So there wasn't a category for "All of the Above", so I did Systems.
Built my computer in 2009, Here are the stats:
-COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black (Midtower)
-1 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X
-1 ZOTAC ZT-285E3LA-FSP GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported
-1 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
-1 Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
-1 Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
-1 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI
-750 Watt PSU
My computer has been doing some odd things lately.
1) Static shocks on the front faceplate cause the system to reset. Apparently, it is a common issue with the CM Storm Scout case. This has happened since it was built. Recently, After one of these "resets", I've been getting messages about BIOS files being inaccessible/corrupted, and then it restores them from a backup, and everything goes forward as normal.
2) Files and programs seem to take far longer to load than they used to. Games that would start up immediately when I first played them, now take take 10x longer. Movie files and audio files have a noticeably longer delay to their start-up. Starting up the computer leads to the log-in screen. And after logging in, hangs on a black screen for a full minute before even showing the desktop background.
For games, an example would be SWTOR, where I used to be able to run it max settings with a comfortable 40+ FPS. Now, even after lowering the resolution from 1920x1080 to 1600x900, and cutting down a lot of the more performance intensive stuff, I'm lucky if I can get 20. I think it may be that my computer is having trouble loading textures quickly, maybe.
3) My audio card might be failing. Occasionally, the sound cuts out, and when I try to run a movie file to check it, the movie will not have sounds, and will stutter and jerk, like a web video with a slow buffer, only it's on my computer already.
I would be really grateful for any thoughts or idea. I don't really have the money for a full replacement at the moment. If I could get away without replacing my hard drive that would be great too. Moving, college courses, etc would make putting my computer out a commission, even temporarily, a major issue. But even knowing the problem would help.
Thanks again.
Built my computer in 2009, Here are the stats:
-COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black (Midtower)
-1 GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X
-1 ZOTAC ZT-285E3LA-FSP GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported
-1 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX
-1 Kingston HyperX T1 Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop
-1 Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
-1 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI
-750 Watt PSU
My computer has been doing some odd things lately.
1) Static shocks on the front faceplate cause the system to reset. Apparently, it is a common issue with the CM Storm Scout case. This has happened since it was built. Recently, After one of these "resets", I've been getting messages about BIOS files being inaccessible/corrupted, and then it restores them from a backup, and everything goes forward as normal.
2) Files and programs seem to take far longer to load than they used to. Games that would start up immediately when I first played them, now take take 10x longer. Movie files and audio files have a noticeably longer delay to their start-up. Starting up the computer leads to the log-in screen. And after logging in, hangs on a black screen for a full minute before even showing the desktop background.
For games, an example would be SWTOR, where I used to be able to run it max settings with a comfortable 40+ FPS. Now, even after lowering the resolution from 1920x1080 to 1600x900, and cutting down a lot of the more performance intensive stuff, I'm lucky if I can get 20. I think it may be that my computer is having trouble loading textures quickly, maybe.
3) My audio card might be failing. Occasionally, the sound cuts out, and when I try to run a movie file to check it, the movie will not have sounds, and will stutter and jerk, like a web video with a slow buffer, only it's on my computer already.
I would be really grateful for any thoughts or idea. I don't really have the money for a full replacement at the moment. If I could get away without replacing my hard drive that would be great too. Moving, college courses, etc would make putting my computer out a commission, even temporarily, a major issue. But even knowing the problem would help.
Thanks again.
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