chassis Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 So Ive been given the task of revamping a computer thats ~4 years old. The thing is so slow its ridiculous. At the moment it has about 14% HD space and Id say more viruses than a prostitute. Am I correct in thinking that if I format the drive, reinstall windows, maybe add 4gb of ram it should be at least useable. Ill probably have to clean a crap load of dust out of the fan too. But is there anything else I should consider replacing, the fans not that loud so I think its ok. Should the ram thats already in there still be useful, and the hard drive (once wiped) will be ok too. Im not looking for it to be mega fast, just not infuriatingly slow. Cheers dooodz Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 a solid state drive could make it go much quicker if it isn't ide33 or something Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 as long as you know all your bases are belong to us you'll be a-ok! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 depends on what its use will be. if just a basic computer for browsing the internet, first do a format / reinstall and test it out then, might be good enough. if used for anything heavier, some ram and a cheap video card maybe. if it will be on all the time, just buy some new fans, they're cheap. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide EdamAnchorman's signature Hide all signatures glowing in beige on the national stage Reveal hidden contents On 10/31/2007 at 9:17 PM, 'thejacketloose' said: On 10/31/2007 at 9:28 PM, 'Joyrex' said: Is that Eric Roberts? On 10/31/2007 at 9:31 PM, 'thejacketloose' said: Oh yeah. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 2:09 AM, Charles Nelson Reilly said: depends on what its use will be. if just a basic computer for browsing the internet, first do a format / reinstall and test it out then, might be good enough. if used for anything heavier, some ram and a cheap video card maybe. if it will be on all the time, just buy some new fans, they're cheap. Ye its pretty much only used to browse the internet. Im going to format the drive in the next few days and see what happens. Thanks. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 How to Fix Your Relatives' Terrible Computer Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 specs? btw if it's just a basic web-browsing box and you can convince the owner: http://www.linuxmint.com/ super user-friendly, and does everything windows does Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide kaini's signature Hide all signatures On 5/7/2013 at 11:06 PM, ambermonk said: I know IDM can be extreme On 6/3/2017 at 11:50 PM, ladalaika said: this sounds like an airplane landing on a minefield Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) yeah, linux works so much better on old computers. my lappy is 3+ years old but still is about as quick as a new windows computer for most normal tasks. Edited March 25, 2011 by Al Hounos Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) On 3/25/2011 at 3:36 AM, kaini said: specs? btw if it's just a basic web-browsing box and you can convince the owner: http://www.linuxmint.com/ super user-friendly, and does everything windows does *barfs* (sorry, is my obligatory forkbuntu response) Is this computer running vista? Get rid of that shit and install windows 7 for fucks sake. Edited March 25, 2011 by Bubba69 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bubba69's signature Hide all signatures https://intervallux.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 i recommend mint because it has all the closed-source/binary blob media stuff that ubuntu needs you to install, and only richard stallman gives a shit about that crap. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide kaini's signature Hide all signatures On 5/7/2013 at 11:06 PM, ambermonk said: I know IDM can be extreme On 6/3/2017 at 11:50 PM, ladalaika said: this sounds like an airplane landing on a minefield Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 3:31 AM, nene multiple assgasms said: How to Fix Your Relatives' Terrible Computer what a sharp idea, to just take the question and directly answer it... i mean really, how many people face this? i know computers, but if you don't, jeez, that article must be the tits. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
747Music Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Don't follow the penguin. open a window. And yeah, If you have Vista, upgrade to Windows 7. It takes half the resources to run. What are your specs? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide 747Music's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 send it to me i'll trade. i've got an athlon mobile 2600 with a gig of ram, blisteringly fast! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 6:47 AM, hahathhat said: On 3/25/2011 at 3:31 AM, nene multiple assgasms said: How to Fix Your Relatives' Terrible Computer what a sharp idea, to just take the question and directly answer it... i mean really, how many people face this? i know computers, but if you don't, jeez, that article must be the tits. lifehacker's a great site. I've learned a lot about keeping my computer (and other's) in good shape there, and they always have new articles up. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1542768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 On 3/25/2011 at 7:55 AM, nene multiple assgasms said: On 3/25/2011 at 6:47 AM, hahathhat said: On 3/25/2011 at 3:31 AM, nene multiple assgasms said: How to Fix Your Relatives' Terrible Computer what a sharp idea, to just take the question and directly answer it... i mean really, how many people face this? i know computers, but if you don't, jeez, that article must be the tits. lifehacker's a great site. I've learned a lot about keeping my computer (and other's) in good shape there, and they always have new articles up. bookmarked! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide keltoi's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1543061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) You could get a relatively fast CPU, Motherboard, Ram combo for pretty cheap these days. Remember that 32 bit operating systems and software can utilize no more than 4 gigs of system ram total (including graphics card) so it's best bet to upgrade your mobo for faster RAM as well. 64 bit is(edit:)ISN'T quite adopted enough to really utilize that much more than that with audio software, VSTs mostly being 32bit still (Ableton Live doesn't have a 64bit version yet for instance) etc. but 64 bit windows 7 with more than 4 gigs is nice for utilizing a bunch of a different software at once. but making sure you have at least 3 gigs of ram, enough hard drive space, (kill disk your old drive don't just reformat it btw)((reformating alone does not really fully clean & optimize the hard drive) and at least a mediocre graphics card if you want to play games at all takes first priority on a budget. Edited March 25, 2011 by Blanket Fort Collapse Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/64779-fixing-up-a-crappy-computer/#findComment-1543071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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