Why are you changing the CPU speed ? ?At the moment as only way to get it working its at default 1100Mhz it selects
but its a Socket A 3200Mhz processor
never has picked it up as that on default
always had to SET it to that in BIOS settings
then when it LOADS up says 3200Mhz on that loading screen

but i dont think this problem is to do with that as at default does the same doesnt always start.

What MBoard is this ? ?Abit NF7-SYou will have to consult your MBoard manual for setting that CPU speed properly...i believe the FSB has to be changed as well to accomodate that CPU...
This is probably the root cause of your issues...Hi

yes I did that.

Things have got bad to WORSE now after changing the PSU, im on my very old slow computer at moment because my other blew up with the PSU change!!

I took the PSU out this computer a 600w, put it in that one, easy to do i done before in past, turned it on, power first then on by its own switch and it SPARKED and smoked, did a little bang 8(

put the one i took out other computer in here and works fine.
So wasnt PSU.

trouble is now looks like ill have to buy another computer 8(
Typical as recently made redundant and have to buy one.
Cant use this one for gaming or webwork as too slow.

Oh well guess this post is closed now computer completely dead!

Do you think the processor, graphics card, memory would still be ok in dead computer so i can sell to make alittle back?

shirl Sparking and smoking is never a good thing...
I can't tell what you did because i cannot see the machine from here...
But i can tell you that each component you may want to RESCUE from that machine would have to be tested to see if it's saleable...