Old computer about shot...

IAAW · 06-16-2008, 10:32 PM

Heh, the harddrive of it has lasted for over three years. It's old, and it's pretty much dying. I don't know how long it will last now, and I can hardly use FRAPS because of it. Which also kinda sucks. Oh, not to mention that saving a movie through Windows Movie Maker takes a helluva long time now. -.-

Izzy · 06-16-2008, 10:38 PM

That seems like a very computer illiterate conclusion. Harddrives have a much longer lifespan then 3 years. If it works at all its rpm isnt going to get slower for whatever reason. You might have a ram problem or a cpu ghz problem. There are many alternate reasons your computer could be running slow but the harddrive isnt one of them

IAAW · 06-16-2008, 10:40 PM

Um, I actually don't really remember how long I've had it. I actually think I remember it being from christmas of 2003, so I'm assuming it's four years old. Oh, and I've also forgotten that nobody has actually ever bothered getting good virus/spyware protection for it, which is probably another reason why it's slow as hell. <_<

I actually think it's 5 years old.

Sullyman2007 · 06-16-2008, 10:47 PM

Hard drives don't just slow down (at least I've never heard or read of it happening). It's most likely a RAM problem or you may even need a new video card.

**sumzup** · 06-16-2008, 11:10 PM

Reinstall whatever OS you use, and magically it'll run really fast.

**culmor30** · 06-16-2008, 11:54 PM

Do what I did with my ancient 800mhz Dell - install Ubuntu on it! D:

06-16-2008, 10:32 PM	#1
IAAW FFR Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nowhere specific. Age: 34 Posts: 3,008	Old computer about shot... Heh, the harddrive of it has lasted for over three years. It's old, and it's pretty much dying. I don't know how long it will last now, and I can hardly use FRAPS because of it. Which also kinda sucks. Oh, not to mention that saving a movie through Windows Movie Maker takes a helluva long time now. -.-

06-16-2008, 10:38 PM	#2
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Old computer about shot... That seems like a very computer illiterate conclusion. Harddrives have a much longer lifespan then 3 years. If it works at all its rpm isnt going to get slower for whatever reason. You might have a ram problem or a cpu ghz problem. There are many alternate reasons your computer could be running slow but the harddrive isnt one of them

06-16-2008, 10:40 PM	#3
IAAW FFR Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nowhere specific. Age: 34 Posts: 3,008	Re: Old computer about shot... Um, I actually don't really remember how long I've had it. I actually think I remember it being from christmas of 2003, so I'm assuming it's four years old. Oh, and I've also forgotten that nobody has actually ever bothered getting good virus/spyware protection for it, which is probably another reason why it's slow as hell. <_< I actually think it's 5 years old.

06-16-2008, 10:47 PM	#4
Sullyman2007 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 1,663	Re: Old computer about shot... Hard drives don't just slow down (at least I've never heard or read of it happening). It's most likely a RAM problem or you may even need a new video card.

06-16-2008, 11:10 PM	#5
sumzup (+ (- (/ (* 1 2) 3) 4) 5) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Age: 33 Posts: 1,398	Re: Old computer about shot... Reinstall whatever OS you use, and magically it'll run really fast. __________________

06-16-2008, 11:54 PM	#6
culmor30 FFR Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 44 Posts: 74	Re: Old computer about shot... Do what I did with my ancient 800mhz Dell - install Ubuntu on it! D: __________________

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