Will a new build fix my problem?

RickyRunNGun · 19 Jun 2013 at 02:01

My PC is really slowed down over the past month and I've uninstalled everything I dont use anymore and still no luck. If I get new and better CPU, RAM etc. and install my old HDD in a new system will it be faster or will it still be slow? I still have stuff on there that I need (HDD) so don't really want to get a new one.

I would be upgrading to a i5 3570k with 8GB Ram system. Current System is a AMD A4-3300 2.50GHz DDR3 Dual Core System with 4GB RAM. Would the upgrade fix the problem or is the problem with the HDD itself?

WuMyster · 19 Jun 2013 at 02:12

Slap on a SSD and youll reckon you got a whole new system.
I ran an old rig, dual core, ddr2 etc and when I get an SSD in there, I thought id got a new PC!
Few days ago my rig (in sig without SSD) had lag spikes and since I got the SSD today, feels as though my PC got a major performance boost!

Puppetmaster · 19 Jun 2013 at 02:24

What is your old hard drive? Its possible that is the cause of the speed issues.

Getting an SSD would help with performance a lot.

Megahackerd · 19 Jun 2013 at 18:11

try to do a fresh install, it could help, what the speed of the hard drive?
you could get an ssd
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW)