Comment on Anon's PC works
Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 5 days ago
People want shiny new things. I’ve had relatives say stuff like “I bought this computer 2 years ago and it’s getting slower, it’s awful how you have to buy a new one so quickly.” I suggest things to improve it, most of which are free or very cheap and I’d happily do for them. But they just go out and buy a brand new one because that’s secretly what they wanted to do in the first place, they just don’t want to admit they’re that materialistic.
People live in times of historic standstill. Society barely develops in a meaningful and hopeful way. Social relationships stagnate or decline. So they look for a feeling of progress and agency in participation in the market and consuming.
They don’t realize this because they aren’t materialistic enough, in a sense that they don’t analyse their condition as a result of political and cultural configuration of their lives so that real agency seems unavailable
I have heard that Windows underclocks your CPU over time, to make you buy a new computer, and so Microsoft can get money from the new PC’s preinstalled Windows license.
I am not really sure if that’s true though.
I have heard that Windows underclocks your CPU over time
I would say this is half true. Microsoft is known for pushing lots of software updates with unwanted features, so it’s probably that a computer will feel slower over time.
However that’s not an underclock it’s just that the CPU can’t keep up with that much bloatware.
Maybe your relatives don’t like you. It’s a petty but valid reason to ignore perfectly good advice.
ddplf@szmer.info 5 days ago
Can I have some tips too?
abbadon420@lemm.ee 5 days ago
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Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 5 days ago
Appreciate the meme but yea that is one way to probably improve performance. Or upgrade the RAM, clean the fans, reapply thermal compound, clear out temporary files, disable unused services or reinstall Windows if they really need it just to run Chrome and Zoom which is all they do.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Even just blowing out all the dust from a passive cooler (under the CPU fan) can make your system run a good 10°C cooler.
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
hardware isn’t as impactful to performance as software imo, just getting rid of bloat services can improve the perceived performance for every day tasks a ton.
btw I don’t really get why increasing the amount of ram is thought of as the first step by most normie consumers, if you have enough it’s enough and even my 2gb machine runs everything fine
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 days ago
Reinstall the os clean. That’s usually why a new computer feels snappy: it’s just fresh.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 5 days ago
Also dont forget to reapply thermal paste. Might help with overheating.
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 days ago
No chance I’m advising normies to mess with thermal paste on their own.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Free:
Relatively cheap (<$200 each):
It really depends on what’s making it slow though.
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
for deleting files qdirstat/windirstat are insanely good pieces of software
raker@lemmy.world 4 days ago
This part was hugh you for me. Almost same as from HDD to SSD.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
i didnt notice as much difference