OC for normal internet user?

[oliver555]

I don't gamevid edit I simply web browse and watch vid streams- but I hate slow with a passion.Will OC boost my experience and if so by how much? I'm looking at what factors affect my experience in order of significance? CPU speed? RAM amount/speed?cache?internet speed? If CPU speed will make a difference, which make good choices(not so much specific models, but what specs you look for besides reviews? Am I right thinking a cpu listed with a tdp of 45w has more OC potential (stable and easy) than one at tdp 95w?

 

[mauller07]

what is your system, the software you are running will cause a larger impact on your system performance than overclocking will.

things like what antivirus and browser you are using, keeping your system clean with file cleaners like ccleaner and the actual speed of your internet if you do a speedtest at speedtest.net

 

[oliver555]

Well, the question isn't so much about my current system, more about the one I should choose to buy. What I have right now has no OC potential it's a basic vista win 32 advent laptop core2duo QT5500 1.67GHz 2GB ram, but I clean files, scan, defrag and have done the tcp pip optimiser,firefox optimiser- just about everything to reduce performance hogs. Having a system with fast clock speed processor better generation/more ram/more cache is not going to speed up my experience as much as the right software? The only software I have are the basics- firefox,google,adobe,java,flashplayer,avg,cleaner programs,office- and they are not all open, only when in use.

 

[mauller07]

if you have a vista laptop, go into services then disable the superfetch service, that will sort most of the performance problems.

 

[socialassassin]

For just browsing/watching videos, overclocking wont improve your experience. But make sure you get an SSD with your next build. Of course, your internet speed from your provider will make the biggest difference.

 

[oliver555]

Ok guys, thank you- it's a hard pill to swallow that OC won't make my computer fast (in ways I'd notice). What about scans for viruses,malware or defrag, and boot ups (I know ssds are good for boots)? On the vids of world breaking attempts at boot up times I thought they were OC'ing as they have processors in liquid N2 etc?

If I take it OC won't do anything, why would newer computers be faster (in ways I notice) than older ones? My (no knowledge based) impression was newer computers have faster processors/better architecture, occasionally more ram, sometimes more cache- so this is why I thought OC might be a benefit to me because a faster processor would be like a newer one.

What about faster ram? Am I right that "normal" users see faster browsing with newer computers due to cache rather than faster cpu/better cpu build?

Many thanks.

 

[oliver555]

Also apparently disabling superfetch is a bad idea. I think I did it a while ago because it annoyed me it never looked like much memory was left, but this is a good thing apparently, as it means it's not being wasted and the favourite programs get loaded quicker.

 

[mauller07]

Superfetch in windows vista is broken, it is the main thing that causes it to be slow and does not work as well as made to.

Also what antivirus are you using?

 

[oliver555]

Superfetch in windows vista is broken, it is the main thing that causes it to be slow and does not work as well as made to.

Also what antivirus are you using?

AVG. Different speed tests vary from 1-2mb,5-7mb and occasonally 10-12mb- we're supposed to have 15mb.My laptop connects to the main computer router wirelessly, and the main computer doesn't affect the speed much because it's not on much. It's not laggingmostof the time, but it does lag at times which it shouldn't considering I run almost nothing when I browse. The university computers seem pretty fast (only i3's with 3GB ram), so I was hoping to emulate some of that speed but it sounds like it may just be down to the connection speed-hopefully not because bar the fastest in my area "15mb" is about as fast as we get.

 

[mauller07]

i would delete AVG and redownload the latest version from the website, sometimes if its an old install it can become corrupt and slow your pc down with time.

i would also run ccleaner file cleaner and then the registry cleaner between uninstalling avg and reinstalling it, also make sure your adobe reader is up to date.