Is that a good idea?

SpringWater

SpringWater

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Hi, I'm new on this forum and I've got a simple question.

I own a computer with a 1.8 ghz core 2 duo and 2 gigs of 667 mhz ddr2 ram.
Do you think upgrading the cpu to something like a 3.16 ghz core 2 duo and adding 2 more gigs of ram will show a noticeable improvement in my computers speed? :confused: (by the way its not my main pc so i don't really consider replacing it with a completely new pc)
 
It certainly will give you improved performance, it is quite a big jump in processor speed, just check the specs of your motherboard to make sure it can use 4gb ram and is compatible with the cpu.

Also you don`t say if you are running 32 bit or 64 bit windows ?
 
I'm running 32bit windows vista home premium, and my motherboard can support up to 4gb of 533/667mhz ram (i know thats kinda lame :D)
Thanks for help!
 
What is the computer model itself so we can look up the supported processors. And you arent looking to game are you?
 
I should have mentioned earlier that the computer is not in my house so i can't check what model it is, but i recently changed its graphics card and i know that the motherboard (its socket 775) can support only up to core2duo and unfortunately it doesn't support core2duo quad. However I really like the idea of using an ssd to speed up this pc, so thanks paulcheung.
 
SpringWater said:
I should have mentioned earlier that the computer is not in my house so i can't check what model it is, but i recently changed its graphics card and i know that the motherboard (its socket 775) can support only up to core2duo and unfortunately it doesn't support core2duo quad. However I really like the idea of using an ssd to speed up this pc, so thanks paulcheung.
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Then you need windows 7 first. windows 7 got TRIM, something that you need to run a SSD.
 
SmileMan said:
Then you need windows 7 first. windows 7 got TRIM, something that you need to run a SSD.
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You don't "need" it, but it's good to have it. I ran my SSD without TRIM and on Vista for a while and it was absolutely fine.

TRIM only works if AHCI is enabled anyway, so if he has Windows 7 on the SSD but he doesn't have support for AHCI in his BIOS, then TRIM will not be enabled.
 
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