Random slowing down and crashing.

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Obiwanshinobi900

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So I built a low budget rig for a buddy. I cant remember the exact specs: ECS 6100m AM2 Mobo, 2.4ghz X2 cpu, 2gb Gskill ddr2, Powercolor 4850, WD 500GB HD, TT armor and sony dvd drive. It was working fine, but then he said it was slowing dramatically. He would type and it would take a moment for it to show. I updated the drivers, all was fine but now its back. he uses a 32" tv as a monitor. What should I try now?
 
Which power supply and OS is your friend using?

Which parts were new, and which were used?

How long was it (initally) "working fine" before the slowdown first started occurring?
 
OS? what else is running in the backgorund? did you run some anti-spyware? anti-virus? etc..
 
Enginurd and I are of the same mind on this. I bet it's software...something updating, something running in the background.

Have him go to "RUN" and type in MSCONFIG, and then navigate to the "Startup" tab. Have him hit the "disable all" button. I bet it will run just fine after he does that. Then he can start adding things back in one at a time until he finds whatever was slowing him down.
 
everything was new. Hes using XP service pack 2. A 535 watt Enermax PSU. Ill have him try the disable startup programs. It worked for 2 or so weeks before it came back
 
Alright, so I had him disable the startup programs, he says everything is running alot smoother. But still a random freeze in a great while.
 
Have him do spyware, anti-virus and adware scans to rule those problems.
 
Random freezing, eh? Maybe have him do a pass or two with memtest86+. There's always a chance you got a hold of a bad stick of memory.
 
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