In desperate need of help

I have been playin wow and my computer an a random time will either freeze ill here a beep then it will look like it boots into safe mode and i get a popup saying windows driver has stoped, or ill get a bluescreen saying there is a driver or hardware problem. I don't think I have a graphics problem because the game renders fine and it will run without any lag just when i click on stuff it will happen randomly. I really need help!!

Specs

Intel celeron 2.5ghz
768mb of ram
intel extreme graphics 845gv

its a 4-5 year old computer

 

on the intel website i downloaded the latest driver which i alredy had i dont know what to do cus i can run the game without lag and looks the same as my friends computer its just it will crash.

 

i downloaded the plug n play thing what does that do

 

I'm running xp home the video driver one said it was missing files. Now it just froze all together and i had to reboot

 

i think it may be my ram because when i only had 256mb and play the game it was just slow as hell nothign wrong with it

 

im thinking about junking the computer and getting a new one. What would be cheaper and still would run wow fine I built a dell online for like 500 or just buying a barbones and going from there with just what want or need

 

and i would swap out graphics cards or memory only 1 reason none of my friends have thier own computers unlike me the whole family uses one comp and they can be a bit strict when it comes to soemthing of the whole familys

 

now i just need to find myself someone whos weak with 1000 dollars i can mug i dont need it to run shit your pants good i just want it at what mine is running like without the crashing im thinking its the stick of ram i have but when i went back to 256mb it was so slow i never botherd logging on can u disable ram from the computer? doubt it but worth asking

 

The computer store I go to for my LAN parties, sells this setup (with case, HDD, etc. for 1400. It scores over 30,000 (tweaked) in 3D Mark 03. I have seen this setup run at over 900 fps on Doom 3, so I can highly recommend it (although that setup ran slightly different memory timings 2-2-2-6 at 2 Gig).

Cost is $736.94 (before shipping) if ran in SLI, but only $583.95 if ran with one video card. You should have no problems running WOW with everything turned on high.


Motherboard
Processor
Memoryx2
Heatsink/Fan
Video Card(s)

Throw in a cheap case, and decent power supply (500 Watts for single Video Card, 750 Watts for SLI) to finish off the rig. Just use your existing Hard Drive, DVD/CD drive, floppy, etc. If you need help assembling it, take it to near the nearest bestbuy and pray that the "geek squad" doesn't screw it up.

Hope this helps.

 

so should i buy another 512 stick and a different graphics card

 

I would fully suggest a complete overhaul, but if money is tight, I would suggest 1 gig of corsair xms memory, the aforementioned graphics card, and look into a new processor+heatsink/fan. You could always pop a new processor into your old motherboard.

Intel Socket 478 3.0E Prescott for $81.99
or
Intel P4 3.2 Prescott for $89.00

See the links I posted above for the memory, graphics card, and optionally the heatsink/fan if you decide to get the processor. I should also mention that you should look into a new power supply to make sure you have the juice to run the new graphics card. And, make sure that you have adequate cooling. 20mm fans give better cooling than 80mm fans do, and run quieter.

On a side note, you will also get better performance out of running dual channel memory. So I would but 2 of the same sticks for that purpose.

Hope this helps.

 

A problem has been detectedand windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this is the first time youve seen this error screen restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps.

Check to make sure you ahve adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the stop message disable the driver or check witht he manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adaptors.

Check with hardware vendore for Bios updates. Disable Bios memory such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode.

and when it makes the beep noise the screen blacks then i get a pop up and it looks like its in safe mode.

thats what the blue screen says and when it beeps and freezes

 

I need to find out whats making it crash because i dont think its my hardware it runs it fine barely any lag but itll just crash for reasons unknown and it doesnt always do it at the same spot like after i restart i can do the same action fine

 

I don't know what may be causing this and I have no intension to hijack the thread. I'll just mention a problem I have, just in case BEAR's prob is software related.
When i use CyberLink Power DVD player, while connected, the PC freezes right after I close the program. See if you can make something out of it to help BEAR.

 

also on the blue screen it says this tech info- 0x0000008E (0XC0000005,0XBFAC714B,0XB0BCO99C,0X00000000)

iamlmdds.dll-address BFAC714B base at BFA2D000 date stamp 00000000

 

i found this from looking through some things on warcraft support

This problem may occur when a program references an incorrect memory address