the-demi-god
Novice Member
Hi,
My PC is 3/4 yrs old. It is Intel R Pent 4 dual core cpu 3.06GHZ & 2GB ram 200GB HD (only 20gb used) OS XP home. It has been defragged Cache emptied reg. Kaspersky runs constantly full scan wkly no probs.
For 4+ wks it has run slower & slower & 1/2 wks either takes 5+ mins to load internet or not at all. When it does run it will let me load some sites but not others so might get Amazon but not ebay or av forums I cannot Google or research on it & pages will take 4/5 mins to load. The Router is 6 mnths old modem seems fine two other PC/laptops run fine so it seems to be just the main PC with a prob. My son has done everything he can think of & does not know what to try next in fact I am using his laptop today because it is just not going to load at all.
How do I know if the MB or cpu is knacked In these financial times I grudge replacing it if a repair would be just as effective but our local repair place would charge £40-£60 to check it out & if it needs replaced then it is dosh I could add that to what I could afford for a new one.
As you will have gathered I am not really a PC geek so any help or opinions would be appreciated
My PC is 3/4 yrs old. It is Intel R Pent 4 dual core cpu 3.06GHZ & 2GB ram 200GB HD (only 20gb used) OS XP home. It has been defragged Cache emptied reg. Kaspersky runs constantly full scan wkly no probs.
For 4+ wks it has run slower & slower & 1/2 wks either takes 5+ mins to load internet or not at all. When it does run it will let me load some sites but not others so might get Amazon but not ebay or av forums I cannot Google or research on it & pages will take 4/5 mins to load. The Router is 6 mnths old modem seems fine two other PC/laptops run fine so it seems to be just the main PC with a prob. My son has done everything he can think of & does not know what to try next in fact I am using his laptop today because it is just not going to load at all.
How do I know if the MB or cpu is knacked In these financial times I grudge replacing it if a repair would be just as effective but our local repair place would charge £40-£60 to check it out & if it needs replaced then it is dosh I could add that to what I could afford for a new one.
As you will have gathered I am not really a PC geek so any help or opinions would be appreciated