What needs updating?

9761 · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:14

Hi,

Got around £100 to update my system.
It may not look much but thats all I want to spend on the machine.

I dont play games so I dont want a fancy graphics card etc.

The computer I mainly use is the web surfing, few downloads, office, Music and accountancy stuff!

However my computer is getting on now and needs updating. Its getting quiet slow lately and want to get as much speed out of it as possible. I have reinstalled windows but it still slow than when it was new.

Spec:

3.0c Pentium 4 s478 with stock intel HSF
512mb Ram
XFX FX5200 AGP
Sound Blaster audigy 1
460w enermax PSU
Lian Li case
80GB Samsung EIDE/ATA133 HDD
Abit IC7-Max2 Motherboard

Thats it!

I would Overclock the computer but with that HSF on cpu not worth it.

any ideas? would another 512mb make much difference? Dont want dvd-rw I have no use for it!

thanks!

9761 · 29 Jan 2006 at 16:42

Would a new HDD like a SATA make difference?

9761 · 29 Jan 2006 at 17:10

Wow just had look at ram prices and how cheap they are now!

If I just get another 512mb ram I can spend the rest my money down the pub!
cheers

9761 · 1 Feb 2006 at 15:27

Ok, Ive added another 512mb ram to my other 512mb ram same speed etc, also bought a zalman 7000 hsf for cpu, Ive overclocked my cpu to 3.4ghz and have fully reinstalled windows but to me it still seems slow!

It's usally much faster but Ive only found a little increase of speed if that.

Any ideas? do I need a sata HDD to make it faster or is it just my cpu and the rest of my stuff showing age or something?

cheers

9761 · 1 Feb 2006 at 16:18

Hi,

I think the current samsung HDD Ive got is 2mb with 7,200rpm, so should I look for a HDD with 8mb on it?

80GB hDD is plenty enough space for me.

9761 · 1 Feb 2006 at 16:58

Could it just be that my processor is getting old, or something like that?

9761 · 1 Feb 2006 at 17:33

It was a Complete reinstall, wiped everything off HDD and did the long, slow NTFS format of HDD not the quick version.

I know the 3.0ghz is enough but I mean Ive been using the CPU for about 2 or more years now and didn't no that because Ive been using it for this long its slowly getting slower with age.

just an idea.

9761 · 1 Feb 2006 at 18:19

Its slow at everything LOL

It hasn't just started being slow but its gradually getting slower to the point im starting to see a difference from the speed say when its new to now.

I will see if I can do some benchmarks, what ones would you suggest?

I don't have another motherboard available atm