First, here are my system specs:
1.8ghz Pentium 4
512mb DDR RAM
Intel D845BG Motherboard
80gb 7200rpm HD
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 (64mb)
A few months ago I noticed a huge drop in my computer's performance, specifically when playing 3D games like Medal of Honor. My frame rates went from 50-100fps to 20-40fps. I saw the biggest difference when I played BF1942, with no bots I would get between 40 and 90fps, but even with a few bots my frame rate would drop to 10-25fps. Other people I know with systems worse than mine were able to play the game smoothly with 25+ bots, yet when I have more than 10 I get lagged to death.
I did some checking, and everything seemed fine. Finally, I ran 3DMark2001 SE (results: http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=5280272) and it benchmarked my system bus at 100mhz! I went and checked the bios and it says my system bus is set at 400mhz. This would explain why my system lags even with a small number of bots, or anything that uses a lot of CPU power.
I have absolutely no idea how it got messed up, I havn't even opened the case since I purchased this computer five months ago, and I havn't opened the system bios either. So I'm stumped. What could be the cause? Some sort of defect on the motherboard? I called tech support hoping to redeem my warranty but according to them "the bios doesnt lie" and "this doesn't warrant our technical support". They also said they can't go by third party bechmarking software.
Is there anyway I can fix this without having to replace my motherboard?
1.8ghz Pentium 4
512mb DDR RAM
Intel D845BG Motherboard
80gb 7200rpm HD
Geforce 4 Ti 4200 (64mb)
A few months ago I noticed a huge drop in my computer's performance, specifically when playing 3D games like Medal of Honor. My frame rates went from 50-100fps to 20-40fps. I saw the biggest difference when I played BF1942, with no bots I would get between 40 and 90fps, but even with a few bots my frame rate would drop to 10-25fps. Other people I know with systems worse than mine were able to play the game smoothly with 25+ bots, yet when I have more than 10 I get lagged to death.
I did some checking, and everything seemed fine. Finally, I ran 3DMark2001 SE (results: http://service.madonion.com/compare?2k1=5280272) and it benchmarked my system bus at 100mhz! I went and checked the bios and it says my system bus is set at 400mhz. This would explain why my system lags even with a small number of bots, or anything that uses a lot of CPU power.
I have absolutely no idea how it got messed up, I havn't even opened the case since I purchased this computer five months ago, and I havn't opened the system bios either. So I'm stumped. What could be the cause? Some sort of defect on the motherboard? I called tech support hoping to redeem my warranty but according to them "the bios doesnt lie" and "this doesn't warrant our technical support". They also said they can't go by third party bechmarking software.
Is there anyway I can fix this without having to replace my motherboard?