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progressoid

(51,625 posts) Tue Aug 1, 2017, 11:36 PM Aug 2017

Replace or upgrade??? [View all]

My computer is about 7 years old. It's starting to really drag. Especially when I'm running Lightroom.

It's an ASUS with:

-Intel Core 2 Quad. q8300 2.5 GHz
-8 Gb RAM
-Crucial 240 MB SSD (two years old)
-Original on board graphic card
-Windows 7 Home Premium

Here's the catch. I'm on a tight budget for a while. So what should I do?

Clean install of OS and programs? New graphic card and some more RAM? New CPU? A used, slightly better computer?

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Replace or upgrade??? [View all] progressoid Aug 2017 OP

I would def. try the clean install first. Still In Wisconsin Aug 2017 #1

Yeah, that's where I think I'll start. progressoid Aug 2017 #6

To replace, you'll need to replace everything except the SSD. earthshine Aug 2017 #2

Right. progressoid Aug 2017 #7

Clean installs are great, but I don't think it's the problem. earthshine Aug 2017 #13

Yeah, the latest upgrades to Lightroom have not made my computer happy. progressoid Aug 2017 #14

This canetoad Aug 2017 #3

I've never done the paste thing but it looks pretty easy. progressoid Aug 2017 #8

7 year old onboard grafics would be the first thing I looked hard at Egnever Aug 2017 #4

The SSD helped when I first got it. progressoid Aug 2017 #10

You can probably get a performance boost from upgrading to 10 pro. ucrdem Aug 2017 #5

Win 7 home premium comes in both 32 and 64 bit versions. earthshine Aug 2017 #9

Yes, it is 64 bit. progressoid Aug 2017 #11

Oops, I forgot to include that mine is 64 bit. progressoid Aug 2017 #12

It's sped up every machine I've put it on ucrdem Aug 2017 #15

Check the pricing of the components you want to upgrade jrandom421 Aug 2017 #16

get a second computer and use both. Sunlei Aug 2017 #17

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