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Answer» Hello, i recently bought a new pc, 3.2ghz celeron D, 2gb ddr2, 120gb hdd. Its running slower than my old pc,takes ages to boot and it also only scores 274 on performance test which is lower than my last. i have all the latest drivers inc chipset and stuff, no viruses or spyware, computer is totally clean and problem free(bios updated), i dont understand it at all, i'm and experienced computer user, its wrecking my brain. also now when i try to burn dvds it stops at 24% with nero, i've tried using other burning progs with the same result, firmware is updated, its not dma setting either. HELPDiagnose RAM and HDD. Look at the TASK manager screens and decided which programs are using all of the CPU. Tried all them, one says diagnose ram and hdd? whats best prog to do this? anyone know about my dvd burner in the thread? GOOGLE for Windows Memory Diagnostics. You can obtain diagnostic software for the hard drive at the manufacturer's page. http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/slowcom.htm what anti virus program do you have? SPIDER http://www.intel.com/products/processor/celeron_D/index.htm Celeron bites! Cache (pronounced cash) memory is extremely fast memory that is built into a computer’s central processing unit (CPU), or located next to it on a separate chip. The CPU uses cache memory to store instructions that are repeatedly required to run programs, improving overall system speed. The advantage of cache memory is that the CPU does not have to use the motherboard’s system bus for data transfer. Whenever data must be passed through the system bus, the data transfer speed slows to the motherboard’s capability. The CPU can process data much faster by avoiding the bottleneck created by the system bus. As it happens, once most programs are open and running, they use very few resources. When these resources are kept in cache, programs can operate more quickly and efficiently. All else being equal, cache is so effective in system performance that a computer running a fast CPU with little cache can have lower benchmarks than a system running a somewhat slower CPU with more cache. Cache built into the CPU itself is referred to as Level 1 (L1) cache. Cache that resides on a separate chip next to the CPU is called Level 2 (L2) cache. Some CPUs have both L1 and L2 cache built-in and designate the separate cache chip as Level 3 (L3) cache. Cache that is built into the CPU is faster than separate cache, running at the speed of the MICROPROCESSOR itself. However, separate cache is still roughly twice as fast as Random Access Memory (RAM). Cache is more expensive than RAM, but it is well worth getting a CPU and motherboard with built-in cache in order to maximize system spider for memory test try "memtest" this is what i am using. for your hdd you may try chkdsk /f I'm using avg, i'll try decrapifier, mem diag says ok, will try hdd diag next. or am i expecting to much from a poo computer. even still i would expect it to run better with 2gb ddr2.Quote Celeron bites! Not for checking E-mail and browsing the web. Celeron still bites! Spider emmabri, did you GO to that link i sent you?Is it Vista, or XP? Still under warranty? What preinstalled security program came with it? Norton, or McAfee? I'd get rid of AVG, as well. |
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