In Reply to: OT: Max speed processor for an older PC?, Bill Homer [Profile/Gallery] , Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:40:52

You can get a fast Motherboard for pretty cheap and then you can get a decent Processor. You also may want to get the new Ram with is faster than the old Ram.

I didn't know about the new better Ram when I added some to mine to get it to 287MB.

Also you should have at least two Hard Drives. One for OP System and everything else on the others. Then it easy to reinstall your Op System if needed.

If want to speed up your system put you graphics as low as you can and run as few colors as is possible. Delete temp files, etc.

Also shut as much down on start up as possible.

I was told that you should have 87% free system resources for a fast running computer that doesn't freeze, pause and have illegal Ops.

I just have a 400MHz Celeron, 287 Ram and two 40 Gig HDs and doing these things have speeded things up a lot. We don't play video games so this computer is fine for us.

I'm no expert but these are some things that I have learned.

Also the cooling fans will let your computer run better and faster. I've thought about cutting a hole in my housing and putting a huge one back there. I had a fan a while back that was not running properly which was slowing things down a lot. Luckily Intels chips are designed to not melt down but slow down to compensate for increased heat.

Cheers, KB.

posted by 67.171.174...

• OT: Max speed processor for an older PC?, Bill Homer , Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:40:52
  • Re: OT: Max speed processor for an older PC?, Bill Homer , Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:53:34
    • your system is perfect, nt moore, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:52:37
      • I have DSL, need it for VN connection to work on laptop, Bill Homer , Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:12:24
        • I guess the office applications are fine -, nt moore, Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:07:06
          • Which Mandrake set do I want, 1or 3 CD?, Bill Homer , Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:19:55
            • Re: Which Mandrake set do I want, 1or 3 CD?, saw, Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:05:36
              • Re: Which Mandrake set do I want, 1or 3 CD?, nt moore, Fri, 27 Feb 2004 06:59:16
                • OK, I got a set of Mandrake disks (3), as well as ..., Bill Homer , Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:26:56
  • Perhaps upgrade not worth effort on that puppy?, saw, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:23:06
  • PPro not really upgradeable anymore, Trev, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:12:15
  • Re: OT: Max speed processor for an older PC?, IrieTom , Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:29:16
    • socket7 is reg Pentium . Socket 8 (or 9?) was PPro nm, Trev, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:10:51
      • Oops- I guess that not everything on the 'net is true.., IrieTom , Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:39:01
  • Dump the old Motherboard., KB88900T, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:21:57 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: OT: Max speed processor for an older PC?, David Farley, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:54:14
    • That CPU is one big sucker. And fast (-), Vlad, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:14:24

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

• Prev by Date: Nice to visit it occassionally...., Mike Lynch, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:21:03
• Next by Date: Re: OT: Max speed processor for an older PC?, IrieTom, Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:29:16
• Main General Bulletin Board

StateOfNine.com

SaabClub.com

Jak Stoll Performance

M Car Covers

Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)