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| 136137 | 2003-04-16 02:16:00 | Why do computers slow down? After defragging , scanning , and emptying cache as well as deleting old files and programs (if I can ever find them) it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference. Perhaps our expectations rise over time as technology moves on. Is reinstalling Windows the ultimate answer? |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 136138 | 2003-04-16 02:21:00 | Clutter and fragmentation of the disk don't really have much influence for most users. What does make the computer appear slower is that people are making it do more. Every task it runs uses computer cycles. If you have a firewall, an antivirus, a browser, MS Office, etc, etc, as well as an operating system (:D) the poor CPU is flat out. If you want it to respond to your keystrokes too ... | Graham L (2) | ||
| 136139 | 2003-04-16 02:25:00 | Sometimes just installing a program can make it slow down, due to DLL's and Whatnot being loaded at boot! | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 136140 | 2003-04-16 02:44:00 | In my exparience it is not usually the pc slowing down but the user getting faster. Just a thought 2 consider | zip1nz (2251) | ||
| 136141 | 2003-04-16 09:26:00 | Just out of curiosity. Would a faster processor & more ram improve this problem? Poppa John | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 136142 | 2003-04-16 09:35:00 | a faster cpu would help if you are using something that is archaic by todays standards, eg a p133, but if you have a decent cpu (800mHz -1GHz+) and only ~128 meg of ram, you'll notice a marked improvement if you upgrade to 384 or more megs of ram, especially if you are using 2k/xp or linux which are far better at ram handling and multitasking. I think the rule of thumb for an average home user is to upgrade when the top of the line cpu is 10x the speed of your current one (this is a BIG IIRC) so the current top of the line is about 3GHz (yes i know xHz is partially irrelevant, but its what joe bloggs goes by), then a user with a 300Mhz machine should really look at upgrading... so the answer is both if you have an old cpu, or just the ram if you have a decent cpu for your needs. |
whetu (237) | ||
| 136143 | 2003-04-16 09:38:00 | Hi Winston001 This PressF1 FAQ #14 (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) may be of interest to you. excerpt: Has your computer become gradually slower and slower? Have you run defrag and scandisk but this made no difference? ...... |
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