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Anon's PC works (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 127 points 6 months ago (20 children)

People want shiny new things. I've had relatives say stuff like "I bought this computer 2 years ago and it's getting slower, it's awful how you have to buy a new one so quickly." I suggest things to improve it, most of which are free or very cheap and I'd happily do for them. But they just go out and buy a brand new one because that's secretly what they wanted to do in the first place, they just don't want to admit they're that materialistic.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 25 points 6 months ago (15 children)

Can I have some tips too?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Free:

clean fans and heatsink - others mentioned, and the reason is better cooling so it doesn't throttle
kill unnecessary services - that's why reinstalling works
install Linux - not reasonable for everyone, but Linux uses far fewer resources
delete old files - as disks get full, it takes longer to find somewhere for files to go; try to leave 10-20% free
try a small overclock - many older CPUs can give a little more without upgrading cooling; only do it if temps look good

Relatively cheap (<$200 each):

upgrade drive to NVMe - huge difference if running an HDD, still noticeable of running a SATA SSD
add more RAM (only if you're constantly running out)
upgrade CPU - esp if AMD since they release lots of CPUs for the same socket

It really depends on what's making it slow though.

[–] raker@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)