ever since I threw XP on my DIY athlon 1ghz machine (XFX via kt400 mobo) and upgraded my video and sound, the machine runs like crap! Games themselves seem to run faster than they did under 98, but after about a half hour of doign whatever im doing i start losing frame rates and in general the computer starts to slow down. for example, after an hour or so of playing microsoft combat flight sim 3, it takes several seconds for the computer to register a mouse click in one of the in game menus. if i exit back to my desktop, the computer remains that slow (and gets even slower) until i reboot. once i restart its all good, but until i do its unbearable. some have hinted that its because XP wants more than a 1ghz processor, but that just doesnt seem right. any input would be helpful!
specs...
athlon 1ghz
xfx via KT400 mobo
geforce 4 ti4200 64mb DDR
SB Live! 5.1 w/ live drive
old WD caviar 30gb hardrive
old fujitsu 8.4gb hardrive
512mb DDR PC2100
specs...
athlon 1ghz
xfx via KT400 mobo
geforce 4 ti4200 64mb DDR
SB Live! 5.1 w/ live drive
old WD caviar 30gb hardrive
old fujitsu 8.4gb hardrive
512mb DDR PC2100