Another Day With My PC

I’m sure you already know by now that this site is dedicated into making sure that you get the most out of your PC. There are a myriad of ways by which you could inject steroids into your computer so that you could squeeze every gigahertz that its processor could offer.

But as with any performance-enhancing drug, there are side effects. The medicine or solutions that we offer you in this site are the ones approved by the FDA (pardon the metaphor). Like the human body, computers also have their limits and could breakdown if it is pushed beyond its capacity.

This doesn’t mean that we won’t give in to your curiosity. We’re of the belief that one should know the dark side of things in order to understand and fully appreciate the lighter face of things. Hence, on Wednesday, we’ll be featuring an optimization method that sometimes put PCs into cardiac arrest – overclocking.

Are you familiar with the term “case mod?” In case you don’t know, it means “case modification. I thought that nobody’s really into it. As they say, “it’s what inside that counts.” 

“Case modders” admit that putting disco lights inside their computer won’t even add a single megahertz to the speed of their PC. In fact it may even compromise the performance of the unit if the power demanded by the accessories exceeds the limit or capacity of the power supply. It’s not a performance-enhancing undertaking, but it’s definitely an eye-pleaser.  It’s already a given that case modification is a matter of preference and not of necessity. If your system’s specs are already impressive, then I see no reason why you should refrain from training your wallet on dazzling cooling fans or fancy motherboard lights. 

However, I think that spending big on PC make up and lipstick is unreasonable if your processor is already begging for retirement or if your system lacks the necessary tools or applications for optimization. What good is an aesthetically-pleasing PC when it takes minutes for just a single application to run. 

Too much data? Overused? Virtual memory too large?

I’m sure you already know what I’m talking about. My hard drive has been making weird noises lately. A friend of mine told me that my disk is telling me something. I wonder what it is.

Well, I’m not entirely clueless as to what it is. When your hard disk starts clicking or grinding, it’s definitely telling you that something’s not right. But the thing is, my PC not even that old. It’s practically new, so how could its components turn cuckoo coo this early?!?

I tried to check several Web sites over the Internet to seek clarification on my problem and suspicion. True enough, many of them confirmed my fears. The noises that my hard disk is emitting are symptoms of an impending crash.

I guess it’s not enough that I keep the files in it defragmented. Optimization alone won’t keep one’s PC in tip top shape. You have to take care of it physically. Don’t subject it to unnecessary abuse. Yes, even when you are really having a bad day…

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