How to make your computer faster

It is easy to make your computer faster without having to sell your house or car. It is also much cheaper than you might have imagined!

The Windows and Mac operating systems need a lot of processing power and memory to operate smoothly. One of the reasons being that it is designed to look nice, thus featuring lots of goodies like icon smoothing, fade-in and fade-out, slide menus and smooth scrolling, to name but a few. All these niceties can slow your computer down. But there are solutions to make your computer go faster…

ADD RAM!
The quickest and cheapest way to make your computer or laptop go faster is to add RAM (Random Access Memory). For some older Pentium 4s and AMD computers you’ll need SD RAM (Synchronous Data RAM) which are easily available but we can source you some. For your new computer (less than 2 years old) you’ll need DDR RAM (Double Data Rate RAM), most likely in DDR3 variety. Fortunately, they are incredibly cheap for what they can do to increase the speed of your computer.

Please see the RAM category.

INSTALL A FASTER CPU!
Refer to your computer or laptop motherboard manual to see the maximum size CPU it will take. (In some cases you will have to flash the bios to take a faster CPU.)

1. If you have an Intel Celeron CPU in your PC, change it to an Intel Pentium or higher CPU.
2. If you have an AMD PC, talk to us about the latest fast AMD processors. They’re simply awesome!

See the CPU category.

FSB SPEED!
Your computer can only go as fast as its slowest component. It doesn’t help if a ton-load of RAM (Random Access Memory) and raw CPU processing gets bottle-necked at the front side bus of your motherboard. While extra RAM and a faster CPU certainly will make your PC run much faster, when it comes to high-end graphic design programmes you would probably also need a motherboard with the meanest, leanest Front Side Bus.

See the Motherboard category for the latest offerings.

TWEAK!
OK, so you’ve got a massive amount of RAM, a mind-freaking CPU and a motherboard with a Front Side Bus the size of the English Channel. But you’re a more addictive to speed than tik-tik. We understand; we’re also speed junkies. So you’ll nead to tweak… tweak… tweak! We can help… with some smooth, dangerous, mind-blowing overclocking tricks.

There is a warning here: effective tweaking is very time-consuming, meaning you’ll have to spend some (well-spent) bucks. Come and talk to us at Essential IT Solutions, 89 George Street, Strand. [Sorry, we can't give you tweaking tips on the phone because it simply takes up too much time. Rather come have a coffee and we'll turn your monster into a Titan.]

RENDERING!
Are those DVDs you’ve been getting from your cousin’s friend’s friend’s brother’s cousin writing a little slow even after you added RAM and added all the other latest gadgets? It will help if you get the latest, fasters DVD writer and decent (often free) software. Give us a call: 082 853 4790.