How to Make Your Computer Faster

This is the question everyone seems to ask after they have used their computers for some time. But, the answer lies in first understanding what makes the computer run slow and what must be done in order to prevent that from happening.

Hardware Methods

It is widely known that additional memory can noticeably increase the speed of a computer. So, this is the first way to speed up your system. It isn’t a difficult method at all; memory is easily available and replacing it isn’t difficult at all.

However, if the speed of the computer still doesn’t improve after adding memory, then there might be other things that need to be looked into.

The problem might be related to software as well, because there is a possibility you have received something dangerous over the Internet. There are malware applications that might get installed on the computer without your permission. So, you might need to clear all Internet-related garbage. To do this, you will need to clear the Internet Explorer browser’s cache.

Secondly, there is a possibility that software installed from the Internet such as flash games, computer optimizers or speed optimizers might be creating problems. You need to delete all of these things because they do more harm to the computer than help.

We aren’t into any kind of anti-advertising here, but in some cases, the Norton Antivirus is known to slow down computer systems. You may actually speed up your computer by uninstalling it. Now, this doesn’t mean Norton is bad, but there is some attention it needs from its engineers. McAfee is also known to similarly slow down computer systems. There’s one more thing that goes against McAfee. It tries to needlessly protect the computer from any file that you might be trying to download from the Internet, even necessary files. However, you should know that there’s a big difference between a safe slow system and an unsafe fast system.

In case your computer has an integrated video card, it is recommended to equip the system with a separate video card that is connected to either PCI, AGP or PCI-E slots. This is recommended because it eases the burden on the processor and, of course, it increases the average system speed. Today’s graphic or video cards are equipped with powerful processors and their own memory that might be even of the same size as the computer memory. In our opinion, it is enough to have a basic processor and a powerful video card to run all games, however new they are.

Software Methods

Another issue could be that the OS has aged. As more and more software applications are installed on the system, the time taken by the computer to process them also increases.

The operating system itself could also be a problem. It is known that Vista demands more system resources. Hence, it is natural that it will run slower than Windows XP or Windows 7.

There can be some more factors that influence the computer system speed. These could range from the drivers on your computer to the hard disk, which could be running slow. Older hard disks tend to be slow because they use less cache and the interface connecting the laptop motherboard with older hard disks is also pretty slow. These are almost all the factors that might make your computer run slow. Now, it is time for you to implement some corrective steps and measures.

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