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Anon's PC works (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

for deleting files qdirstat/windirstat are insanely good pieces of software

[–] raker@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

NVMe

This part was huge you for me. Almost same as from HDD to SSD.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

i didnt notice as much difference