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very heavy power user? have you at least thought about switching to a ssd for the hard drive? last time you formatted the hard drive and started fresh? the way things are going now days there as been little real gain. most people couldnt tell a new computer vs one 3-4 years old. many times there are simple upgrades or options that can be done to make the computer to run better.
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those base specs are still very decent. swap the HD with a SSD, get a better video card (and PSU if needed), install Win10 using your Windows8 key and you should be able to use that for another 3 years easy.
what exactly is "heavy business apps" that you cant do on an i7 3.4 with 16gb ram?Comment
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I get everything from MicroCenter in Tustin. I've built 4 for working/gaming/media, purchased 3 Dell all-in-ones for my office from them. I cannot find any reason to buy from Costco, Fry's, or Newegg when I live so close to MCenter.Comment
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You don't give much detail of exactly what's gone wrong, or even what you've got - there are what, 6 generations of i7 now. Any of the recent several are plenty capable. Maybe you're just ready for something new, fine.
If it's simply current performance of a once great computer, a lot of dissatisfaction with aging PCs derives from the OS getting "senile" and can be fixed by simply re-installing the OS. Also, if you have Win8 Pro, you can downgrade to Win7Pro in legit fashion, with Microsoft's blessing.
I agree the user interface in Win 8 sucks, but otherwise it's supposed to be a decent performer. You can bury a lot of the hassle of the new interface by installing Windows Classic Shell, and restoring the familiar look and operation of Windows 7.
It could be a repairable hardware issue as well. More detail would help if you'd be just as happy to have the old performer back.Comment
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Not to totally thread jack, but I thought the recent upgrades with Windows 7 added the same Microsoft spyware as is part of win 10?Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)
Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
(thanks to Jeff Cooper)Comment
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I use multiple machines for small business use. I require minimum 4-5 years life expectancy.
Over the years, I've had good luck with HP. I would like to remain with them.
I'm thinking that I'll switch to their commercial machines as suggested above. It just costs more.
It seems as though the new and upcoming software makes the machines obsolete about every 2 years or sooner.NRA PATRON LIFE MEMBERComment
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I've had pretty good luck with Dell over the years. Buying fell via Costco usually gets you more memory and a bigger HDD for the same price as going through Dell directly.Comment
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The BEST way to buy a Dell Computer is via Teacher/Student Discount. I registered at the local community college. I bought the Adobe CS6 Master Collection for $799, Retail $2,899, and saved similarly on the purchase of the Dell Computer and Microsoft Office Pro with 2 computer user agreements perfect for a laptop desktop combo.
And I took the night classes at the local community college for a few semesters learning Adobe Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver and Flash.
The Academic Superstore offers lots of Teacher Student Discounts.Comment
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One thing that will slow any machine down is all the extra software that gets installed nowadays from the factory. Many refer to this software as "bloatware". Whether you get a new machine, or choose to reuse your old equipment, make sure you go through the system (get help if you need to) and remove all the extra software and crap that you don't need. This usually makes the computer run faster and with fewer crashes.
You might consider simply buying a new hard drive (and more memory) and installing it in your old computer. Use Windows 7 Professional. Do not use Windows 8 or even 10 as 10 has it's own problems. If you do this, do NOT have your old drive installed in the computer when you install the new hard drive, load Windows 7, and load all your apps. ONLY when the rebuilt system is up and running (normally will only take a few hours to do everything) do you want to install your old hard drive in the slave position. Once you do that, you can easily access all your files from the old drive and transfer them to the new drive. After you're done with that, remove the old drive and put it in a file cabinet somewhere.Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. - Rabindranath Tagore
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