MOUSE FREEZE while gaming

[jolted88]

Greetings... I'm experiencing a problem with my mouse freezing up mostly during game play. I have run scandisk and defragged my hd, but that did not seem to help. Could I be having a memory issue ? [list=]k7s5a motherboard, athlon xp 2000+, 384 mb of pc133 sdram, 160 gig western digital hd, windows xp pro sp1 [/list]

[liljim]

That particular board doesnt work well with sdram,especially 2 sticks.Remove one and see if it still happens.You can hold up to 1 gig of ddr memory(2x512),its worth upgrading.Another possibility is overheating.. is a great program for keeping up with your temps.If your getting in the 50's c you need better cooling.Try removing the side cover from your case.The last big issue with this board is the power supply.Whats the psu rating?

[jolted88]

Hey liljim....Do you think if I changed my frequency from 133/133 to 100/100 until I get some pc2100 ddr memory it would help with the overheating problem (if that is the problem) and or my memory problem (if thats the problem) THANKS....

[liljim]

If you drop your freq to 100/100 your cpu will run at 1200mhz instead of the normal 1667mhz,however you will probably be more stable with the sdram @100.If you buy ddr,(and you should) buy something good,not the cheapest you can find.If indeed your temps are getting too high,underclocking to 100 will make a small difference,a better cpu heatsink and fan,a couple case fans would be a better fix.