I've got a little hp thats been ok but recently is starting slow down so now I need to do something to get it working decent again. Like everyone I do alot of web surfing, listening to music, etc. but it's when I open up Photoshop/any gfx program that its starts getting laggy. I do a ton of photo editing and if I could get this thing working smoothly it would really help my work flow.
So I had this idea: use an extra hdd and install XP on it, then set it up to dual boot. Then that way I could keep all my entertainment on the current hdd and move all editing software to the new one. Would this help at all or is it a stupid idea?
Or is there something hardware related I could upgrade but keep it under or around 50 bucks?
Here is a CPU-Z txt dump of my current setup:
Thanks in advance!
So I had this idea: use an extra hdd and install XP on it, then set it up to dual boot. Then that way I could keep all my entertainment on the current hdd and move all editing software to the new one. Would this help at all or is it a stupid idea?
Or is there something hardware related I could upgrade but keep it under or around 50 bucks?
Here is a CPU-Z txt dump of my current setup:
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CPU-Z version 1.46
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Processors Map
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 1
Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0
Processors Information
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Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Codename Venice
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Package Socket 939
CPUID F.F.2
Extended CPUID F.2F
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping DH-E6
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2204.8 MHz (11.0 x 200.4 MHz)
HT Link speed 1002.2 MHz
Stock frequency 2200 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
max FID 11.0x
VID range 1.100 V - 1.450 V
Features XD
K8 Thermal sensor yes
K8 Revision ID 4.2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3
Chipset
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Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 6150 rev. A2
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 410/430 MCP rev. A3
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Channels Single
Memory Frequency 157.5 MHz (CPU/14)
CAS# 2.5
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 7
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 10
DRAM Idle Timer 16
Command Rate 2T
Memory SPD
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DIMM #1
General
Memory type DDR
Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2700 (166 MHz)
Part number
Serial number FFFFFFFF
Manufacturing date Week 02/Year 07
Attributes
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Registered no
Buffered no
Nominal Voltage 2.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 133 166
CAS# 2.0 2.5
RAS# to CAS# delay 3 3
RAS# Precharge 3 3
TRAS 6 7
Mainboard Model NAGAMI2L (0x22B - 0xBBE73C)
Hardware monitor
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SMSC DME1737 hardware monitor
Voltage sensor 0 0.00 Volts [0x0] (+5VTR)
Voltage sensor 1 1.44 Volts [0x7A] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage sensor 2 3.33 Volts [0xC2] (ATX +3.3V)
Voltage sensor 3 5.13 Volts [0xC5] (ATX +5V)
Voltage sensor 4 12.30 Volts [0xC4] (ATX +12V)
Temperature sensor 0 34°C (93°F) [0x22] (Diode 1)
Temperature sensor 1 36°C (96°F) [0x24] (Internal)
Temperature sensor 2 58°C (136°F) [0x3A] (Diode 2)
Fan sensor 0 2413 RPM [0x8BE] (FANIN0)
Fan sensor 1 1078 RPM [0x1392] (FANIN1)
Hardware monitor
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AMD Athlon 64 3500+ hardware monitor
Temperature sensor 0 43°C (109°F) [0x5C] (core #0)
Dump hardware monitor
PCI Device List
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RAM Memory Controller
bus 0 (0x00), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x10DE
Model ID 0x02F0
Revision ID 0xA2
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x00
BaseClass 0x05
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x80
PCI header
Subvendor ID 0x103C
Subsystem ID 0x2A3E
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x00
Capabilities
HyperTransport Capability
Offset 44h
Revision 1.03
Interface type Slave/Primary
Link 0 width (in/out) 16 bits/16 bits
Link 0 frequency 1000MHz
Link 1 width (in/out) 8 bits/8 bits
Link 1 frequency 800MHz
HyperTransport Capability
Offset E0h
Interface type MSI Mapping
designation A2
format DIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
DMI Memory Device
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designation A3
format DIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
Thanks in advance!