The fan fixed the problem…until I use my computer in something like a marathon. So, believing this to be some sort of overheating issue, I purchased a new, after market CPU fan.

I was able to reseat the CPU fan and the computer could get past startup but would often lockup while trying to start some game, the primary function of my computer (Team Fortress 2, Starcraft 2 beta, Global Agenda, etc.). This issue never occurred on my computer prior to this processor.Īt first the issue played out like this: After physically installing the processor I would boot up my computer and my computer would often proceed to completely lock up (zero system response to anything, restart required, screen stays frozen on whatever was being displayed at that moment) on start-up while opening several programs (Symantec Antivirus, Spybot Search and Destroy, etc.). I'm only running 720p, and i've seen systems with less RAM and similar spec otherwise run games at 1080p better than the next gen consoles.A strange issue has arisen with my computer after purchasing and installing an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz. Please consider a platform upgrade to LGA1155 or LGA1150, it will boost your general use case experiences overall a lot more than just the gaming side.Ĭonsidering i got this for free, and considering it'll last me until i have the money for a proper machine, i'll just buy a GPU and save the rest.

Trying to provide you an alternative view here. This means if you buy one of those two cards now and then upgrade your platform within the next 6 months, you would, then, have bought outdated gpus by then and then bought a platform upgrade nullifying the reason you bought such low end cards in the first place. Moreover, those two cards in suggestion here are very small cards if you ever want to step up your game later with a platform upgrades. Your system already cannot handle anything more than 750ti or a R7 260X / 265, so a GPU upgrade would not be, whilst very beneficial, not as big of an impact on your general computer experience (everything else than gaming). I would seriously consider a platform upgrade instead of a GPU upgrade right now and do the GPU upgrade within 3-4 months when the new iteration of gfx cards are out so you will get the best performance out of this. You have 6 year old CPU and motherboard combination, and DDR2 memory.

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