Old computer installation Win7, Win8 system hardware upgrade program

According to Microsoft's official statement, the Windows XP system that has been with us for many years will be officially “launched” on April 8 this year, and will no longer enjoy the official support provided by Microsoft. After the news came out, many of the loyal fans of the XP system were a little scared. On the one hand, they were worried about the lack of official support services. On the other hand, they were worried that if they did not use XP, they would use Windows 7 or Windows 8. Let yourself "great bleeding", you must carry out a comprehensive upgrade of the original computer hardware configuration. Concerning security concerns, there are already many domestic security software vendors who have jumped out of their minds and promised to help Microsoft in the end. It is also a confession. But for users who have plans to upgrade Windows, there seems to be no specific solution. What can we do? It doesn't matter, we can help you in this regard.

The easiest solution: add memory

If you don't want to upgrade from the original Windows XP to the new version of Windows on the hardware platform, the best choice is undoubtedly mature and stable. Win7 system. However, it should be pointed out that the Windows 7 system is different from Windows XP. Win7 is built on the Windows NT 6.1 kernel, and the stability is first-class, but the performance requirements for the hardware have improved a lot, so it is performed on the old hardware platform. If the system is upgraded to Windows 7, you still need to upgrade the hardware configuration with a small amount.

So for Windows 7, which aspect of hardware configuration upgrade is the most immediate? In this regard, we give everyone the opinion is to upgrade the memory, of course, this program is mainly applicable to the hardware platform is the last 3 - Friends who have purchased in 5 years, if your computer was purchased 5 years ago, then it is best to have a thorough upgrade, mainly because of the technical standards of many accessories on the hardware platform 5 years ago. The technical standards for accessories that are currently available on the market vary widely, and it is difficult to buy upgraded accessories, so we can't do anything about it.

Speaking back to the right thing, why do we prefer to upgrade the memory? This is because the memory address space of Windows 7 system is much more powerful than Windows XP, and it is better to use large memory to provide a smooth operation experience. So if we choose to upgrade the memory, we can maximize the performance of the old hardware to achieve a low-cost system platform upgrade. In terms of upgrading the memory capacity, we recommend the 4GB memory solution first, and if your computer motherboard supports dual-channel memory technology, then it is best to buy 2× 2GB memory, so that basically the old computer is installing Windows 7 system. After that, if it is a daily office, audio and video, Internet applications, etc., it can be easily handled, but if you play the game, then it may not be so satisfactory.

Advanced upgrade program: Add hard disk

Upgrading memory to improve the performance of old computers is only the lowest cost solution. To upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8 system, just rely on upgrading memory. The problem that can be solved quickly is only a problem that can be used. If you want to use it well, you need to invest more cost. Then in addition to the memory upgrade, what other component upgrades will allow us to have a smooth experience after installing Win7 or Win8 system at a lower cost?

We recommend this aspect. The most popular SSD (Solid State Drive) products in the market in the past two years. Compared with traditional mechanical hard disks, SSD uses flash memory chips as storage devices. It has an essential improvement in terms of read/write speed and seismic resistance. The only drawback is that the SSD capacity is much smaller at the same price. Traditional mechanical hard drive. Take the price of 500 yuan as an example. In the market, we can already buy a large number of mechanical hard disks with a capacity greater than 1TB. However, if the money is used to buy SSDs, we can only buy 128GB of capacity. It seems that the price is not too high. High is not? In fact, this is not the case, because we are the need for the upgrade of the old computer, so after purchasing the SSD, it is not used to directly replace the original mechanical hard disk, but can be used in combination with the original mechanical hard disk from the system. The installation disk becomes a data storage disk, and the newly purchased SSD is used to install the operating system and software, so that the effect of speeding up and expanding can be achieved.

Since the SSD read and write speed can reach 150-300MB/s, it is up to 3-5 times compared with the mechanical hard disk. Therefore, by installing SSD, our old computer can easily Achieve breakthrough performance bottlenecks, providing a more reliable experience guarantee for upgrading Windows 7 or Windows 8 systems. It should be pointed out that this upgrade solution is also only for non-gaming enthusiast users. If you are keen to play games on your computer, you need to make a fuss about the graphics card, power supply, chassis fan, etc. It is not that simple. of.