if the system is working fine for you and performing well, then no need to do much of anything... if you want to improve your current system, just two things... as some said, add more memory and bring it to 4GB... XP will address most of it... and the other one, add an SSD drive... The SSD investment can be carried over to a new PC when the time comes. Those two things right there will provide you with another year very cost effectively... total cost $150-$200. now, buying a new PC will certainly improve the performance and overall response of your application, specially TWS. I promote buying reman... and I prefer HP workstations or their business class desktops... I do not buy consumer computers and I dont promote to "build your own"... people try to nickel and dime at times with technology and I just find that hilarious at times... http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/hpremarketing/daily.asp yes, can go nuts spending thousands on a new computer, but in reality... you will spend $350-$850 for a good computer... and here is an example... middle of the road.. HP z220 W7P-64 i5 3470 3.2GHz 500GB SATA 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3 1333 DVDRW(LS) Intel HD 2500 Rmkt SFF WS $649.00 HP z220 W7P-64 X E3-1225 V2 3.2GHz 250GB SATA 4GB DVDRW(LS) Intel HD P4000 Rmkt SFF WS $679.00
I disagree with the HP suggestion. Its a POS company with inferior products, if you 'never had problems' with them consider yourself lucky
unless you have something to back up that statement, i will assume you've deal with the consumer side and find yourself bitter and nothing more... I dont waste my time with their consumer lines... I only deal with the business side .. after all, I am running a business.
HP business is not much better either http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html They simply don't have quality control with high enough standards http://www.laptopmag.com/mobile-life/best-brands-overall-scorecard-2012.aspx http://www.rescuecom.com/news-press-releases/computer-reliability-report-2012-Q2.aspx http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf
+1. use something like plastic fork or spoon to hold the fan and prevent it from spinning when you blow air on the sink and fan. BLOW out,not suck in with vacuum cleaner. that would be a great first step. bigger sink,better fan and better thermal paste http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 but it's could be too complicated,if you never done it and can lead to CPU damage(and whole PC) Daal-how do you know,that CPU is overheating?
Its a laptop. I know because when I touch the protective case is hot as hell. The summer days I talked about usually have temperatures over 30 degrees celsium and the over heating happens when I use the CPU at 100% or close to it for several minutes. The machine doesn't shutdown though just gets slow
same thing. you can carefully open it and blow the dust out. is CPU fan working? can you hear it? cause sometimes they go bad really quickly. you can buy a new one on ebay or something. add more ram,if it's possible
I can hear it, the fan goes nuts when I have all my software setup and I decide to open a CNBC video feed or youtube video. I was thinking of buying a USB external fan but I decided to buy a desktop with more processing power