faster computer, how to Options

[Celicaca]

anyone have any ideas on how to make my computer any faster. I have a Dell Dimension 4400. its pretty old. i dont want anything to big, but stuff that will give it that extra oomph.

1.8Ghz
512 MB DDR SDRAM
Nvidia GeForce3 Ti 200
80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home

Thankey

[dahoman9]

upgrade your video card for gaming.
http://everythingisnt.com/hosts.html <--Follow this to block most ads and get faster web browsing.
Also, go to Internet Explorer and go to tools/internet options/, in the temporary internet files section click on settings. change the amount of space to use for temporary internet files to be 20 megs or more. That will make the browsing faster too.

1.8ghz is plenty...if you do decide to get a new computer in the future, get a mac if you are not a hardcore gamer. A mac can run applications faster than a PC, but it is unix based and many games are not supported. However, if you know what you're doing, you can emulate Windows and/or linux.

Get an AMD if you are a hardcore gamer and wanna stick with PC. I run Doom 3 on the highest quality settings on my 1.53GHz AMD Athlon XP (1800+) with an ATI Radeon 8500 video card. My computer is outdated today and still running very good. For more bang for your buck, do what I did and build your own PC.