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Computer Slow Downs
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OldSchoolPC
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Does anyone here know offhand, if the event viewer registers a thermal event whenever the CPU throttles back? Or is it just when it's REALLY overheating. I usually perform a physical cleaning onsite, but I don't replace the fans unless they stop working, cause a thermal event, or make noise.
- replace hohoho.... 
Mr.Mike
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On really old machines with XP, i like to shut down unused services, especially the one that reports errors to MS! 
HFultzjr
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Start with a good clean-up or Clean install.
8GB Ram
SSD Drive
That can make a 3-400 dollar computer run like a 6-800 dollar computer.
8GB Ram
SSD Drive
That can make a 3-400 dollar computer run like a 6-800 dollar computer.
frase
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Them was the good old days.I remember those on the old beige beasts
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For anyone still interested after so many years of this old post lol, Ultimately depending on a few factors, most of my customers I get with slowness on LAPTOPS mainly, but also can be applied to PC, can be the result of an old drive which simply has had it, as the oil bearings are drying up, so spindle isn't spinning as fast, even after doing all the software cleaning tricks and still its slow, then you bet its a failing drive even tho it still works. I use HDDtune free which checks the speed of the drive as well as a quick sector scan, in just few mins and you've narrowed down the problem, saved all that time in cleaning and all the other good stuff that takes the whole day to do only to find out its still slow. As gikstar, mentioned, an ssd drive is recommended, cost is a factor as these are not cheap and putting an ssd in a pc thats as old as my granny is just not worth it. In some cases it is a hardware problem, i.e cpu is just not powerfull enough for todays applications, or memory cannot be further upgraded. Anything with XP logo on it is just too old for windows 7 or 10. Granted it can be used, but at a crawl. When buying a hard drive, avoid refurbs, try and buy brand new not manufactured refurb, the oil in the bearings will still of used part of its life span, as well as other components, buy only brand new HDD, if yo have a quality machine, get a ssd at least 250gb around £65 and a brand new HDD any size you want for data storage.
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I'm no expert on the mechanics of a hard drive, but IMO there can be other reasons as to why an older "spinner" is running slowly.
If the machine is several years old, then a new hard drive is probably a good idea. SSD's are really not all that expensive when you consider how much a difference they can make, even on hardware that is reasonably old. If it has a SATA interface, an SSD can provide quite a boost in performance over a spinner. I think the average customer feels they "need" 500GB, or 1TB+ of drive space just because that's what they had before. How many of them have 1/4 or more of the drive filled? How many of them even know / care? I think it would be quite rare to find a customer that HAD to have 500GB or 1TB of space in their laptop and really needed it. A nice 240 - 275GB SSD should be plenty for the majority of all users, and not be all that much more expensive than a new spinner. Especially when like I said, it can breath new life into a laptop that's 5-7 years old and make it useful for years to come.
It may be a bit of a personal preference, but for me it's like going back to dial up after experiencing cable internet. I was getting into the online scene just at the tail end of the dial up years.... I remember file downloads rolling along at 5KBps and it literally taking every website 15-25 seconds to display and those were pages with not a lot of graphics, and weren't very large. When I first got cable internet (through Adelphia, which was then bought out by comcast) it was like "oh my god, the internet is finally usable". I spent like a week straight where I would be online for 10+ hours a day. I remember walking like I was crippled for a while.. because I sat so much. I said I'd quit using the internet before I'd ever go back to dialup. Same with SSD's.... I'd never use a spinner as a main drive again unless I had absolutely no other choice.
I would agree that it's a terrible idea to buy a "refub" hard drive.
As far as anything with the XP logo being too old for 7.... not 100% true. The hardware itself can actually be quite capable, as win 7 was a very refined OS and very efficient with it's usage of resourced (much more so than Vista). I think the real reason why you'd never want to do that is that it would be quite expensive to pay for the proper upgrade license and the hardware is at an age where if it isn't already failing it probably won't last much longer.
If the machine is several years old, then a new hard drive is probably a good idea. SSD's are really not all that expensive when you consider how much a difference they can make, even on hardware that is reasonably old. If it has a SATA interface, an SSD can provide quite a boost in performance over a spinner. I think the average customer feels they "need" 500GB, or 1TB+ of drive space just because that's what they had before. How many of them have 1/4 or more of the drive filled? How many of them even know / care? I think it would be quite rare to find a customer that HAD to have 500GB or 1TB of space in their laptop and really needed it. A nice 240 - 275GB SSD should be plenty for the majority of all users, and not be all that much more expensive than a new spinner. Especially when like I said, it can breath new life into a laptop that's 5-7 years old and make it useful for years to come.
It may be a bit of a personal preference, but for me it's like going back to dial up after experiencing cable internet. I was getting into the online scene just at the tail end of the dial up years.... I remember file downloads rolling along at 5KBps and it literally taking every website 15-25 seconds to display and those were pages with not a lot of graphics, and weren't very large. When I first got cable internet (through Adelphia, which was then bought out by comcast) it was like "oh my god, the internet is finally usable". I spent like a week straight where I would be online for 10+ hours a day. I remember walking like I was crippled for a while.. because I sat so much. I said I'd quit using the internet before I'd ever go back to dialup. Same with SSD's.... I'd never use a spinner as a main drive again unless I had absolutely no other choice.
I would agree that it's a terrible idea to buy a "refub" hard drive.
As far as anything with the XP logo being too old for 7.... not 100% true. The hardware itself can actually be quite capable, as win 7 was a very refined OS and very efficient with it's usage of resourced (much more so than Vista). I think the real reason why you'd never want to do that is that it would be quite expensive to pay for the proper upgrade license and the hardware is at an age where if it isn't already failing it probably won't last much longer.
frase
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Generally -
- Malware scan
- Check System Security
- Check program list - remove unnecessary programs using Revo Uninstaller
- Run Adwcleaner
- Run CCleaner
- Check CPU reapply TC if needed
- Clean fans and PSU with compressed air
- Check RAM
- Check HDD health
- Update drivers using SDI
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