Slow PC

[kenbb1983]

Im not sure if Im in the right topic. Im on my brothers pc right now and Im not noticing that it is rather slow. It is a Dell Core 2 Quad 2.3 ghz with 6 or 8 gb of ram and i think it has a hd3450. Im playing flash games and theyre running twice as slow as my pc which has a Phenom II x4 830 2.8 ghz with 4 gb of ram and a 9600gt. My brothers pc has had the same windows installation for well over two years so im thinking maybe he needs to do some maintenance like disk cleanup and maybe a registry boost. If anyone has any tips they think i should give him I would appreciate your advice. Thank you.

 

[kenbb1983]

I just wanted to add that on the cpu hierarchy chart i was looking at my brothers cpu is only a few spots below mine.

 

[T_T]

Is it just the gaming that is noticeably slower? Here are some things to do to clean up the system:

Download, install, and run:

1. CCleaner
2. Super Antispyware
3. Malwarebytes Antimalware

Do not run the software simultaneously. After you've cleaned out the system, do a disk defragment.

 

[tsnor]

Hi, your 9600GT kills a HD3450. Here is a compare with 3470 (no 3450). http://www.hwcompare.com/3769/geforce-9600-gt-512mb-vs-radeon-hd-3470-256mb/

Here is Tom's video chart. Note your 9600GT is way above 3450.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-performance-radeon-geforce,3018-7.html

Good news for your bother, getting a video card better than a 3450 is cheap and easy.

 

[kenbb1983]

my video card was only $50 - $60 off ebay. ill suggest to him that he cleans up his pc and defragments. I was using the guest account on his pc and i noticed him playing flash games with no problem yesterday in the admin account. I don't know if that had anything to do with the speed i was experiencing.

 

[Proximon]

Also, make sure the interior is dust free and the CPU temps are OK. A CPU will throttle down to avoid overheating.

 

[kenbb1983]

Thank you for all the replies. Ill email a link to this to my brother.

 

[kenbb1983]

Best answer selected by kenbb1983.

 

[kenbb1983]

his pc was caked with dust inside so i chose proximon's answer. thank you.