How can I make this desktop computer a bit faster

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

A new processor wouldn't make much difference really, you'd still be bottlenecked by the HDD and RAM.

SSD, then an additional 4GB RAM and it will be a new machine.

He'll need to confirm if that's Windows 10 32 or 64 first as if it's 32 then any more RAM would be a waste.

But yeah, first and foremost would be to get an SSD

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Incorrect sir, it would gum up the fan blades and impede cooling, thus negatively impacting performance.

Alright then, pop it on 380 3 phase.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

SSD, most bang for the buck you can get,

when I won that SSD here on MYBB and installed it as my OS disk, was like night and day.
Win 10 is programmed to work best with an SSD it seems.

 

[UrBaN963]

He'll need to confirm if that's Windows 10 32 or 64 first as if it's 32 then any more RAM would be a waste.

But yeah, first and foremost would be to get an SSD

64

Come now... read the thread you moegoe.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Come now... read the thread you moegoe.

Damn, didn't see that. OK then I agree. An SSD and more RAM

 

[Barbarian Conan]

Keep in mind that SSD will push the proc with IOPS... you're basically shunting the bottleneck around.

Not saying performance gain won't be noticeable, it will just be capped.

True, my old laptop has an original i5 with an SSD and the CPU is pegged at 100% for a good while after logging in and even when launching some apps. It's still much faster than anything with a mechanical HDD though.

 

[rustypup]

It's still much faster than anything with a mechanical HDD though

Also somewhat warmer...

Which raises the cooling situation question..

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

SSD

 

[Willie Trombone]

My wife's laptop cannot take Win 64. It's also an AMD. I was stunned when I tried to install Win 10 64 and it gave me an error. It's the first time I came across something like that. For her it's fine as she only uses O365 and browsing. I would never be able to use a 32 bit OS.

Yeah, that's pretty unusual...