Ideal spec for web browsing.

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:06

Hi guys.

What sort of spec should I be looking at for web browsing, watching you tube, excel docs and word.

Currently have.

E6600
2GB Ram
500 Sata HD
Cheapo GPU

I am running windows 7 64 bit and done a fresh format. But this thing is slow. Once I have a few open windows, listen to music or watch films. The whole pc just slows down.

If I open I tunes then that makes it even worse.

It is just slow.

I want to upgrade. So what should I be looking at.

i3,5,7?

Amd quads?

More ram

SSD?

Loading the computer takes a good min or so before it's even useable.

Any help would be appreciated

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:10

stulid said:
More RAM and a SSD? get scouring the members market

Deffo don't want a second hand miss mash comp bud. The mobo is ancient, and getting ram to work is a pain.

I would like to build a new one, but use my gpu, psu and dvd rw. As they are all well known brands and less than a year old

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:12

cmndr_andi said:
To be honest, an SSD, another 2GB of RAM and perhaps a half-decent GPU (to hardware accelerate youtube) would make it a lean, mean web browsing machine.

I would go with this SSD and this GPU. May I ask what the makes and model numbers of you current motherboard and RAM are?

Mobo is a conroe asrock (i know

) Ram is samsung DDR2 mega slow like 667 speed

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:15

yashiro said:
Slow compared to what?

Compared to how it used to run say urmmmmmm on vista. Vista was rubbish, or so people said. But i could have loads of windows open, listen to music, type on word, have i tunes syncing etc etc And pc was very useable.

Using my i phone is easier and quicker!

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:26

Okay cool, so if i go for an SSD. Do these wear out, as i have seen health reports in the 2nd section. For example SSD has like 96% health

OR has all that been fixed. Never ever read up on SSD's as when i was looking they were like £500 for like 30GB lol

I would use the SSD for everything and then a sata HD for storing pics and videos?

And files i use everyday, go onto the SSD?

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:27

billysielu said:
That spec should be fine. I think going from 2GB to 4GB of RAM is a must.

Is your HDD 7200 RPM?

Hard drive is years old, about 6 or 7 years old. So with out looking i would say 8mb cache and 5200 speed

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:38

Coolio thanks.

Also i take these SSD's are just sata connections and normal HD power connections?

My MOBO is a pile of

Will it work?

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:50

This is the monster.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=ConRoeXFire-eSATA2
Really appreciate the help. I'm not very "pc" lol

You see I thought SATA was power for some reason. But on looking it ain't HAHA

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 18:54

That's where it will go wrong. Never been into bios lol.

That don't matter. I can get help

Thanks a lot

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 20:43

I dont know there could be. But i have formatted pc

BringTheRain · 8 May 2011 at 21:06

Decided on SSD bud