Will Windows 10 speed up after some hardware updates?

[arnislin]

Hello. Probably everyone who runs Windows 10 1709 or later knows what is Fluent Design. Currently, I have a sluggish computer, specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 B22
GPU: ATI Radeon Graphics 4200
RAM: 2 GB, 1.75 GB usable
HDD: Seagate

I'm here to ask, if I update my hardware to 6 GB RAM and an SSD, would fluent design work well? Or is it the GPU that's affecting everything?

Thanks!

 

[Peter Martin]

the ssd will be a big increase in speed alone, but the more ram the better too

 

[geofelt]

I can't imagine that 2gb can run anything well.

A ssd is always better, in your case, it will resolve hard faults to the page device some 40x faster.
A ssd can easily be moved to a new build in the future.
If you care about performance, it is time to consider an new cpu/motherboard and ddr4 ram.
$200 can buy you something considerably more competent.

 

[iruleme]

What geofelt said. 2GB of ram isn't enough to do anything really. In fact, it's basically at the bare minimum requirement if you're using a 64bit OS. Combined with the fact your processor is almost 10 years old. I'd suggest junking that thing and buying something new.