debebee Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 then teach him proper way to place his computer box to maximize ventilation.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jime234 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 15 hours ago, vitorio said: This are the specs for the Windows Vista PC Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP2 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 74 °C Kentsfield 65nm Technology RAM 6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15) Motherboard Dell Inc. 0FM586 (Socket 775) 40 °C Graphics D3218HN (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Dell) Storage 596GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (SATA ) 39 °C Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N ATA Device Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Motherboard Manufacturer Dell Inc. Model 0FM586 (Socket 775) Version ÿÿÿ Chipset Vendor Intel Chipset Model P35/G33/G31 Chipset Revision A2 Southbridge Vendor Intel Southbridge Model 82801IR (ICH9R) Southbridge Revision 02 System Temperature 40 °C BIOS Brand Dell Inc. Version 1.0.13 Date 3/20/2008 Voltage CPU CORE 1.136 V MEMORY CONTROLLER 3.056 V +3.3V 3.328 V +5V 5.027 V +12V 11.968 V +5V HIGH THRESHOLD 4.946 V PCI Data Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage Available Bus Width 32 bit Slot Designation PCI1 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 0 Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage In Use Bus Width 32 bit Slot Designation PCI2 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 1 Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage Available Data lanes x16 Slot Designation PCI3 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 2 Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage Available Data lanes x1 Slot Designation PCI4 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 3 Great, the specs are pretty reasonable, its better than mine lol! no need for entire new rig. now go for win 10 ltsc or ltsb if you can. win 7 will also be good. and getting an SSD for OS should spice things up for sure. probably the ports are SATA2 (3GB/s), a cheap or good 120 or 250 GB SSD should be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jime234 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 15 hours ago, vitorio said: I think the temperature is due to the PC is inside a gabinet with no ventilation inside. Max out on the fans for the ventilation. watch a LinusTechtips youtube video for this. Is it an SFF or a mini tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Roll Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 18 hours ago, vitorio said: This are the specs for the Windows Vista PC Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP2 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 74 °C Kentsfield 65nm Technology RAM 6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15) Motherboard Dell Inc. 0FM586 (Socket 775) 40 °C Graphics D3218HN (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Dell) Storage 596GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (SATA ) 39 °C Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N ATA Device Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Motherboard Manufacturer Dell Inc. Model 0FM586 (Socket 775) Version ÿÿÿ Chipset Vendor Intel Chipset Model P35/G33/G31 Chipset Revision A2 Southbridge Vendor Intel Southbridge Model 82801IR (ICH9R) Southbridge Revision 02 System Temperature 40 °C BIOS Brand Dell Inc. Version 1.0.13 Date 3/20/2008 Voltage CPU CORE 1.136 V MEMORY CONTROLLER 3.056 V +3.3V 3.328 V +5V 5.027 V +12V 11.968 V +5V HIGH THRESHOLD 4.946 V PCI Data Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage Available Bus Width 32 bit Slot Designation PCI1 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 0 Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage In Use Bus Width 32 bit Slot Designation PCI2 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 1 Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage Available Data lanes x16 Slot Designation PCI3 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 2 Slot PCI Slot Type PCI Slot Usage Available Data lanes x1 Slot Designation PCI4 Characteristics 5V, PME Slot Number 3 Still got a PC mid-tower with (more as a backup if necessary): CPU -> Q9650 (4x3.0Ghz) Memory: 8GB DDR2 corsair Disk; 1TB WD MB: Intel DG45ID microATX (has HDMI) And by experience with this rig, i can tell you that, whithout an GPU, your CPU will always be around 50/60º in temperature (after being re-applied some thermal paste and fans cleaned). Once you add a GPU temperature will drop to around 30/40º (+/-36/39º). At least, that happened to mine. Added a AMD R6 260x (it was cheap) and the processor now runs cool, is working well and radomly upgrading windows 10. Windows 10 x64 is running well, but hard drive easily goes around 100% of use. Win 10 is good for ssd, but for mechanic HDD, win 7 is the most recommended. That processor in particular is famous for being good to overclock. There are several tutorials online. Your rig it's not that bad. If it's just for browsing, word and some online games is more than enough. Updates for that machine are easily adquireable on some online auction websites, CPU ~40€, memory not worth it but SSD would be the best upgrade. Still not thinking on getting rid of my old rig. It's just to reliable and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Jime234 said: Max out on the fans for the ventilation. watch a LinusTechtips youtube video for this. Is it an SFF or a mini tower? It is a mini tower. Dell Inspiron 530. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jime234 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 19 hours ago, vitorio said: It is a mini tower. Dell Inspiron 530. Good, this means there must be space to add extra fans to get the air flowing. if not, then get a new chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnoid Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 It depends on their budget but as mentioned replacing the rust drive with an SSD will speed up the PC even with no other upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Yep, an SSD is the best upgrade, and another reason is the age of the HD. Are backups being done? If you want to stay with Vista, something like Macrium Reflect Free can be used to clone the existing HD onto a new SSD. Worked nicely for me recently, upgading a friends 2011 vintage PC that I had built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Karlston said: If you want to stay with Vista, something like Macrium Reflect Free can be used to clone the existing HD onto a new SSD. Worked nicely for me Yes, macrium reflect is the best. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Karlston said: Yep, an SSD is the best upgrade, and another reason is the age of the HD. Are backups being done? If you want to stay with Vista, something like Macrium Reflect Free can be used to clone the existing HD onto a new SSD. Worked nicely for me recently, upgading a friends 2011 vintage PC that I had built. Since I belief Windows Vista doesn't support native trim, how do you solved this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, vitorio said: Since I belief Windows Vista doesn't support native trim, how do you solved this issue? You can buy a SSD from a company who has there own trim utility . There are many in the market. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, The AchieVer said: You can buy a SSD from a company who has there own trim utility . There are many in the market. Regards Just email Crucial and I am waiting for their input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, vitorio said: Just email Crucial and I am waiting for their input. Toshiba , Samsung...... also provide Trim utility for their SSD’s. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brain_death Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 7 hours ago, vitorio said: Since I belief Windows Vista doesn't support native trim, how do you solved this issue? Really, I wouldn't stick with Vista. But O&O Defrag Pro, does TRIM as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Crucial answer: Quote Our drives have built in firmware that enables Garbage Collection, which works like TRIM, so long as they are idle but receiving power. you can read more here: Spoiler Thank you for contactign Crucial Support. I am more than happy to help you with your SSD. Our drives have built in firmware that enables Garbage Collection, which works like TRIM, so long as they are idle but receiving power. you can read more here: https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/active-garbage-collection https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/learn-with-crucial/about-ssd/what-is-trim%20 And you can find out how to optimize your SSD here: https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/optimizing-your-ssd These steps involve some power settings, which will allow your SSD to perform Garbage collection when you are not using it. You can utilize Active Garbage collection by following these steps: https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ssd-used-to-be-faster-but-has-slowed-down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erp-ster0 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 2:08 PM, brain_death said: Really, I wouldn't stick with Vista. But O&O Defrag Pro, does TRIM as well... although MS ended support for Vista in April 2017, the Server counterpart of Vista (Server 2008) continues to get updates until Jan. 2020 and many of the recent updates for Server 2008 can be installed onto Vista but yeah OP should not stay with Vista long-term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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