although i have a grasp of the concept, i was wondering if someone could tell me what i would need to make an old pc running win98 with 133MHz processor (ha!) and 64 mb of ram run reasonably faster... its my mothers and it CRAWLZ but i need to know: is it more emphasis on RAM or CPU? How can i be sure which of each i can put in (im not familiar with sockets etc) and is it a simple drop in (with fan of course) or might it be too old to handle faster stuff? am i not mentioning something relevant? any help is really appreciated.
09-25-2002 00:28:40
RE:How to make it run faster... (modified 0 times)
Increasing the ram is the easiest way. But with the computer being older you may not be able to go over 128mb or 256mb. This would be a drop-in upgrade. To know if the processor is upgradable we would need to know what kind of socket the motherboard has. If you want a faster computer, it's almost as cheap ( and better, IMHO ) to buy a new motherboard and processor. Computers these days are a lot like used cars. You may find a good deal on a clunker, but it still will not compare to the latest models.
Ragnar
09-25-2002 11:50:33
RE:How to make it run faster... (modified 0 times)
Uses a little PCI tweaking proggy to increase your hard drive speed. In my experience, that adds a lot; of course it won't work on all systems, but no harm in trying. Follow the instructions carefully though.
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