Nostralls wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello just built a brand spanking new PC, quite a nice spec,
>
> *Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB
> Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair)*
> Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard
> *1 x Kingston 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Non-ecc CL5
> Unbuffered 1.8V*
> Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB SATAII 8MB Cache + 160GB Back up Drive out of
> old computer, IDE.
> Zotac 8800GT 512MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
> Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.
> Samsung SH-S223F 22X DVD±RW/RAM/DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive
> EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case with Massive
> Hi-Power Black 700W 14cm Blue LED Fan PSU
>
> Since I put it together I have had a few problems with the system
> itself, being a lot slower than I expected it to be, and in idle mode
> its using approx 30%-50% of the Ram according to the file in my side
> bar, is this normal to use so much ram?
>
> Also when using the internet and several other files this morning like
> my computer & my documents, it would stop and then say "Not Responding"
> go pale then come back 20 - 30 secs later. This was the first time I had
> connected it to the internet so was downloading lots of updates, but
> still, a nice spec PC, I expected to deal a lot better.
>
> Also sometimes when I boot up Windows, it takes ages, sometimes my
> monitor goes into standby mode it takes that long. Is this normal? Also
> had a blue screen fatal error message this morning, but it restarted
> itself.
>
> Could this be either a memory or a software issue? Too little memory?
> Or could this be basically Windows upto its old tricks? Is it worth
> maybe trying a reinstall?
>
> On my boot up screen it also says that my primary hard drive is in Sata
> 3 or something, could this be an issue? Or would this not matter?
>
> I am very new to this building game so any advice you could give me
> would be seriously gratefully recieved?
>
> Nick
>
>[/color]

Get the latest motherboard drivers from Asus.

What video card do you have ?

Hobbes wrote:[color=blue]
> Nostralls wrote:[color=green]
>> Hello just built a brand spanking new PC, quite a nice spec,
>>
>> *Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB
>> Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair)*
>> Asus P5N-E SLI 650i Socket 775 PCI-E Onboard Audio ATX Motherboard *1
>> x Kingston 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Non-ecc CL5
>> Unbuffered 1.8V* Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB SATAII 8MB Cache + 160GB
>> Back up Drive out of
>> old computer, IDE.
>> Zotac 8800GT 512MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
>> Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.
>> Samsung SH-S223F 22X DVD±RW/RAM/DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive
>> EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case with Massive
>> Hi-Power Black 700W 14cm Blue LED Fan PSU
>> Since I put it together I have had a few problems with the system
>> itself, being a lot slower than I expected it to be, and in idle mode
>> its using approx 30%-50% of the Ram according to the file in my side
>> bar, is this normal to use so much ram?
>>
>> Also when using the internet and several other files this morning like
>> my computer & my documents, it would stop and then say "Not Responding"
>> go pale then come back 20 - 30 secs later. This was the first time I had
>> connected it to the internet so was downloading lots of updates, but
>> still, a nice spec PC, I expected to deal a lot better.
>>
>> Also sometimes when I boot up Windows, it takes ages, sometimes my
>> monitor goes into standby mode it takes that long. Is this normal? Also
>> had a blue screen fatal error message this morning, but it restarted
>> itself.
>>
>> Could this be either a memory or a software issue? Too little memory?
>> Or could this be basically Windows upto its old tricks? Is it worth
>> maybe trying a reinstall?
>>
>> On my boot up screen it also says that my primary hard drive is in Sata
>> 3 or something, could this be an issue? Or would this not matter?
>>
>> I am very new to this building game so any advice you could give me
>> would be seriously gratefully recieved?
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>[/color]
>
> Get the latest motherboard drivers from Asus.
>
> What video card do you have ?[/color]
NM... get the video card drivers here >
[url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_175.19_whql.html[/url]