• Aggravationstation@feddit.uk
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        2 months ago

        Appreciate the meme but yea that is one way to probably improve performance. Or upgrade the RAM, clean the fans, reapply thermal compound, clear out temporary files, disable unused services or reinstall Windows if they really need it just to run Chrome and Zoom which is all they do.

        • taladar@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 months ago

          Even just blowing out all the dust from a passive cooler (under the CPU fan) can make your system run a good 10°C cooler.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 months ago

      Free:

      • clean fans and heatsink - others mentioned, and the reason is better cooling so it doesn’t throttle
      • kill unnecessary services - that’s why reinstalling works
      • install Linux - not reasonable for everyone, but Linux uses far fewer resources
      • delete old files - as disks get full, it takes longer to find somewhere for files to go; try to leave 10-20% free
      • try a small overclock - many older CPUs can give a little more without upgrading cooling; only do it if temps look good

      Relatively cheap (<$200 each):

      • upgrade drive to NVMe - huge difference if running an HDD, still noticeable of running a SATA SSD
      • add more RAM (only if you’re constantly running out)
      • upgrade CPU - esp if AMD since they release lots of CPUs for the same socket

      It really depends on what’s making it slow though.