Ok, After taking MUCH advice from many of you here, and replacing and testing every single part of my computer -> list: Motherboard, Ram, Processor, CD Drive, Hard Drive, New Power Supply (different than before). I STILL HAVE MY ORIGINAL PROBLEM. - My computer can't handle anything and maintain a somewhat normal operation - ie. while typing this, and listening to music, (NOTHING ELSE - CPU process is at 1%), my music is pausing, "glitch sounding", like my computer is temporarily freezing for a second, then normal for 5 seconds, then pause... my mouse skips across the screen, ect...
-with that out of the way - thank you all for your suggestions, they actually have been very helpful in some other problems I have had, but this is making me rethink my college major (computer engineering).
-The only thing on my computer that I haven't sent back to the manufacturer is my video card, and my fans and case. everything that I did send back was "certified" by that company to be in proper working order.
-I have also taken this to my friend at the local computer shop (he's the head of the repair team) - and his response "this problem shouldn't be possible!"
-Now, does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that can give me a direction on how to get my computer "normally" working??? Please anyone - Thanks.
--Specs (also in sig): Intel P4 640 (3.2GHz 64-bit), 2GB Corsair DDR2 533mhz, MSI 925XE-Neo3 motherboard (freshly flashed bios), MSI 6600GT Nvidia GPU, Seagate 60GB HD (for OS - Win XP Pro SP2 (fully updated)). The ONLY things loaded besides XP w/ the updates are my drivers for the cards (mobo/vid/ect) I have and wireless internet. Also loaded: CPU-ID, Aquamark 3, and Trillian Basic. THANKS AGAIN - and sorry for the very long message, I'm very desperate at this point...
-with that out of the way - thank you all for your suggestions, they actually have been very helpful in some other problems I have had, but this is making me rethink my college major (computer engineering).
-The only thing on my computer that I haven't sent back to the manufacturer is my video card, and my fans and case. everything that I did send back was "certified" by that company to be in proper working order.
-I have also taken this to my friend at the local computer shop (he's the head of the repair team) - and his response "this problem shouldn't be possible!"
-Now, does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that can give me a direction on how to get my computer "normally" working??? Please anyone - Thanks.
--Specs (also in sig): Intel P4 640 (3.2GHz 64-bit), 2GB Corsair DDR2 533mhz, MSI 925XE-Neo3 motherboard (freshly flashed bios), MSI 6600GT Nvidia GPU, Seagate 60GB HD (for OS - Win XP Pro SP2 (fully updated)). The ONLY things loaded besides XP w/ the updates are my drivers for the cards (mobo/vid/ect) I have and wireless internet. Also loaded: CPU-ID, Aquamark 3, and Trillian Basic. THANKS AGAIN - and sorry for the very long message, I'm very desperate at this point...