the_clueless_cpu_ownerI have an essentialy stock DELL inspiron 531s that has slowed don to a crawl. The only modification is a recovery hardrive that adds 10 GB. The total memory is 74.4 GB and of this 15.2 GB is free on the main drive and 2.62 on the backup. i have no clue how to speed it up. Any help from inteligent life would be helpful. I've been thinking about upgrading in general. As my username suggests I'm completely clueless about how to upgrade and things like that. I am completely capable of operating it though.
Install an SSD, install Windows on it, set it as your boot drive, and you will experience a huge "night and day" leap in performance, much more than a CPU upgrade would bring.