Note: Not all of the following advice will apply to all situations.
Old HDD hard drives are notoriously slow because they read and write data to a spinning disk.
Youll also find that large files and programs are quicker to copy or open.
As youll be replacing your operating system drive, this upgrade will require you to reinstall Windows.
RAM is a pop in of fast memory used to store data for the currently running programs.
The absolute minimum RAM requirement for a computer running Windows 10 is 2GB.
Realistically, however, this will not run well at all.
Even with 4GB of RAM, you will likely regularly run into RAM related performance issues.
Thankfully, most computers are designed to support RAM upgrades.
RAM comes in four different shapes.
DDR3, and DDR4 RAM are used in desktop computers.
Laptops tend to use a smaller form-factor called LPDDR3 and LPDDR4, these types are also not compatible.
In computer games, the GPU or Graphics Processing Unit is almost always the limiting factor in performance.
Obviously, gaming at 4K or even 1440p is much more processor intensive than at 1080p.
Laptop gamers should be aware that it is impossible to upgrade the GPU built into almost all laptops.
This is because the GPU processor is built into the laptops motherboard itself for space reasons.
Having a more powerful graphics card will speed up your workflow.
Running cooler may help your box be a little faster too if it was previously overheating under heavy load.
