Yea, I don't think it's the procesor being taxed. As I mentioned before, if I run either set of ram alone I have no issue with the processor (Intel 1.86MHz Core 2 duo). The ram I bought is supposed to be compatible with mine. The only issue I have had in the past with 2 gig is that my poker client (Ongame) sucks and supposedly more ram is something that helps with the client freezing that that others don't get. This isn't about Ongame though so that's for another thread.

I am running now on just 2 gig, the new chips. I cna run everything fine on the old 2 gig as well. My problem is that only when I put in the 4 total gigs, I get CPU spikes to 100% for long periods of time, my boot takes longer and I have a ton of issues, sound stuttering and video skipping. I can't use my browser with more than 3 tabs and my computer freezes. Is the fact that XP only supports the 3 gig maybe a cause for the issues? Or can it be a setting? My Bios shows 4x1024 so it sees them.

I think I will upgrade to Win 7 if anyone thinks it will make a difference in the ram issue. If this is a hardware issue and I may still have the problems, I would rather just spend the money on a new tower with Win 7 installed and more ram available later in the year.