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yunggeh

yunggeh

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my computer specs:

Processor E6600 intel core 2
Graphic ATI card with 512 MB i think it's 4750 or something
Ram reads 4 GB but only 2.93 is usuable
1 tb harddrive

my computer seems to be lagging like heck barely moves like alt + Tabbing or whatever i do seems to be in a delay or freezes for few seconds WHEN I turn on 2 media players video music videos or movies
using a program that converts like 5 videos into 1 large video
and internet explore youtube seems to lag too

 
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haha thanks.. i figured i give that a shot and after downloading it worked :)
but there's one issue i can't seem to resolve now
1) when i try to go on a website to download videos there's normally like 10 pictures in row but the bottom left corner of internet it says
"4 items remaining or 16 items remaing) Downloading picture http://

then it dont finish just stays there or goes down to saying 1 items remaining and nothing else happens

normally after those pictures there are comments then below are other links for next link of video download page to click on
i can't get down that far just stays stuck on 1) downloadable file names 2) pictures (which are probably alot like 10 pictures) 3) comments 4) next link to go on
i stay stuck on one or 2 pictures on part 2)

and second problem i have is u know the cool trick of highlighting windows media and you see mini box of the video ur watching.. i dont see it all it shows is next back play pause

same goes for explorer just shows you title box not the whole preview

i tried properties and it has aeropeek desktop i can't click or unclick it's just faded color unaccessable
 
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hmm sounds funny... what version of catalyst did you download? did you download the right one for your card? is java & flash up to date? and last but not least get rid of internet explorer! I personally use google chrome. now that i think of it i had a friend that had a problem like yours and they downloaded google chrome and it fixed the problem in internet explorer to! (not sure how that worked but whatever) and i am not sure why aeropeek is not working.. try inserting the windows 7 disk and repairing windows.
 
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where do i go to install direct x 10??
and yes i downloaded from ati driver under radeon 5700 series drivers
chrome hmm maybe i'll try that
if not imma reinstall windows 7 again and start over

@Raidur yeah i took the ram to comp store they said it's good which i think they dont wanna replace it so i put it back in and i think i might've installed it incorrectly and one of the mem card is fried haha oops
so it's down to 2 GB which windows recongizes heh.. but i sold it to a friend for 200 bucks
 
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hmm didnt the card come with a disk? i would start by installing everything on that disk... as for the direct x go to start type "run" in the search. open run, then type in "dxdiag" in the run box, click ok. when that pops up check the version of direct x it should say direct x 11 for your 5770 not dx10 sorry... if it says anything less than 11, you need to get the update from microsoft.com
 
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yeah it says i have direct x 11 but still don't explain why i can't get a full page on my internet explorer for this one p2p site

if you give me ur email i'll giveyou picture description of what is going on

im thinkin of reinstalling windows again

i kinda made a mistake and installed windows 7 32 bit and then had to reinstall the 64 bit over it
 
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ughh.. i had spent soo much time installing codec codes for my gom player
cuz these videso i have are skm,k3g,mov files :/ not to mention i hate having to reinstall all these programs too :/

but if it's gonna help me improve my computer then why not :)


also on my system properties it says my windows experiance index over all rating is 5.9

Processor subscore 7.4

Memory (ram) 7.4

Graphics 6.0

Gaming Graphics 6.0

Primary Hard Disk 5.9


what the heck?? and i have a i7 :heink:
 
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yeah well i guess i'll try to retest it again after i reinstall windows tomorrow

after i download yuna kim's ice skating performace tomorrow :)
damn she broke record for getting 150 points haha damn i envy that coach.. im sure he getting some.. just that we dont know or no scandals yet lol

question tho.. don't win 7 support drivers like sound cards and etc?? unlike win xp where you gotta install the drivers urself??


and last when i do reinstall should i repartition or partition a new sector??
 
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Ok for a fresh install partition 60 to 100 gigs for OS the rest to storage, your drivers some will be installed most wont you will still have to install the motherboards chipset, your video card, and your sound.

Now your memory problem did you try resetting your bios maybe something got mixed up also check in your bios and see if you have north bridge config in there if you do open that menu and look for memory remap which should be enabled and also look for memory hole which should be disabled.
 
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hey~ i just did the fresh installation win 7 again deleted the old file first of coarse installed the cd drives for my mother board and everything.. this i7 seems still iffy when i install a game + download a counter strike file from steam.com and watching chris rock on win media + internet explore it seems to lag everything seems like it pauses for a bit

plus i still have my issues with the website where it says 7 items remaining downloading from http://www.doba
man this is annoying me immensly do you think is hould get this checked out at a computer repair fauclity??
 
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If it pauses while you are trying to do a ton of stuff while installing a game then it is likely your hard drive is the problem (not saying there is anything wrong with it, just that it might have been the component choking your system).

i7 is a beast of a CPU and it is very rare to get a bad one. A dual core can handle what you were doing.

See how it acts while you're not running the hard drive at full blast. :)
 
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umm.. also i noticed when i leave my computer on idle like i went to take a nap because i was exhausted from shoveling the snow from the snow storm we had here i think i came back like 30 minutes to hour later and the entire computer was lagging and non responsive even task bar and also noticed my dvdrw rom was blinking lights *had broodwar cd inside* but not running which also reminds me that last night i left the computer running idle all night and this morning before i left for work i tried to turn off the computer wouldn't respond kept being non responsive and so i had to force feed the power off button

i left it at this local computer shop but i don't trust them hehe yet i left them to check my computer hope they dont do weird things to it (inside i know i should take it to a staples or best buy for repair check up) since i am alittle hesitant to trust the one i been taking my old computer too but that's entirely different matter i guess
 
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also.. since my i7 is at the shop to be checked out for any issues such as drivers or what have you... im on my old computer which i took to them like 5 times within 1 month

they ripped me off saying my hd drive was bad and my graphic card was defective the fan not spinning cause my sympton was my comp was crashing while running two video players and leaving it all night i see computer was rebooted and when i paid for it and got it returned i still had issues so 2nd time i took it to them they said my ram was bad and replacing that seemed to do the trick

3rd time computer was very slow wasn't as fast as i took it to them the first 2 times and issue was bios or something

4th time i brought additional 2 gb ram to knock it up to 4 gb which memtest said i had bad memory card trouble storing data and they said they will test the ram before replacing it and said there the ram was good *i donno mem test said bad they said good* maybe they didn't want to waste money by replacing the ram since they ripped me off the hard drive and graphic card
 
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you have a POINT :)
but i probably wouldn't know how to install a cpu into a motherboard.. like the other day after i brought back the ram from the comp store after they checked it out
i couldn't or didn't know which way is the right way to put in the ram into the slot and turned out that one of the 2 gb ram got burned from overheat
so now my old comp is down to 2 gb

but i think i know how to install cd rom hard drive and graphic card into the clips to the motherboard tho.. just that installing the cpu would probably rough for me
and finding the right motherboard for the correct computer case
 
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Its actually not too bad. All you have to do (for case and mobo) is make sure they have the same size spec- either ITX, MicorATX, ATX, or extended ATX.
 
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most motherboards are micro atx or atx board nowadays so a mid atx tower would have plenty of room for both styles and would support both board types.. also installing a cpu is easy just line up the pins and gently place it in the board.. Most stock heat sinks have thermal paste on them already so you shouldnt have to worry about that but make sure the heat sink is flush with the cpu and both sides are clamped in.. or all the pins are secure whichever style you have... The ram only goes in one way.. there is a short end and a long end so as long as you have the right ram for the board you shouldnt have a problem with that. Most everything is looking and lining it up the more you do it the better you will get at it. And eventually you will look back and say wow that was so easy i cant believe i used to pay an arm and a leg for someone else to do that!
 
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anyone knows what happens if i installed a bootleg windows 7 ultimate 64 bit andthe activation key is wrong?? and time is expired??
i have that problem i woke up said my windows key is incorrect and i must activate it by today
was wondering what would happen
 
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The reason why your bootleg windows isnt working anymore is because of a new update microsoft just did the only way to fix it is to reinstall windows and disable the update labeled KB971033 its a new anti piracy checker they have but if you simply disable that update and hide it all other updates will work fine.
 
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