how to make procesor go faster?

Question

I am trying to make my p3 proccesor go faster how do i do this.

Answer 1

You can't increase the speed of your processor without changing the architecture on your motherboard. Try upgrading your RAM instead. It is cheaper and easier.

Answer 2

You can overclock it, but I don't recommend it as it can cause some problems, or ruin the machine. Faster clock frequency doesn't usually show a larger increase in performance anyway. If you want it to speed up, try getting more memory.

Answer 3

C'mon John, I doubt you're doing so much heavy processing that you've been able to pinpoint the processor as the holdup.

Chances are, it's a combination of the whole machine and/or the internet itself that's slowing your processing. Tell me some symptoms and let me know what you're doing that leads you to believe it's the processor.

Cheers

Answer 4

in short . buy a new processor and buy a new motherboard.....

u could overclock, assuming your motherboard lets you but if you bought ur comp from a name brand manufacter ur motherboards bios are locked from overclocking. you could buy a p3 motherboard that allows overclocking doing this would require you to be able to travel back in time as they are not made any more

Answer 5

The only thing you can do to actually make the processor "go faster" is to Overclock it. You will never really see the difference if you do it, and it may shorten the life of your processor. It's not recommended by any of the CPU Manufacturers.

So with that in mind here are some things that will really help your pc run more efficiently. You may not see a major change in speed but believe me these tips will help make access times quicker, and they will help you to monitor your RAM and how much of it is available at any given time.

It's a bit lengthy, but it will initially help a lot and if you keep up with weekly maintenance on your PC you'll be surprised at how well it runs. So here are my suggestions.
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A major cause of slow PC's is fragmentation of the hard drive.
You need to defragment the HD at least once a week if not more depending on how much you use your computer, and what you do with it.

One way is to use the defragment utility built into Windows XP. It is slow but does the job rather well. Go to:
Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and then click on System Defrag to run the tool. It may take several hours, so let it run overnight or simply walk away from your PC for a few hours.

A great program for defragging automatically is Diskeeper. It costs $30 but is well worth it. Go to http://www.download.com and search for Diskeeper. Read the Publishers Description and the Editor and User reviews. It can be scheduled to run automatically as the program deems necessary, and if you are using your PC and the program launches itself, it will take a backseat to whatever you are doing and give you the priority for CPU usage. I think you'll agree it's a good program to have. It precludes your needing to remember to defrag at regular intervals.

Another major cause of a slow PC is programs that are running in the background. Here's another really good Microsoft tool. It’s called Autoruns and it was written by SysInternals who were recently bought up by Microsoft.

Before you download the program create a folder under program files called Autoruns. Leave Windows Explore open.

Launch Internet Explorer and go to the following Microsoft web page.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/autoruns.mspx

Go to the bottom of the page and download the Autoruns program. After it downloads open the file. It is a Zip file. Unzip the file and you will see 4 files. Drag and drop those 4 files to the Autoruns folder you created under Program Files. There is no "setup" or "install" file/program to run.

Once you have the 4 files in the C:\Program Files\Autoruns folder you can double click on the file titled “autoruns”.

This will bring up a window with several tabs at the top. Click on the “Logon” tab. It will list the programs and processes that are running on your PC and eating up resources. Look them over carefully and turn off any that don’t absolutely have to be running. Simply click on the “check mark” in the little box beside the program name. Clicking on it will remove the check mark. Once you have edited the Startup list, click on Apply and then on OK.
NOTE: Leave items that show Windows; System 32; Program Files; etc. alone. Shutting them off may cause some things not to work.

Once you have exited the window, reboot your PC for the settings to take effect.

WARNING: Don’t go into the other tabs in Autoruns and start deleting things. You will probably give yourself major headaches if you do that. Stay focused on the “Logon” List only.

Another good thing to have is a little program called FreeRAM XP Pro. It is FREE and is available from http://www.download.com This program puts a little RAM meter in the System Tray and shows how much RAM you have remaining that you are not using at any given time. You may be surprised at how little RAM you have to run other programs. Also, once it is installed you can right click on the little meter, then click on RESTORE and it will open the RAM display window. You can tweak the settings so it will display your CPU usage also. Then just click “Minimize” and then “To System Tray” to return to the Task Bar.

What happens when you run out of, or run real low on, RAM is that the OS recognizes the low or no RAM situation and starts using a section of your hard drive as memory. This is called virtual memory, or a swap file. The PC is constantly writing and reading from your HD. Comparitively, it is a very slow process. Check your motherboard manual and determine how much RAM each slot can hold. It will also tell you what type of RAM you need. You can also go to http://www.crucial.com or http://www.4allmemory.com and run their analysis utility to determine what kind, and how much RAM is installed in your PC. Depend on your MoBo manual to determine the RAM limits of each slot though.

Hope this helps