Make Your OLD Computer Faster

Make Your OLD Computer Faster
Today we are going to show you how to make your pc run faster, as computers get old and technology moves forward, old computers get left behind and feel slow and sluggish, but there are a few things you can do to an old pc to make it run a little better.

Remember to backup your data before making any changes and create a system restore point

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[Britec]

Your be surprised what a difference it makes to an old pc.

[seasonstudios]

Thanks for this Brian. A lot of techs don't trouble themselves with this kind of post because they couldn't be bothered but they don't realize that there are still a lot of people on fixed incomes who can't just spring for a new PC because they just don't have the money. Maybe some day but they do appreciate what you're trying to do as limited it may be with their present set up. Is there an easy way to tell just how much ram a PC is capable of running?

[keithharrison]

One option is to only run an Operating System and Software that were contemporaneous with the machine. If it will take an SSD, even better. But, if the machine was once reasonably fast in its day, then it can be again, provided you don't run things on it that it was never designed to run. This is not as crazy as it sounds, because so many later upgrades have not fundamentally altered what the machine could once do when it was new. Obviously, there are many exceptions, it all depends on what you want to do. But, it is valid to say that older versions of Office, Photoshop, Illustrator etc, are still perfectly usable, just as they were in their day. If your budget is wafer thin, then going back in time can still get you a workable system up for very little outlay.

[johngoard]

Thanks, Brian this has given me a few options for my old Ivy Bridge machine I have to admit that there are things that still confuse me like having Services and Processes because it seems to be doubling up on those items and there seems to be several settings that also are doubled up via Services. Processes and the general Settings. I find the Edge browser is the greatest hog of resources even on my main laptop.

[JediBuddhist]

Superb direction to go ATM. I do this FOC for the community. Who wants to spend unnecessarilly right now. Any tips are always appreciated. OneLove

[haroldechevarria]

Great Video, ...I have an old Toshiba Satellite A305 laptop that has a Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5750 @ 2.00GHz processor, and over the years I maxed out the memory (the mother board capacity is 4G) and replaced the original hard drive with an SSD (256G, Crucial brand). I improved it's original wifi adapter with wifi plug, and gave it bluetooth capability also with a plug. I loaded windows 11 on this unsupported hardware, and it gets updates and features and works fine. I'm amazed that it actually usable in this day and age (this one was built and sold in 2007!). I used O&OShutUp to debloat it, worked good enough for me. 40 second startup, 6 second shutdown. Not as quick as my newer machines of course ( get about 800mb from ISP at router), but it's pretty snappy considering it's age! Your videos are always informative and and great learning tools, ..keep up the good work!

[ethimself]

I have a 7 year old Levono ThinkCenter - i5/5series X4. I checked the specs from the company, haha, so many pages to read/PDF. I did come across That there is a 3 or 3.5 inch slot for a SSD. Considering the connection type - would this mean I would end up with a vintage SSD and perhaps not worth swapping out? I have been a casual PC used since 90/91 and online since 05. As such I have near zero education on hardware. Various software I am ok with though. Many Thanks for your Channel. Might as well add that after a Chrome Update several months ago or perhaps an YouTube Update, I found that while in YouTube and I clicked on a title in either my - Watch later, it would pop up fast, then hang and stutter badly for 8 - 9 seconds. Going through 10 Pro Task Manager and then Details - I reset Chromed Priority on most exe. files and bingo this fixed the 2 issues, even though they reset themselves. Thought some viewers might want to know this as I spent hours asking all over Chrome, YouTube and the Net.

[mythakreep]

you know even if i have a new pc im still gonna watch these vids

[bantymech]

Hey nice one Brian, for my old home PC SSD gave a great boost.

[WrestlingFace]

Gained 350fps from disabling shadow under mouse cursor 👌

[ethimself]

Wow - The Sophia Script for Windows looks dangerous if one does not know exactly what one is doing. Even remembering what one changed sounds scary. I am glad that you at least recommend software that you personally like/prefer. 👍👍Yep 2

[lsepolis]

How big is the SSD you used in this DDR2 showcase Old PC?

[lsepolis]

I have a DDR2 8GB the same as yours here, PC, w11h, w10h dual-boot, to have it just that, is ok turning on at least on per month?

[GaryBeltz]

I turned off a bunch of startups in the settings panel the only ones I'm not sure are the ones for my security software and backup software Carbonite, Norton, and the stuff for my printer I know some printers don't work right if the printer monitors aren't loaded at startup are those safe to disable nowadays?

[gerydblackmore]

Had an old dell xps 420 it was a q6600 8GB DDR" with an ssd and linux mint its sorted

[basilcat]

Thing i suggest the most: Upgrade to an ssd and add more ram.

[lawsonic]

"A little bit more nicer" classic British like wot she is spoke.

[msh]

Some great tips for reducing e-waste there 👍 Allso, a TWEAKED! Windows boots upp (and gets responsive) faster than anny linux dual boot I've tryed, on several old ones..(mebe not puppy...) Yes, Windows uses 3-4 times more RAM (which sux..on ancient ones..), but loads that memory inn faster than system-d(ork) does it's.(Sorry linux fan boyz.. just..fix it !😁 (root'n foor ya!! :P ))

[..]

Yes, you are right we should throw Windows 10 and 11 into the garbage and go back to Windows 7.

[numan]

software doesn't need drivers its hardware that needs drivers