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Originally Posted by Matt L
If you're swapping, no hard disk or CPU is fast enough. Doubling the ram means that more processes can run without swapping. I put memory at the top of the list, CPU speed next, and disk speed dead last.
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Agreed.
My $0.02 - The P4 is plenty fast unless you are into serious gaming or imaging/music work. If you are going to spend money on upgrading for performance, buy RAM.
Clean up your PC by removing unwanted programs loading at startup, remove spyware/malware, defrag the HDD, and perform Windows Update until you've loaded all critical updates. These are important for security. Also, update IE of whatever browser you are using to the most current version. Helps against spyware. Check your security settings and crank them up if need be to prevent further infection. If you've loaded plenty of third party software over the years, some of these can load at startup and run 'hidden' in the background and slow down your PC considerably. Printer/camera apps fall into this category, as do media players and proprietary software.
Windows XP is an excellent OS if used properly and updated frequently.
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