and a PCI Wi-Fi adapter
This computer had some weird issues. Sometimes, YouTube videos would load as green screens; and it consistently dropped wifi connections with my current network and then presented with garbage-name networks that as far as I can tell don't actually exist, with names like 2wire-somethingsomething.
The first thing I replaced was the video card. I got a ZOTAC GTX 560 just to get my computer to stop running so hot. The YouTube issue didn't go away, but then Facebook would just sometimes.. crash the computer. Outright.
After about a year and a half, I finally moved up to a new motherboard, processor, and memory, which is what it has now:
- AMD FX-4100 Zambezi Quad-core 3.6GHz processor
ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard
32GB DDR3 RAM
new power supply (Corsair 650w -- which is overkill for that system, I know)
and a new PCIe wifi adapter
Even with these changes, ALL PROBLEMS PERSISTED.
Then Windows 10 came out and Microsoft installed it to my computer when I wasn't looking (gee thanks).
Problems persisted.
New video card in 2016 plus removing one stick of dead memory:
- EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC
now at 24GB DDR3 ram
With that, at least, the YouTube issue went away. But...
So, to put you up to speed with the system build I had as of three weeks ago:
AMD FX-4100 Zambezi Quad-core 3.6 GHz processor
ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard
EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC
24GB DDR3 RAM
No hard drives left over from the original build anymore
Different operating system
Different wifi adapter
Corsair 650w power supply
oh and I also don't even live in the same place and I'm on my second wireless router
The networking issue I've had has gotten stranger! On top of the old issue, the computer now boots unable to maintain a ping to my default gateway of any better than 1500ms on average. To get it working, I have to go into Device Manager, disable the wireless NIC, and re-enable it -- then it works perfectly fine. This happens whether it is a fresh boot or coming back from sleep.
Sometimes, when the machine is put to sleep, it won't wake up until you have cycled the actual PSU power switch. The keyboard randomly stops reacting normally (like right now, where I am having to slow down to about a fourth of my typing speed in order for the computer to actually keep up with my key inputs -- otherwise itlooks liekthi )s; and when first booting it sometimes types RANDOM keys and double presses (which means I can't log in) unless I turn the computer off for more than an hour and come back (changing batteries in the keyboard doesn't help).
I had a hard drive fail and pulled it. I replaced the PSU. I changed my keyboard batteries. I've cleaned my PC out TWICE in the past month. What. In the WORLD. Is going on? Is this a sign of the motherboard or CPU going bad? How would I test that?! I've been dealing with this weird haunted computer for eight years and I've really and truly had it.
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