[Egon09]

Ok, I wont try to make a big deal about this, but i kno u guys are good with computers.
One of my clan members' cpu is actin messed up. Its old, and he says lately its been very laggy on halo, the fps is now down to 4. He says its unplayable.

We figure he just needs a new computer, but let's see what u guys think.

Heres his rig:

Manufacturer:
Compaq Presario 061
Processor :Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.93GHz

Memory: 504MB RAM
Hard Drive: 80 GB

Video Card: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller Monitor: COMPAQ 7550 Color Monitor
Sound Card: Realtek AC97 Audio

Speakers/Headphones: platinum JBL Series/Logitech
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: Logitech Optical M/N:M-BT96A
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)

Motherboard: ASUS P5W Deluxe
Computer Case: Metal ArmorCasing

By the way , theres no viruses, and hes been using ccleaner to clean up trash.

[philthomas]

Well the Celeron CPU is the first issue, these have never been very good performancewise, but the 512mb Ram is obviously the biggest issue here ...... this needs to be at least 1GB, especially as the system is pulling Ram, for on board sound and video too.

If it's really running like a dog and he's been regularly using ccleaner, it might be time to bite the bullet and do a fresh install of XP ...... this will at least get it back running how it was when new, then perhaps add some Ram.