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6 tips for speeding up a sluggish Windows PC

Posted on September 20, 2026

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Do you ever find yourself wishing your computer wasn’t running like a snoozing slug?

Have you noticed that it now runs a lot slower than it did when you first bought it?

As you probably know, computers tend to slow down over time due to clutter on the hard drive and other software-related issues.

This is simply a fact of life, especially with Windows-based machines. [Read more…]

Q&A: Will my PC need a new power supply if I replace the hard drive with an SSD?

Posted on May 25, 2026

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Question from Oliver: I just read your article about replacing a hard drive with an SSD and I have a question about it.

I remember hearing that upgrading the graphics card in a computer can sometimes require a power supply upgrade as well because the newer graphics card will draw more power than the old one.

My question is do I need to be concerned about the power supply if I replace the hard drive in my computer with an SSD?

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This is the best computer upgrade you can make for the money

Posted on April 3, 2024

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Every week I receive hundreds of questions for the Tech Q&A section of my blog, and one question I get asked on a regular basis is “What’s the best upgrade I can make to speed up my computer?”

In times past my answer was always the same: add more RAM!

But I’m afraid that’s no longer true in most situations…

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Q&A: How can I find out which RAM to buy for my PC?

Posted on February 2, 2024

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Question from Chris: My family has two laptops and a desktop computer, all of which need more RAM. How can I find out which type of RAM to buy for each computer?

I checked online and there’s DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DIMMs, SODIMMS, etc. and they all seem to operate at different speeds. It’s all so confusing! [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I add more RAM to my PC or install an SSD?

Posted on January 21, 2024

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Question from Thomas: I have a little cash to spend to upgrade my desktop computer and I need your advice on how best to spend it.

Right now it has 16GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive (which is close to being full).

My question is should I use the money to double the RAM on this machine by adding another 16GB or would I be better off replacing the hard drive with a 1TB SSD? [Read more…]