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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Wes14 on December 25, 2007, 11:48:09 AM
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I got a new computer (not exactly new but seems to be a major boost then my old comp)
I had a Compaq Presario with a Celeron-D @3.2Ghz, 512MB DDR2 RAM, ATI 200 Xpress Graphics.
Now im running a Dell Dimension 4550 with a Northwood Pentium 4 @ 2.39GHz, 1GB DDR Ram, nVidia GeForce4 MX 420.
My Question is why does the Dell seem faster at everything, even if it has the older RAM and CPU? and was this a smart move? :confused:
Also is having 29-30 Processes at idle good for a Dell computer?
and Merry Christmas
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Well you doubled your ram, you got what looks to be a dedicated video card verses an integrated video and you are running a better Processor, Celerons are 2nd rate economy processors vs the Northwood Pentium 4 you now have and if you can get it down to around 20 to 24 processes you do even better.although alot of people have a lot of programs loaded and normally have 30+ processes going most times......
check out http://www.tweakxp.com and http://www.blackviper.com to possibly cut back on the uneeded processes ( DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, I SUGGEST YOU THOROUGHLY READ THROUGH THE WEBSITE 1ST )
as for if it is to many processes for a DELL, I have a laptop with WinXPpro Dell Inspiron 9400 and it loads up in my "work setup" with 48 to 51 processes...........but when I loadup in my "gaming setup" it loads with 19 to 21 processes depending on if I have the WMP loaded and the Nod32 loaded up......
Merry Christmas
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Thanks Sir