Poor Response Times

 Poor response times will start to happen as the computer gets older. The more files you save on your computer it will keep taking up the memory and it will start to get a lot slower then. To try and stop this from happening you can keep scanning your computer for viruses as it takes a matter of seconds for a virus to corrupt your computer. You might not even no that there is a virus on it as it can download itself on to your computer through the smallest of things like opening a spam email or just clicking on a wrong website. Viruses will corrupt your computer and start to attack unprotected software which will lead to a lot of your files being deleted. If you keep your anti-virus software up to date you shouldn’t have to worry about any of this happening your computer as it will be protected. When scanning your computer for viruses it can take a matter of minutes but can also take up to a few hours depending on how much data you have saved. If your software has picked up a virus you must delete it straight away. If not deleted it can be to late as it will have leaked all over your computer.

You can buy anti-virus software online such as McAfee from http://home.mcafee.com/store/total-protection which is £64.99. This can be used on three different computers and offers you total protection.

You could also try doing this by defragmenting your p.c. To do this by going to disk defragmenting which can be found on all programs > accessories > system tools.  If you defragment your computer this means it will scan through your hard drive and sort out all files that are not in order and rearrange them into order. If you defragment you computer to many times it can cause it to crash and you may loose files that you won’t be able to get back.

You can also go and get another computer processing unit C.P.U. A C.P.U is the hardware inside your computer that carries all your data on it and gives out the instructions you give to your computer. A computer can have more than one C.P.U which is knowing as multiprocessing. Adding a C.P.U to your computer might actually speed it up. You can also buy a new C.P.U unit online http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i5-3570K-3-40GHz-Technology/dp/B007RUZKK6/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1370250594&sr=8-30&keywords=computer+processor prices will change depending on the supplier who is selling it.

For the use of computer games you could update your graphics card. You can get these online but you are safer to get the from a knowing computer shop incase anything goes wrong you can get one of these from Curry’s or PC World. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/graphic-tv-cards/graphics-cards/sapphire-amd-radeon-hd-7750-pci-e-graphics-card-1-gb-14732471-pdt.html graphics cards in Curry’s start from £89.99 and go right up to around £800. You need to get a graphics card that is going to suit you. To do so you need to check what size of memory is on the graphics card you have and then go from there on which size you need to upgrade to. Upgrading your graphics card can also speed up your computer for basic files and not just for gaming.

You could also update your RAM (random access memory) because the bigger the RAM you have the more files you can save on your computer as the memory will be far bigger. You can also buy these from Curry’s as they have such a wide range starting from £10 right up to £50. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/search-keywords/xx_xx_xx_xx_xx/ram/xx-criteria.html before going to purchase a new one you should always check what size yours is so you no what size to upgrade to.

You could always just get a gaming computer from Alienware as it is the main gaming hardware available. Alienware is shipped all over the world and is produced by Dell in America. Their website which is http://www.alienware.co.uk/ allows you to build your own computer to suit your needs. These computers range in different prices starting from £569 which is the Alienware X51 with 6GB memory, 1TB hard drive and a 1GB video card. To the one of the most expensive at £1,519 for the Alienware Aurora with 16GB memory, 2TB hard drive and a 1.5GB video card. Although these prices are just for the processor, you can also get Laptops and peripherals such as a monitor, keyboard, computer mouse and headphones. You can purchase all this on their website I have given you above.