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I would go for a P45 chipset.

Microsoft has horrible drivers, you shouldn't use them. Be sure that you're running the best possible drivers for your graphic card, just for best performance and functionality.

InspectahACE wrote:going for the 8500

E8500 has a bit higher default speed, nothing else. It's not worth of paying extra money. Go for the E8400, which can do as good as E8500.

Your motherboard can't handle a decent processor. There is no difference between E8400 and E8500, but E8600 will kill these processors in hard overclocking. If you just have money, go for a new system. Set up a new motherboard (e.g. P5Q Pro) and buy the E8400 for lowest price.

Some possible solutions:

- Turn the monitor off and on to refresh the connection.
- Boot into safe mode and uninstall the graphics drivers.
- Try a new graphics card if possible.