I have a computer that was custom built in 2008 by CypberpowerPC.
It originally had Windows XP but I've since upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. (6.1 build 7601)
mainboard: ASUS P5N-D
Video Card:
CPU: Intel Duo Core E8600 3.3GHz
RAM: 8192Mb (I think DDR SDRAM, but am not sure)
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 4068Mb (driver version 9.18.13.4181)
Not sure on the sound card, but it can have 7.1 speakers
I have disabled windows updates, I sometimes check for driver updates for the video card, I keep it disconnected from the internet when not actively using internet. I use Malwarebytes and Spybot Search & Destroy.
I initially only had a wired LAN but had a wireless LAN card installed as well as a better USB interface.
The issues:
I used the windows memory checker and it said my RAM is fine.
I'm currently running spybot and it says scan will be complete in about 20 minutes.
It originally had Windows XP but I've since upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. (6.1 build 7601)
mainboard: ASUS P5N-D
Video Card:
CPU: Intel Duo Core E8600 3.3GHz
RAM: 8192Mb (I think DDR SDRAM, but am not sure)
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 4068Mb (driver version 9.18.13.4181)
Not sure on the sound card, but it can have 7.1 speakers
I have disabled windows updates, I sometimes check for driver updates for the video card, I keep it disconnected from the internet when not actively using internet. I use Malwarebytes and Spybot Search & Destroy.
I initially only had a wired LAN but had a wireless LAN card installed as well as a better USB interface.
The issues:
- It takes an extraordinarily long time to boot up-- sometimes upwards of 10 minutes.
- A couple of months ago I started getting an error where it said that my copy of windows is not genuine even though it is. I get a nag message every 15 minutes or so about it. I tried using a software fix a friend gave me, but it didn't work.
- Google Chrome does not want to run on it. I installed it and when I open Chrome it never pops up. It is open in the Task Manager, but it does not ever appear on my screen and I have to end task to close it. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling it to no avail.
- When I try to use GIMP, it hangs up on loading Fonts and then never opens. I have to end task.
- While using MS Paint, the first time I go to use the Text tool, it locks up my computer for at least 2 minutes (the duration seems to keep getting longer). After that, I can use the Text tool in that paint file, but if I open another instance of Paint and try to use the Text tool, it hangs up again.
- When I try to view my Fonts folder it hangs up for about 2 minutes. I have tried to reset my fonts to default but I don't think it has ever gone through fully. My virus scanners have not detected any malware.
- Every once in awhile, I get an obnoxious popup telling me something about needing to update Yahoo or something. It forces all over windows into the background so it can go to the forefront. Even if I click to close it, it keeps opening up until I mouseover the taskbar and if I'm quick enough, I can close it from there. It even tries to shove itself in front of Task Manager. This is probably something my virus scanners missed for some reason.
I used the windows memory checker and it said my RAM is fine.
I'm currently running spybot and it says scan will be complete in about 20 minutes.