Vista Ultimate too slow

[Sam]

My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.

 

[Justin]

Your system should be fine with those specs.

What do you mean you used Windows Defender shut down everything? That
doesn't make sense.

 

[Robert Moir]

My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the
calculations per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video
at greater than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to
replace it is to go to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board
and RAM, beyond that I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the
2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks for any opinions.

Commenting on Windows:
How slow is "too slow"? I would expect performance on that kind of system to
be less than 'ideal' sure, but perfectly usable. I'm using a celeron 2.8ghz
with 1gb at work and it does office work just fine, for example.

I'd expect a system with those specs to struggle with games these days
regardless of what OS it uses, and while i'd expect it to handle graphics
work OK on XP, you'd still be skating up to the edge a little for intense
work, and the move to Vista (while you can trim it in places, you also have
to accept that it wants more resources than XP did) will push that sort of
work a little out of range in my estimation.

Commenting on your hardware:

The frequency of your 'front-side bus' is low compared to the varsity these
days. I suspect this is part of the issue and hence simply dropping in a
slighly faster procesor might not help.

You won't like this, but I would strongly suggest that the processor family
and memory you have at the moment are always going to hold you back and are
a "dead end". Pouring more money into them will be throwing good money after
bad. I would look at a new, modern, motherboard, processor and memory setup.

If you want to stay with intel, I'd suggest a 6400 or 6600 core2duo
processor, backed with 2gb or so of DDR2 ram on whatever motherboard you
like would do the job. More money than you might want to spend, obviously,
but I really would question spending more on the current hardware you have,
sorry.

 

[Bobby]

Get more RAM. That will cure your problem. Another ½ Gig is ideal.

 

[mikeyhsd]

you can run diagnostics on your system at
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
select to run full and no need to register to run tests.
will give you a fairly comprehensive run down on components and recommended improvements.



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My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.

 

[David A. Spicer]

The last time I checked PCPitstop was broken using Vista and they're working on a solution.
--------------------
Lawyer: a cat who settles disputes between mice.


you can run diagnostics on your system at
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
select to run full and no need to register to run tests.
will give you a fairly comprehensive run down on components and recommended improvements.



(e-mail address removed)



My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.

 

[mikeyhsd]

I have used it with ultimate 64 bit.



(e-mail address removed)



The last time I checked PCPitstop was broken using Vista and they're working on a solution.
--------------------
Lawyer: a cat who settles disputes between mice.


you can run diagnostics on your system at
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
select to run full and no need to register to run tests.
will give you a fairly comprehensive run down on components and recommended improvements.



(e-mail address removed)



My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.

 

[David A. Spicer]

This is currently posted on their site:

Attention Windows Vista Users:
Due to Windows Vista's new security features, our Active-X control does not work correctly unless you are running Internet Explorer as an Administrator. To do so, please right click on your shortcut to Internet Explorer and click on "Run as administrator". Important: Once you are done running the full tests, please shut down this instance of Internet Explorer that is running as Administrator.
We are working on a better and long term solution, in the mean time thank you for your patience.

I tried it and it didn't work, using 32 bit here though.
--------------------
The important things are always simple. Simple things are always hard.


I have used it with ultimate 64 bit.



(e-mail address removed)



The last time I checked PCPitstop was broken using Vista and they're working on a solution.
--------------------
Lawyer: a cat who settles disputes between mice.


you can run diagnostics on your system at
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
select to run full and no need to register to run tests.
will give you a fairly comprehensive run down on components and recommended improvements.



(e-mail address removed)



My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.

 

[mikeyhsd]

not an unusual situation for the os to perform different for different people.



(e-mail address removed)



This is currently posted on their site:

Attention Windows Vista Users:
Due to Windows Vista's new security features, our Active-X control does not work correctly unless you are running Internet Explorer as an Administrator. To do so, please right click on your shortcut to Internet Explorer and click on "Run as administrator". Important: Once you are done running the full tests, please shut down this instance of Internet Explorer that is running as Administrator.
We are working on a better and long term solution, in the mean time thank you for your patience.

I tried it and it didn't work, using 32 bit here though.
--------------------
The important things are always simple. Simple things are always hard.


I have used it with ultimate 64 bit.



(e-mail address removed)



The last time I checked PCPitstop was broken using Vista and they're working on a solution.
--------------------
Lawyer: a cat who settles disputes between mice.


you can run diagnostics on your system at
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
select to run full and no need to register to run tests.
will give you a fairly comprehensive run down on components and recommended improvements.



(e-mail address removed)



My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.

 

[David A. Spicer]

LOL Truer words were never spoken
--------------------
Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs?


not an unusual situation for the os to perform different for different people.



(e-mail address removed)



This is currently posted on their site:

Attention Windows Vista Users:
Due to Windows Vista's new security features, our Active-X control does not work correctly unless you are running Internet Explorer as an Administrator. To do so, please right click on your shortcut to Internet Explorer and click on "Run as administrator". Important: Once you are done running the full tests, please shut down this instance of Internet Explorer that is running as Administrator.
We are working on a better and long term solution, in the mean time thank you for your patience.

I tried it and it didn't work, using 32 bit here though.
--------------------
The important things are always simple. Simple things are always hard.


I have used it with ultimate 64 bit.



(e-mail address removed)



The last time I checked PCPitstop was broken using Vista and they're working on a solution.
--------------------
Lawyer: a cat who settles disputes between mice.


you can run diagnostics on your system at
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
select to run full and no need to register to run tests.
will give you a fairly comprehensive run down on components and recommended improvements.



(e-mail address removed)



My system: Gigabyte MB 533 FSB, 2.53 GHz Intel P4, 1GB RDRAM PC 1066,
Creative sound, ATI Video card. My problem is that Vista is too slow to
respond for almost any thing I try to do. I have used windows defender to
shut down everything I can and still no speed. The slowest thing in my
computer according to the performance information applet is the calculations
per seconds @ 3.7, next is RAM @4.4 and the other 2 are video at greater
than 5. Is the the CPU the culprit? The cheapest way to replace it is to go
to a 3.06/533, the fastest CPU I can use with my board and RAM, beyond that
I can't afford. Will 3.06 GHz be much faster than the 2.53 GHz CPU. Thanks
for any opinions.