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PC-Dude
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Ok here's the deal I have a MSI K7T266pro2 with 512mb of ram(2x256)DDR and running XP Pro. Not sure when this actually started but I have done 3 fresh installs of XP and it's still the same thing. Here's the prob:
Everytime I'm doing something which uses alot of ram (350-512 Average) the system is fine until that program or game releases the memory. then my ram usage drops to 60-80 mb and will not accept any more into the memory which makes everything extremely slow and the only way to recover is a restart. This could happen after a game such as Hitman2, UT2003 or after decompressing a large .rar or .zip file.
I've done many memory tests in dos and XP and they all pass fine. And I've noticed it before SP1 or any updates for that matter, happens with a fresh install too. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Everytime I'm doing something which uses alot of ram (350-512 Average) the system is fine until that program or game releases the memory. then my ram usage drops to 60-80 mb and will not accept any more into the memory which makes everything extremely slow and the only way to recover is a restart. This could happen after a game such as Hitman2, UT2003 or after decompressing a large .rar or .zip file.
I've done many memory tests in dos and XP and they all pass fine. And I've noticed it before SP1 or any updates for that matter, happens with a fresh install too. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks