That could be a lot of things. CD/DVD accessing, computer trying to connect to a router, bad video drivers, or bad network settings.
Go with DMB2000uk's advice first, taskmanger. Then take mine in order I listed them.
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- Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:22 am
- Forum: Operating Systems
- Topic: random freezes in xp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2620
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:19 am
- Forum: Operating Systems
- Topic: Problems with Windows ME
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3854
Re: Problems with Windows ME
You can't convince her? Well, Win2000 looks exactly like WinME. And XP with it's visuals turned off looks like Win2000 which looks like WinME. So she won't be lost, there'll be no difference. Convince her it's more stable, reliable, secure, and crashes less. Hell, the fact that explorer can crash on...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:15 am
- Forum: Operating Systems
- Topic: Vista 32-bit overclocking
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5142
Re: Vista 32-bit overclocking
Vista may be more sensitive to OCing because it's a bigger OS, but OCing should virtually be the same. Meaning, whatever's 100% stable in XP should be 100% stable in Vista. Maybe you weren't completely stable in XP.
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:11 am
- Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
- Topic: 3Dmark Vantage has DirectX 10.1 test
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5948
Re: 3Dmark Vantage has DirectX 10.1 test
Well nvidia 9 series is coming out soon. But this seems suspicious, did AMD pay off futuremark? heh.
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:10 am
- Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
- Topic: Buying ATI?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3035
Re: Buying ATI?
Wait, what? You have a crossfire mobo, and you want to crossfire, but you have an 8800GTS? Just keep the 8800GTS. If 2x3870 or 3870x2 isn't much better, whats the point? Are you planning on quad crossfire? That might not work on your mobo or the benefits for quad crossfire may be too little for you ...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:03 am
- Forum: Storage
- Topic: Discs keep spinning (on Windows)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8615
Re: Discs keep spinning (on Windows)
I use a program called filemon.exe: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896642.aspx It's a little program that monitors every single thing that goes on with your hard drive. I notice on mine I have AVG antivirus, once a minute it chimes in, so does explorer.exe, and media player since ...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:53 am
- Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
- Topic: 3850 vs 3870
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4910
Re: 3850 vs 3870
Once you buy an aftermarket cooler, you lose the price vs performance ratio since you're spending needless money on a 3850+cooler to OC it to or faster than a 3870 when you could just buy the 3870. I've read many reviews where they OC the 3850 with stock and it's been fine. Maybe you pushed yours to...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:45 am
- Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
- Topic: January Forum Drawing - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Video Card!
- Replies: 313
- Views: 175669
Re: January Forum Drawing - ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Video Card!
Go AMD and go Legit Reviews! You're post awesome. Count me in for the contest! =)
- Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:40 pm
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: ATI Radeon HD 3870 CrossFire Video Card Review
- Replies: 37
- Views: 34541
Re: ATI Radeon HD 3870 CrossFire Video Card Review
When will the 3x and 4x 3870 crossfire reviews come out? And also, will you be testing the dual-gpu 3870s? Thanks.