Performance is not a result of a fast CPU, high capacity hard disk or a lot of RAM. It comes from a combination of factors.  

In another situation like while connected to the Internet, browsing performance is more significantly affected by the type of connection to the Internet. 

Hence when you are affected with a PC performance problem it’s important to understand the exact cause of the problem before trying to remedy the situation. 

This discussion focuses on factors that affect PC performance and steps that you could take to make your PC run faster and with better reliability. Some of the recommendations may involve a small cost and some does not. More importantly discussion is intended to give the PC owner an idea of what possibly could be done to improve performance.

There are many PCs which are bogged down by viruses, worms, and the latest threats called spyware and adware. Yet people simply think its the PC hardware or quality of components that's to blame.

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