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10th January 2019, 04:53 AM #16
as far as I know, ADSL is dial-up under another name.
I'm not sure what the NBN has morphed into, from prior experience HFC (using the Foxtel or Optus cable) is effectively "high speed", as is fiber to the premise, but Fiber to the node and then copper wire is I believe just an enhanced version of dial-up.
What I was trying to say, is that your current "slow" computer might be more a function of your internet connection (and congestion on the telecoms network) than the speed of your computer's processor, RAM and other internals.
Meaning that you may only see a marginal improvement with a new computer. I know that where I'm currently renting, my laptop really "slows down" during peak Netflix viewing times.regards from Alberta, Canada
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Clock speeds only matter within the same generation of CPUs these days. Think of it as newer CPUs will have more efficient architectures and can do more work per Ghz. Also, the more 'cores' a CPU has the better it can multi-task, provided that the software is designed to utilise more cores.
SSD for windows and HDD for storage. Minimum ram I would go is 8Gb
A new modem may or may not improve your internet speeds as it could be limited by your copper line. Leave the modem for now until you upgrade your PC. If your internet is stable the slow speeds you are noticing is likely from the PC.
You should see an improvement in speed with newer PC. From memory the 2 core pentiums were budget CPUs at the time as the 'Core' line of CPUs were released. Also, windows XP is old with security issues and 32bit only (thats why you have 3.5gb of ram when physically you likely have 4gb of ram).
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15th January 2019, 03:26 PM #18
FYI: Have had two SSD drives for years in my PC, just got new PC or should I say NUC, that part was a present, the other bits I had to add were 16 GB ram and SSD. So I just installed a Samsung 970-EVO m2 SSD, I'v got a Samsung 860-PRO from my old system and I thought over 500 Mb/s read write was pretty dam good, but this m2 peaks at just over 3 Gb/s read and 2.4 GB/s write . Amazingly it maintains over 1.2 GB/s R/W down to quite small block size.
But in the real world, yes some large apps open quicker than on the 860-P and Windows resumes from Hibernate in a flash (have been using Hibernate dozens of times a day for YEARS on my old SSD wear diags still shows it like new, and the new PC cold boot is under 9 seconds, but I got 970-EVO m2 on special (it was cheaper that a new 860) SSD.
Just migrating all the needed data and reinstalling programs across to the new PC. Like cleaning out a hoarders house - 8 years of gathered "stuff ".(1) Our small workshop layout __ (2) Bandsaw circle cutting jig __ (3) Spindle sander modifications __ (4) Dust Sensor
(5) Router table redesigned ____ (6) DC and where it all began __ (7) Bandsaw dust extraction build
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15th January 2019, 03:33 PM #19
The 970-EVO m2 SSD drives are astounding. They are so fast its crazy.
A cracking price too! 500GB for $149.
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15th January 2019, 03:38 PM #20
Could not agree more, I got one for $132, just couldn't go past it, my old 860-PRO fitted inside the small palm sized case as well.
(1) Our small workshop layout __ (2) Bandsaw circle cutting jig __ (3) Spindle sander modifications __ (4) Dust Sensor
(5) Router table redesigned ____ (6) DC and where it all began __ (7) Bandsaw dust extraction build
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17th January 2019, 08:57 PM #21
Something I noticed on the subject of how much CPU speed / power you really need in real world PC tasks. When doing an image backup using Acronis TI, the CPU usage and backup speed is usually limited by the write speed of the backup drive, however even using my my older Samsung T3 SSD backup device, the write speed with USB 3.1 (Gen 2) is getting close to 430 MB/sec (the NUC also has Thunderbolt (V3) and type C USB 3.1 G2). As the 970 EVO M2 has a read speed of over 2400 MB/sec, the limiting factors in this system are surprisingly, the CPU "to some extent", and obviously the 430 MB/sec write speed of the tiny external T3 SSD. What is interesting is that the CPU runs constantly at over 4 GHz during the backup with the displayed system performance transfer graph sitting at around 400 MB/sec to the T3. The T3 disk process usage is pinned at 100%, backup transfer speed only drops slightly if the CPU throttles back (heat) after a sustained period of time. Backups are very fast though.
On the typical current (WD passport) small external HDD drives, the "write" speed is only around 90 MB/ sec or less, so the CPU runs at around 800 MHz to 1.2 GHz, disk process usage of the INTERNAL 860-PRO SSD is around 8%, disk process usage of the external HDD is pinned around 96%.(1) Our small workshop layout __ (2) Bandsaw circle cutting jig __ (3) Spindle sander modifications __ (4) Dust Sensor
(5) Router table redesigned ____ (6) DC and where it all began __ (7) Bandsaw dust extraction build
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