Cheapest PC upgrade?

[CJL 10+ year member]

Performance Wise, What would be the cheapest best upgrade for a PC?

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[rammin 10+ year member]

Ram

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

depending on the system different things will show a big difference but in most cases it is memory.

 

[UMGixxer 10+ year member]

what do you want it to do better

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

mines startin to get pretty slow

 

[UMGixxer 10+ year member]

well for one you should see how much of your hdd space is used up, second just check and see how many unused applications you have running

 

[Tblazed587]

def ram but billa if your comp isrunning slower go to msconfig and disable all startups and then do disk cleanup then defrag and it should run better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[UMGixxer 10+ year member]

but for cheap upgrades i would just suggest getting the most ram your motherboard can hold

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

fans for cooling

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

fans for cooling

interesting idea... i've never associated less heat with better performance.

I'll agree with a memory upgrade... most times, improving performance isn't a matter of hardware necessarily, unless you are a big gamer or use programs that need a ton of ram and processor speed.

Simply disabling unnecessary startup programs, processes and visual features will make a significant difference.

Try the msconfig utility, i'd leave msmessages ticked only because i have read that it can cause problems when unchecked.

Also try going to System properties, advanced, Performance (visual settings), and tick the button labeled 'best performance'. If you don't like how windows looks, go back and check 'use visual styles on windows and buttons' and if you don't want your desktop icons to have a blue background, check 'use drop shadows for icons on the desktop'. Mess with these check boxes until you are satisfied. The fewer the better.

Also try downloading and using TweakUI to further adjust performance options.

 

[UMGixxer 10+ year member]

yeah fans/cooling really helps because i have a toshiba laptop and it sucks balls when the fan is dirty but when i clean the fan it works like a champ

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Performance Wise, What would be the cheapest best upgrade for a PC?

ram

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

You may also want to run disk clean-up, a registry cleaner program, and never forget to run a deep virus-scan at least once a week. Especially if you don't use firefox, the internet is full of crap that may clog up your memory.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

interesting idea... i've never associated less heat with better performance.
I'll agree with a memory upgrade... most times, improving performance isn't a matter of hardware necessarily, unless you are a big gamer or use programs that need a ton of ram and processor speed.

Simply disabling unnecessary startup programs, processes and visual features will make a significant difference.

Try the msconfig utility, i'd leave msmessages ticked only because i have read that it can cause problems when unchecked.

Also try going to System properties, advanced, Performance (visual settings), and tick the button labeled 'best performance'. If you don't like how windows looks, go back and check 'use visual styles on windows and buttons' and if you don't want your desktop icons to have a blue background, check 'use drop shadows for icons on the desktop'. Mess with these check boxes until you are satisfied. The fewer the better.

Also try downloading and using TweakUI to further adjust performance options.

After you have clicked on the services tab check the box that says hide all microsoft services(Bottom of the window). Then uncheck everything else Except what you want to run on startup You shouldn't have a problem then....... Don't forget to delete anything in all startup folders.

 

[UMGixxer 10+ year member]

but be careful what you delete, i suggest if you have like a go-back feature i suggest you run this first before you make any changes that way if you mess something up you can just restore your pc the way it was before you started tinkering with stuff