Good day!
I decided to upgrade my RAM last week. Everything seemed to go perfect. My computer runs significantly faster/smoother!!
But...
I have stumbled upon an annoying audio/video problem...
Almost every time I go to full screen mode (ranging from youtube to video games), the audio slows down, crackles and pretty much sounds like poo.
When I first discover this, it was on youtube. I suspected the site might have been having issues. The next day nothing changed so I went ahead and made sure all my drivers (audio/video) were up to date and re-installed. I have 2 audio devices installed (on-board and PCI slot). The issue seemed to have been limited to my PCI audio device but today, after playing 2Moons online game, I discovered that the on-board audio device had the same issue. Maybe it's the audio? Maybe it's the video? (ISSUE OCCURS DURING FULL-SCREEN MODES EXCLUSIVELY)
My RAM is dual channel. My PC came with 2x512mb on one channel. I've added 2x1gb to the other channel.
Here are all the relevant details of my rig that I can provide:
EMACHINES T6532 Desktop PC
Windows XP SP3 - all up to date
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor - 2.2Ghz | 512Kb L2 Cache, 2000 MHz System Bus
Video - nVidia GeForce 6100 GPU with PCI Express Slot
200GB Hard Drive
Came with 1024DDR SDRAM Dual Channel - Added MUSHKIN 2x1GB DDR SDRAM to the proper slots
Audio - Onboard - Realtek HD Audio | PCI - Soundblaster Live! 24Bit - all with standard 3.5" outputs, no fancy shmancy stuff here!
Maybe I should remove the stock 2x512MB's and replace them with 2 more MUSHKIN 1GBs?? ...in other words, spend more money?? Or is there a better solution out there??
Thanks for your time!