"Slix36" <Slix36.357gb0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> just got my pc back from technicial support at computer supermarket.com
> they replaced my motherboard and Hard Drive and as soon as i got it back
> i wanted to get back into my gaming... i had a few crashes with cod4 and
> was quite worried about my pc, as i had no problem running it before i
> sent the pc back for repairs... so, naturally i check the windows
> experience index to see if everything is ok... well, the graphics card
> was where it always was so it couldn't have been that... but whats that?
> the ram has decreased by a value of 1.1 (from 5.9 to 4.8). surely the
> 4gb ram i had should have still been the same speed? there's been no
> change of those parts have there?
>
> i've noticed that it seems to run a little slower than it used to back
> before repairs to... do you think they may have switched the ram with
> some less effective ram?
It's possible the RAM was switched. But more likely in my opinion, seeing
as this seems to be a custom PC (you didn't mention any brand) it was
originally tweaked (memory timings, voltage and FSB) and now they're
probably at stock/auto-detect settings (forgot to tweak the new mobo after
swapping it).
I know my system (EVGA 680i) using the RAM I have (G-Skill) when first
assembled had a RAM score of 5.4, but is now at 5.9 with some tweaks.
That may be the case with yours as well.
Give more details, or go to the website forum for the brand of motherboard
you have for more details on tweaks you might be able to make to get your
score back to 5.9
On the other hand, if you are not familiar with hardware and such (which I
suspect as that is why you are dealing with your vendor rather than doing it
yourself) you might just as well leave well enough alone if the system is
running stable. Tweaks and over-clocking can lead to instability if you
push it too far or do it incorrectly, possibly even damaging components.