No matter how cheap computers have become to buy, it's still much cheaper to clean out your hard drive and upgrade your PC components, and doing so isn't some sort of black art where you need to don a pair of industrial gloves and a hard hat. Simple upgrades don't require any specialist knowledge and they will only take a few minutes to achieve.
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At a time where GPUs are more available than ever, it appears as though PC gamers aren't upgrading as often as they used to.
For me, the primary concern with new software is how it's often exclusive to a new series. This not only frustrates me but also raises questions about the lifespan of the hardware. With GPUs no longer offering significant performance boosts, they rely heavily on software enhancements.
However, this reliance is contingent on developer support. When the new 5000 series hits shelves, it's likely that the 4000 series won't be compatible with Nvidia's new software. This would negate any advantage it had over the 3000 series, leaving one to wonder why they upgraded in the first place. And the same will keep happening as we move through the generations.
AMD is a bit better in that regard as they often use open standards, which offer wider compatibility. However, they have even less developer support, and their software solutions tend to lag behind Nvidia by at least one whole generation. So if you have a 3000 series from Nvidia right now, it doesn't really make that much sense to upgrade to the 7000 series from AMD because feature-wise they are pretty similar level.
oh my god, these "Here's why" articles are always about the most obvious shit ever, like do people actually read these?
because they last for generations. You don't need to upgrade every 1, 2 or even 3 years. I went from a 1080ti which served me so well to a 3080 with years in between. I won't even consider upgrading until the 5000 series at the earliest, but will most likely wait for the 6000 series.
step1: buy pc that can handle it
Step2: no more steps required :)
Ontopic, this will help if vista runs almost good, but not good enough.
I dont have a problem with the speed of vista, since i have a good PC.
I have a problem that it takes an entire 1GB of my memory, so instead of 4gb i have 3gb, this is probably the main problem everyone has, why the hell did they make an OS that hogs a HUGE amount of system resources !!
I have a problem with all the settings i need to change to make it run smoothley, such as turning UAC off, or the fact that it doesnt seem to remember windows sizes no matter how many times i reset or adjust or hold control or shift closing the window. So everytime i open up control panel i have to re-size.
Or what about the constant indexing that goes on in the background, that i again had to change the settings and turn off, this didnt knock my comp performance (that i noticed, although would have been different story if in a game), made my PC so loud !!
I cant believe they are shipping windows 7 and are just "forgetting" the mess they made with Vista, why not just patch vista instead of releasing a whole new operating system! These are the reasons why i hate MS.
Step 1: Uninstall Vista
Step 2: Install XP
Step 3: Enjoy your computing life without Microsoft DRM arthroscope jammed up your @$$.
This is a useless article. It's standard issue speed up tips that most people should know already:
1. Disable autoruns
2. Disable Aero
3. When all else fails... get a better computer?
Yeah, I'd rather see more in-depth tweaks to get those little bits of extra memory and disable many useless scheduled tasks.