JULY 2020 PCWorld 101T
here’s a reason that unboxing
videos and the phrase “new car
smell” are firmly ensconced in the
public groupmind. New stuff is
exciting! New stuff is (theoretically) better!
New stuff is just plain cool.
But new stuff also costs an arm and a
leg—at least if you’re talking about a new PC.
And you might not even truly need a new PC
to accomplish what you’re looking to do,
because most everyday tasks don’t require
much processing power, especially now that
so many services have moved onto the web.
Fortunately, there are a slew of ways to
breathe new life into an older PC that’s
starting to feel a little pokey. Even better:
Most are outright free, a couple of (still
low-cost) hardware upgrades aside. Sure,11 cheap or free ways to make
your old PC run faster
If your old workhorse of a PC is starting to slow down in its old age, these low- and
no-cost tricks can help put some pep in its processing step. BY BRAD CHACOS