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  1. #1
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    My computer seems a let down?

    I really don't know what's wrong with my system. I have a decent computer, it should run anything perfectly but it's not satisfying my opinions on it. I've seen lower spec macs run faster than my PC.

    AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz
    8GB DDR3 1666MHz Corsair RAM
    2 x 1TB HDD WD
    NVIDIA GTX550Ti
    Windows 7 Home Premium

    I've seen older 2010 Mac's out-perform my PC? Have I done anything wrong?

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    Your specs look good. Can you please elaborate why are you saying that your system is not doing good? How do you usually use it? What applications are opened at the same time?

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    +1 for CCleaner. It's a free software but it does magic.

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    another +1 for CCleaner, but PrinceK you should be more specific about the problems you are having so we can suggest things. With the processor and RAM that you have, probably one of the best investments would be to just get an SSD for your boot drive. I couldn't be happier with mine!
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    I also swear by CCleaner. It cleans up the registry garbage and I have never had a problem with it jacking my PC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrinceK View Post
    I really don't know what's wrong with my system. I have a decent computer, it should run anything perfectly but it's not satisfying my opinions on it. I've seen lower spec macs run faster than my PC.

    AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz
    8GB DDR3 1666MHz Corsair RAM
    2 x 1TB HDD WD
    NVIDIA GTX550Ti
    Windows 7 Home Premium

    I've seen older 2010 Mac's out-perform my PC? Have I done anything wrong?

    doesnt really leave us alot to go on.

    whats your computer doing that you think is bad / slow?

    having two 1tb drives are not going to really aid for a fast computer.

    if they were two 1tb ssd drives on the other hand then ur be in business.

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    hey bro, how much space you got left in your system

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    Any feedback from the thread starter?

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    I can see one reason, "Windows 7 Home Premium".

    Switch to CentOS or Arch and you see wonders.

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    I don't think that the OS is the cause of his issue. If he just gave us some more details of what he's doing why it's slowing, we can provide him the right answers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by qwizie View Post
    I can see one reason, "Windows 7 Home Premium".

    Switch to CentOS or Arch and you see wonders.
    Absolute rubbish!

    I cant comment for home version. I use ultimate and works 100% without slowness. and havent reloaded windows since I installed windows 7 about 2 years ago.

    as I said above the OP really doesnt give us much to go on.

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    Sorry for the late reply. Anyway, yeah I've been researching and it seems my HDD's are the problem. They're both WD Greens (Eco-Friendly non powerful drives). Hopefully when I sell my next item I'll grab myself a OCZ 60GB SSD to install my OS and BF3 on.

    And in response to Ritchiesame, I've got like 1.8TB overall left-over.

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    So that means you're still using SDD hardrives?

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    SDD? What's that?

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    Yeah... 5400 RPM hard drives as a system drive, that's why it's so damn slow...

    I haven't used anything slower than 10,000rpm in 5 or 6 years as a system drive. Now after using SSD's I'll never be able to go back to a mechanical system drive
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    I grabbed myself a SSD! OCZ Agility 3 SATA III 2.5" 60GB Solid State Hard Drive!

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