How can i find out..

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 16:16

What temperature my CPU is going at?

my pc is a E-machines with

Pentium 4 CPU @ 2.50GHz
1.43GB of RAM
80GB HD
Windows Xp Home with Sp3

as my computer is a bit slow, and thinking might need to put some AS5 thermal paste on the CPU to cool it if its at a high Temp.

cheers all.

denomis · 12-05-2010, 16:19

your pcs slow cos its a p4 and needs more memory

CompSpud · 12-05-2010, 16:21

The ram is fine. Try a defrag ect ect

Google Speedfan
That will tell you your speeds of your fan's and your temp of your CPU and computer

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by CompSpud

The ram is fine. Try a defrag ect ect

Google Speedfan
That will tell you your speeds of your fan's and your temp of your CPU and computer

thought ram would be fine, and thanks will give it a go

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 17:07

just done the speedfan text and dont an online analysis of the har disk and says

The overall fitness for this drive is 98%.
The overall performance for this drive is 98%.

but when i try check my emails it freezes for about 5 secs and, comes up with

"A script in this movie is causing adobe flas player 10 to run slowly. if it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive. do you want to abort the script?
Yes Or No" i click yes.

CompSpud · 12-05-2010, 17:34

It maybe your GFX card. Make sure all your drivers are upto date mate.

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 17:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by CompSpud

It maybe your GFX card. Make sure all your drivers are upto date mate.

GFX is built in the mobo, i tried downloading Driver Fetch software, and i have to buy licence key for it so i can update all the drivers, would there be any other free software that i could download to see if any driver updates needed doing, ? thank for all your help.

ps any of you that can recommend?

1960boy · 12-05-2010, 17:52

Download speccy http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Trickle · 12-05-2010, 17:54

Is your computer really slower than when you first bought it, or are you simply asking more of it now?

Try checking what bumpf you have loading at startup and dissable as much as possible. Type 'msconfig' (no inverted commas) into the run box/command prompt, and select the startup tab.

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trickle

Is your computer really slower than when you first bought it, or are you simply asking more of it now?

Try checking what bumpf you have loading at startup and dissable as much as possible. Type 'msconfig' (no inverted commas) into the run box/command prompt, and select the startup tab.

i had it given to me by someone, who i know had problems with it had it about 2 years now though, but i sorted it out myself, just a little slow thats all. think might be down to that, some of the drivers may need updating. will let all know. cheers

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 18:02

this is my GFX card,

Graphics
Monitor
Name Default Monitor on RADEON 9100 IGP
Current Resolution 1024x768 pixels
Work Resolution 1024x738 pixels
State enabled, primary, output devices support
Monitor Width 1024
Monitor Height 768
Monitor Bpp 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
ATI video
GPU RS300
Device ID 1002-5834
Subvendor MSI (0000)
Technology 150 nm
Release Date 2003
DirectX Support 8.1
DirectX Shader Model 1.4
OpenGL Support 1.3
Bios Core Clock 300.00
Bios Mem Clock 133.30
Driver ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6414)
ROPs 2
Shaders Vertex 2/Pixel 2
Memory Type System
Bus Width 128 Bit
found through Speccy.

Trickle · 12-05-2010, 18:11

Drivers wont make it go faster [this isnt a gaming machine].

Buying a new hard drive and reinstalling windows will make it go faster.

It is possible that the processor is overheating and throttling. P4s can throttle back. I normally wouldnt want to suggest that this is likely over all the other reasons why computers seem slow, but as I'd assume this machine is 5+ years old, it would be about the time where thermal compound passes its sell by date. Couldnt hurt to put some new paste down.

Edit: Graphics cards of that type wont throttle and slow your machine down, if their paste is gone and its overheating. It will just make your machine unstable during gaming.

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trickle

Drivers wont make it go faster [this isnt a gaming machine].

Buying a new hard drive and reinstalling windows will make it go faster.

It is possible that the processor is overheating and throttling. P4s can throttle back. I normally wouldnt want to suggest that this is likely over all the other reasons why computers seem slow, but as I'd assume this machine is 5+ years old, it would be about the time where thermal compound passes its sell by date. Couldnt hurt to put some new paste down.

Edit: Graphics cards of that type wont throttle and slow your machine down, if their paste is gone and its overheating. It will just make your machine unstable during gaming.

thats what i was thinking, applying some new thermal paste, AS5 i have read is the ideal paste, on some of the forums through google.

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 18:22

http://www.devicedoctor.com/ << shall i give this a try to see if anything needs updating it says its free.

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 18:26

:O just scanned that device doctor and says 42 driver updates incl 1 for the GFX

alchresearch · 12-05-2010, 19:16

Get a new hard drive and do a fresh install of Windows. Maybe up the RAM if you can?

Quicker and easier than the hassle of backing up your files and re-installing.

stevesheff08 · 12-05-2010, 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by alchresearch

Get a new hard drive and do a fresh install of Windows. Maybe up the RAM if you can?

Quicker and easier than the hassle of backing up your files and re-installing.

no really need to up the ram as 1Gb is stable for windows Xp.
iv got a 1gb stick and a 512mb stick so is stable enough for xp cheers for the tip though.

dj rick · 13-05-2010, 10:17

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Originally Posted by stevesheff08

no really need to up the ram as 1Gb is stable for windows Xp.
iv got a 1gb stick and a 512mb stick so is stable enough for xp cheers for the tip though.

1gb is fine for xp but if the motherboard supports dual channel you would be better off changing the 512mb stick for a 1gb as it would run a lot faster in dual channel mode. also i would recommend a fresh install of xp as it is most often the case with older machines. also what programme are you using to check your emails? what browser do you use? ie8 can show the error you mentioned if using certain plugins....also go to the adobe website and download the latest flash player. i would also recommend uninstalling all the old software you dont use anymore and then downloading ccleaner from filehippo and running the disk clean-up (tick all boxes apart from wipe free space) and then a registry clean............let me know if it helps (maybe a cpu upgrade is in order to around 3ghz)

stevesheff08 · 13-05-2010, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj rick

1gb is fine for xp but if the motherboard supports dual channel you would be better off changing the 512mb stick for a 1gb as it would run a lot faster in dual channel mode. also i would recommend a fresh install of xp as it is most often the case with older machines. also what programme are you using to check your emails? what browser do you use? ie8 can show the error you mentioned if using certain plugins....also go to the adobe website and download the latest flash player. i would also recommend uninstalling all the old software you dont use anymore and then downloading ccleaner from filehippo and running the disk clean-up (tick all boxes apart from wipe free space) and then a registry clean............let me know if it helps (maybe a cpu upgrade is in order to around 3ghz)

ain't got a clue wether it supports dual channel, browser i use FireFox, still have IE8 on here But dont use that, as i find firefox is much better, theres not a new flash player yet as have checked still only have 10 for now, i have CCcleaner, have run disc clean up a few times, dont really have the money to upgrade the CPU, yet, and dont think its worth bothering really is it ? and i have been through some of my programmes, and deleted that i dont use/want ect, might just give that ago like other person says, about adding some fresh thermal paste on the CPU.

thanks for you help though.

dj rick · 13-05-2010, 12:00

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Originally Posted by stevesheff08

ain't got a clue wether it supports dual channel, browser i use FireFox, still have IE8 on here But dont use that, as i find firefox is much better, theres not a new flash player yet as have checked still only have 10 for now, i have CCcleaner, have run disc clean up a few times, dont really have the money to upgrade the CPU, yet, and dont think its worth bothering really is it ? and i have been through some of my programmes, and deleted that i dont use/want ect, might just give that ago like other person says, about adding some fresh thermal paste on the CPU.

thanks for you help though.

yes its always a good idea to re-apply thermal paste every 2-3yrs (i re-do mine every year) also clean out all the dust from the heatsinks/fans or even replace a fan for a slightly better spec one as it always helps. also if you have a graphics card it would also help as the inbuilt graphics use your systems resorces (i.e ram) a friend also had a similar problem to yours and i recommended adding a heatsink to the inbuilt graphics as i noticed it was running hot (remember a lot has changed in the last 5 year and even browsing websites is more demanding due to new standards and more advanced graphics applications used) the only other option is a fresh install......and if its still running slow a upgrade is needed