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As a result, I found out about all the Pi's competitors and the variations thereof and of course Linux distros and that many of these single boards run Win 10 quite happily. - who needs a laptop in reality??
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiGcwDWZjz05njNPrJU7jA
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I can't be arsed with the build your own any more, you don't seem to save much either
Assuming it's a desktop, not a laptop, get a small SSD (ebuyer is advertising a 120GB drive at £42) and do a clean install of Win 7 on it - you should be able to use your existing product key. Keep your existing HD for data storage.
I did that with a 7 year old machine and it was faster for most purposes than my wife's laptop that was only a year old.
And why is it lagging? Cos I've got so many programmes on it and the CPU can't keep up?
One of these might help:
https://www.howtogeek.com/206329/how-to-find-your-lost-windows-or-office-product-keys/
Ihttps://www.lifewire.com/how-to-find-your-windows-7-product-key-2625112
How many cores is task manager showing up.
If you are happy with the case, DVD speed, SD card reader, assuming you have a standard ATX case it may well be cheaper just buying a new motherboard/CPU/memory combo.
If you are already running near 100% CUP capacity and SSD will not actually help much, other than boot times it may actually push your CPU into even higher utilization as it Can't keep up with the increased data feeds.
There might be a lot of rubbish that has got installed over the years. It might still have bloatware from the original manufacturer as well. A clean reinstall would probably be significantly faster even on the original hard drive.
Putting an SSD and a clean Windows install in my old machine, that my daughters now use, made a huge difference.
I know people will hate me, but also consider upgrading to windows 10. Installed on a clean SSD. You can still get it a free upgrade.
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/microsoft-windows-10-free-upgrade-offer-assistive-features/
I don't know about restoring it back to original state, would I lose all my files?
Got a Dell and wondering about SSD but I thought MS get snotty about changing a start up disk?
Are you planning on overclocking?
If not, go for the cheapest option. If you are however, I'd go for a custom build, it will save you money in the long run.
The pre-built machines are normally not very geared for overclocking. You'll want to choose a high quality motherboard with overclocking options, along with fast RAM and a high performance heatsink/fan. The case is also important and is often overlooked. You'll want one with efficient cooling design and plenty of room to work inside. It might cost you more but the PC will last you a lot longer.
I have always built my own and overclocked them to within an inch of their lives. My current build must be about 8 or 9 years old now, from back when the i7s first came out. I bought the cheapest i7 920 (2.66GHz) at the time, a decent ASUS mobo, the best air cooler money can buy, and overclocked it to 4.2HGz. It's still running strong to this day, and competes well even with the latest generation of processors. All I need to do is buy a new graphics card from time to time.
I reckon I've probably saved myself the money of a complete upgrade once or even twice by going down this route.
I've also phoned the local PC shop, a bit poor of me to not consider them, but someone at work said they are priced competitively.
One thing I didn't do (being a muppet) was upgrade over time, cpu one year, ram the next etc... Which means I've got to shell out a lot in one go. Instead of upgrading when I find a good deal etc.