Calling all Computer Geeks!;)

[Spikeanoid]

Before you buy anything, open up the start menu -> right click on "computer" in the right-hand panel and click "properties". A window should pop up and one of the listed items will be "Installed memory (RAM)" and tell us what that says. Unless your computer is SERIOUSLY lacking in memory (like, you have a total of 1GB) I don't think investing in RAM will be worth your while. In my experience, it provides the least benefit, if any at all, for casual users. RAM doesn't necessarily speed up a system, it just gives your system more places to put your currently running programs for faster access.

If you do decide to upgrade your RAM, you'll need to open up your laptop and see how your RAM is configured. Computers generally have 2 RAM slots, and if your computer maker is smart, they'll fill both slots (e.g. if you have a total of 4GB of ram, you'll have 2x 2GB sticks installed). installing two sticks of the same size increases RAM speed.

I stand by what I said - installing an SSD will give you the best performance. You can get a seriously fast 250GB drive for under $70 now.

[Fraido]

It says 4 gigs, 3.89 is usable.

If I'm going to do something I'll probably go ahead and do what you suggest, install a SSD. 70 bucks isn't bad at all. Could you possible point me to where I could buy one?

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[Rikoku]

It says 4 gigs, 3.89 is usable.

If I'm going to do something I'll probably go ahead and do what you suggest, install a SSD. 70 bucks isn't bad at all. Could you possible point me to where I could buy one?

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http://www.newegg.com/Internal-SSDs/...-636?Tid=11693

Be advised though, if you install an SSD you need to either clone your current hard drive or reinstall the operating system, drivers, and programs.

Edit: I see you are in canada, you might have better luck with Amazon or NCIX for an SSD.

[Oxylepy]

Run malwarebytes in safe mode with networking
After that runs its course, run the disk cleanup for windows ( https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...-in-windows-10 )

Finally, defragment your computer.

That said, run Avast and AVG simultaneously as your antivirus software. Should keep you really protected.

Finally, get firefox, get the noscript addon and adblocker plus. With noscript you will have issues browsing the web, if you use a little sense you can safely allow certain things and the web should run fine. Never allow doubleclick or googleanalytics, though.

[Fraido]

Thanks! Will look into everything! 😊

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[blue roses]

When i used a pc, i found that to keepit running at peak , i needed to defrag at least every other month, clean out all cookies weekly unless it is set to clean cookies each time its turned on, and run an anti-virus software monthly. The best way i can discribe defrag is when programs and files are put on a hard drive every time you delete a partial program or file it leaves an empty space, When you add a new program or file it automaticly fills the spaces so the program is in fragments, so the computer searches for the fragments to run the program and this slows the computer down, using defrag finds all your programs and files and puts them back in order so the computer runs faster. I run an apple with auto defrag, and told it to empty cookies every time its turned on. <<My computer runs slow cause its 15 years old. I love pcs for gaming, but macs for everything else. Also look into your internet provider, it has been in the news lately that some providers are slowing down their speeds at peak use times to get people to buy the speed upgrade. verizon, and att has been under investigation for doing this. I also agree that installing a solid state drive is the way to go, i'm looking forward to a new mac next year with all solid state drives, i think thats the way to go.

[Fraido]

I'll take what you are doing into consideration! One day I want to create my own desktop setup, I would get into more PC gaming if I had one, but it's too expensive for me right now and I would have no idea where to begin! Would be super cool...

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[Oxylepy]

I have built 4 computers. 2 for myself and 2 for friends.

In the case of me building mine, I purchase in pieces. The most recent one started with the case, motherboard, ssd, cheap ram, psu, cpu, and finally the graphics card. I intend to put another ssd and a storage drive in it, expensive ram, etc. Oh, yeah, I also got a 3 120mm fan liquid cooler for the cpu and the peripherals. Took about 6 months to build so I could run it.

[Spikeanoid]

You have plenty of ram. Don't buy more.

As for SSDs:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-750-E...ds=samsung+ssd

https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-OCZ-T...4&keywords=ssd

Anything made by Samsung will be fast. Kingston, Toshiba, Crucial, and SanDisk all generally make good SSDs, to name a few brands. Once you have an SSD, defraging is no longer a requirement. In fact all it will do is put unnecessary wear on your drive.

You don't need to clean out cookies. Those are rarely the source of a slow computer... all that will do is erase your saved passwords and such. Also, it's a good idea NOT to run two antivirus software programs at the same time! They can conflict with each other, eating CPU cycles and fighting each other. If you insist on using AVG, stick with it and use only it. Malwarebytes is technically anti-malware, not anit-virus and doesn't run in the background like AVG will, so it's safe to use Malwarebytes in addition to antivirus software.

[Oxylepy]

Have run the two side by side for years, never had a conflict. However one or the other has picked up something the other missed.

Malwarebytes is a nice pc cleansing program, for single use to check the system over.