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oioi · Post by **oioi** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:20 am

Hi, the computer im using to produce on is quite slow and when i have too many things in reason it wont play this is what on running on

Operating System; Mircosoft windows xp home edition (5.1, build 2600)
Processor Intel(R) celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz
Memory; 256mb Ram

can anyone tell me some ways i could speed it up e.g ram, proccessor
cheers daniel

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:23 am

more ram would be a start

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:30 am

add more ram (its cheap)
replace the harddrive with a 7200rpm drive

oioi · Post by **oioi** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:36 am

alright cheers for the help, any specific amount off ram?

oioi · Post by **oioi** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:40 am

feasible_weasel wrote:add more ram (its cheap)
replace the harddrive with a 7200rpm drive

would it be cheap to buy this or to buy a new system all together?

cheers

sleepgolfer · Post by **sleepgolfer** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:53 am

firstly, get rid of the celeron...it's a poor excuse for a cpu...I used to have one few years back and I'm sure you'll notice the difference the moment you upgrade...and RAM is cheap nowadays...get 2 gigs...there's a certain point at which it would be wiser to get a new system altogether...like when your motherboard doesn't support a stronger cpu or more ram...I don't know if you've gotten to this point yet...and remember you'll probably have to reinstall you system if you bring in new motherboard and cpu...

hope this helps...

cheerz

oioi · Post by **oioi** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:57 am

allright thanks alot for the advice i think im just gonna get a new system then much easier and less hassle
daniel

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:57 pm

OiOi wrote:allright thanks alot for the advice i think im just gonna get a new system then much easier and less hassle
daniel

tesco's

izzet · Post by **izzet** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:33 am

OiOi wrote:allright thanks alot for the advice i think im just gonna get a new system then much easier and less hassle
daniel

As has been said, for a cheap option you could upgrade your RAM (go to Crucial and run their scanner to find out how much of an upgrade yoiu can get and what type of RAM you can run. Then search around for the same RAM but in cheaper shops.)

Or the more expensive option would be to get a new setup, try Novatech. Very cheap site for full systems or just for upgrades.

phobang · Post by **phobang** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:01 am

RAM, PROCESSOR, better HD, processor...

without a good processor, it won't matter how much RAM you have. Without good ram, it won't matter how good your processor is, and without a fast HD, you'll bottleneck all the data and won't matter how boss the rest of your system is.

Processor and RAM are pretty much most important, then HD RPM, etc.

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:47 am

All of the above... Make sure you get xp professional not xp home

but in the meantime...

can't remember if this is supported in xp home but pretty sure it is..

Start>run

type msconfig

this opens the System Configuration utility

Click on services. then select 'Hide all microsft services'

You will then see a list of the non essential services that are running on your PC
Untick ones like 'Realplayer' for instance (you may want to keep some of them.)

Than select the Startup tab

Here you will see all of the programs that start up when you boot up your PC

Identify all of the ones that are not really needed...

eg.. Updating programs for software such as Adobe will be running in the background checking for updates constantly without you knowing

Defragment your machine.

phobang · Post by **phobang** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:48 pm

point of order.... first you reboot after the changes, so that they can take place.

after rebooting, run disk cleanup, remove every shred of your factory computer from the HD... if you don't use it 10 times a day, it doesn't belong on your Production machine.

then reboot again, then defrag...

reboot, install whatever you produce with. Reboot, etc...

back up every single file, sample, patch, etc on an external HD, have multiple levels of redundancy. Ask anyone here who has lost months or years of work in an HD failure.

whenever you make any major changes or installations on your production PC(PC specifically, they crash all the time) back up your HD on an external.

Make it so that if your entire HD crashes and you lose every single file on that computer, all you have to do is boot to safe mode and restore your computer.

I may seem OCD, but I'm currently talking to you from a piece of shit laptop because I didn't follow my own advice and now I'm waiting on my baby to be returned to me. It's not a good look for the streets.

vision · Post by **vision** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:06 pm

OiOi wrote:allright thanks alot for the advice i think im just gonna get a new system then much easier and less hassle
daniel

do not get a computer from a shop. get parts from ebay and build it. to give you an example my friend spent £500 on parts from ebay and the computer would cost £1200 online to get and £1400 in a shop. any dumbass can do it. if u dont know what ur doing tho msn me and i will help you if you like.

feasible_weasel · Post by **feasible_weasel** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:04 pm

vision wrote:
OiOi wrote:allright thanks alot for the advice i think im just gonna get a new system then much easier and less hassle
daniel
do not get a computer from a shop. get parts from ebay and build it. to give you an example my friend spent £500 on parts from ebay and the computer would cost £1200 online to get and £1400 in a shop. any dumbass can do it. if u dont know what ur doing tho msn me and i will help you if you like.

i have a pc by hp cost £500...gets a perfect score on vista experience on cpu,ram and hard-drive,the only not so good thing is the graphics card,but all i need is £60.00 for a graphics card and its a beast....

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:29 pm

vision wrote: do not get a computer from a shop. get parts from ebay and build it.

Can of worms there mate

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