Since I write reviews about PC Games, I play a lot of games on my personal computer. However sometimes I wait for long loading/installing times, or have low memory problems on my computer and think about dumping it and buying a faster better PC!
Do you love spending time playing games on your PC? Do you have the wish to play the latest PC games on your machine without any interruptions? Has your PC got too slow and takes ages before loading the game? The fact is that most people never fulfill their dream to enjoy the most recently released games on their PC due to a number of reasons. Just before you make up your mind about dumping it to buy a new one, here are a few techniques which can help you speed up your PC and play the latest PC games:
Your PC May Be Slow Due to Limited RAM:
RAM also known as Random Access Memory acts like a temporary storage area for your PC. Whenever you assign certain tasks to your PC, it uses the memory in RAM, therefore unless you have sufficient RAM, your machine is going to get really slow especially while booting and processing jobs. But the question remains how are you going to identify whether your machine has enough RAM to support a game or not?
Well, the answer is quite simple! You might have noticed that the games you purchase have the system requirements mentioned either on the main cover or in a “txt” document inside the main folder. If you notice that your computer was working fine before installing a certain game on your PC, but has considerably slowed down, this clearly indicates that you need more RAM. Moreover, if you observe that your PC is taking too much time processing big files and gets hanged up while performing multiple tasks; this is yet another symptom that you need to increase your RAM.
Your PC May Be Slow Due to Piling Up of Temporary Files:
There are times where the computer has to perform tasks for a few days on the go, which can result in temporary files piling up in your disk. If you have been wondering why your PC takes so much time to boot up, temporary files may be the culprit you’re looking for! Temporary files can be feeding on your memory and result in slowing down the speed of your PC. If you intend to address this issue you should clear your internet history and especially the cookies, as doing so will free a considerable space on your hard disk.
Has a Virus Sneaked into Your System?
Are you looking for reasons why your computer is performing so slowly? One of the reasons may be that a virus has sneaked past the security system and got into your system. It can be a worm, a Trojan or simply malware, but the result can be instantaneous as your PC will get slow and might as well hang up while performing multi-tasking. 
The only way out from this problem is by showing more care while downloading pc games and software applications from the internet. But if a virus has indeed entered your system, then you need to apply a virus scan and clear things out.
Have you stacked up your Hard Disk with huge programs?
Your PC will naturally perform tasks slowly if you have installed huge programs on your hard disk without paying much attention to your total disk space. If you have a total space of 2GB, then you need to at least keep 250MB disk space free for the smooth running of your machine. Or in other words no matter what your disk space is, just keep 20 percent of it free so that you don’t sit for hours waiting for your PC to load programs. 
Despite the fact that updating your system will not quite increase your hard disk speed, yet it can help you overcome any loopholes or problems relating to high performance hidden in your system. So if you want to enjoy playing the best games on your PC, the latest Operating Systems may just help your purpose!
For more information about speeding up your PC: Computer Tips
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Great tips, pc game trek! My PC has troulbes with running some big pc games, I will test these out.
interesting tips thank you for letting us know about them
I think this article. My computer is uaully very slow wen im playing games. IT gets veryy annoying, esp wen ur in the middle of a great game and it freeezes on you!!! I’m gonna have to get it checked. Thnx 4 the advice!
This post gives me many useful tips to speed up your computer for better gaming experience.Really cool!
Finally I have found such a useful and first of all helpful informatinos about computers. I`ve been looking for something like this. Thank you so much.
after reading you tips, i know how to optimaze my pc for playing games, thanks for sharing this
How to Speed Up Your Pc
A large number of computer users don’t realize that they are probably running a number of unnecessary programs in the background that tie up system resources and slow down the system. As many computer users complain their Windows is slow or their Windows hang up often, here are some tips for these problems.
FIVE prime criminals for a slow PC.
1.Junk files & Redundant registry
Junk files on the hard disks grow gradually with the installation, deletion and uninstallation of all kinds of applications, which will lower the working efficiency of the computer by occupying large space and hindering the speed of Windows. Registry is a hierarchic tree like structure of database system which not only supports Windows system, hard disk and applications but also saves settings. It keeps the record of user’s hardware configuration and software information. When you delete an application, you might forget to delete its related information, which can result in redundancy accumulation in registry and lower the speed of registry and system. Therefore, it is necessary to clean registry regularly.
2.Disk fragments
Disk fragments grow when system is used for some time. Too many fragments not only bring down the system performance or cause file loss, but also shorten the life of the hard disk. According to Microsoft official document, the more fragments are in the volume, the lower the system input/output performance will be. We can put it this way: Too many disk fragments cause the magnetic head to continually search and read data of the same file from different places, which can bring down the system efficiency and speed. As time goes on, the hard disk life will also be shortened. As stated above, it is necessary for us to analyze and sort out the disk fragments regularly (e.g. once a month).
3.Unnecessary programs & Windows services
These programs usually load when Windows initially boot up, and they can be prevented from doing so by deleting all the items in the Startup folder inside the Windows Start Menu. Programs will often setup the ‘load on startup’ feature automatically unless the option is deselected at some point during the installation process. If the computer had more than a few programs running in the background, this should significantly speed Windows start times and overall efficiency. Windows PCs also have had a long tradition of not managing well long and uninterrupted use across different applications, too many applications when installed and removed from a PC and a slew of processes and services running at all times inside your PC RAM memory but which maybe actually completely unneeded by your computer. Your computer is indeed filled with hidden functions and services whose existence you may barely know.
4. RAM
Memory management of Windows is not always effective. You may find Windows runs rather fast upon startup but obviously slower after a while (especially when you exit the large-scale 3D game after you play it for some time). Because the physical memory always has an upper limit, Windows adopts the mechanism of virtual memory page mapping to manage memory (i.e. page system assigns part of the hard disk to be additional memory). When small memory block called page is no longer used, the additional memory can be put on the disk to make more physical memory. When Windows9x starts, the system takes almost 20M physical memory. Once another application is in operation, Windows will keep exchanging memory page between physical memory and virtual memory. NT can reach this amount to 64KB, but Intel CPU only can force to use 4KB page. As time goes on, more and more page fragments will be produced, which gradually results in slower system speed.
5. Spyware & Virus
Spyware and virus could also be one of the reasons of a slow PC . Once surfing the web, you will eventually encounter virus and spyware that would attack your PC. Staying out of the internet is not an option instead, you have to make sure that your computer is installed with a virus or spyware scanner in order to prevent any virus attack.
How to speed up your PC:
It is usually a headache for non-professional PC users to optimize, clean up and maintain their Windows systems, even with various system tools. However, there is a new system utility online which seems to be very popular recently. This utility is called “Wopti Utilities”. It seems to have large popularity on different download sites. After I ran every module of it, it released 3 GBs of disk space and cleaned up 800+ invalid registry keys. It is also specially designed to get a look inside the computer’s components that makes it like a combination of Tuneup and Everest! This suite is easy to use with a professional-looking interface, and maintains system at high levels.
Wopti is free for download at: http://www.wopti.net
Here are some tips for using Wopti Utilities.
Step 1: Click “Opti Wizard” of Wopti Utilities Main Menu to enter Automatic Optimization Window.
Step 2: You are required to select the items like Internet Access Method for automatically generating optimization schemes. Like Network Optimization Mode, Wopti Utilities also provides users with 7 Internet Access Methods: xDSL, PPPoE, Cable Modem, LAN or Broad Band etc. Please read Network Optimization for details of those 7 access methods. Virtual-Drive users should select “Current system is using virtual drive”.
And there are two options to select: “Auto Analyze Redundant Information of Registry”, and “Auto Analyze Junk File in all drivers”.
If “Auto Analyze Redundant Information of Registry” is selected, Opti Wizard is to automatically scan and analyze the redundant information in Registry according to the options recommended by Wopti Utilities.
If “Auto Analyze Junk File in all drivers” is selected, Opti Wizard is to automatically scan and analyze junk files in various HD areas.
Step 3: Display optimization schemes on Opti Wizard Window.
Step 4: Start automatic optimization.
Step5: Automatically delete the scanned items. Remark: If you do not need to automatically clean some items, you may click “Detailed information” to remove the selected “tick” in front of that item.
You are suggested shut down all currently running programs and restart your computer when the Auto Optimization is done for the optimization to take effect instantly, and you can also select Auto Restore to restore the system to default status.
After I used Wopti Utilities on my 2-months-used Windows XP:
DISK SPACE: Released 3G of disk space
REGISTRY: Cleaned 800+ invalid registries keys
TRACE: Cleaned 500+ history traces
COOKIE: Deleted 600+ IE cookies
JUNK FILE: Deleted 1000+ junk files
I hope I have been clear enough for you to understand what to do. Enjoy a faster and healthier computer!
Thanks for putting in this info because my PC is usually very sow when i am playing games on it.I hope after applying some of your tips it will speed up a little bit.
Fantastic Article about how to overcome the Speed problem in PC . If all the steps are followed as mentioned in the article ,things are really going to change for the better. Thanks for the nice article.
Staying out of the internet is not an option ,Your computer is indeed filled with hidden functions and services whose existence you may barely know.,these things i knew from here
simply educative,
Now my PC is about 10-20% faster. Good to have more FPS ;D
Very nice review. I love to play games on my pc and know i know how to optimize for the best result. thanks
Thank you . you are talking about a very attractive point !! everybody hates slow machine on gaming I believe your solutions worth to be tried !! Regards
Hi friend! I really need this guide. I have problems when trying to play games (the not so resource intensive ones) and usually end up disappointed. Thanks man!
It is a very fantastic review. But I have difficulty to play this game. Guide me friend….
always everyone wanted to speed up their pc’s performance for playing games and this article rightly tells us the way and this article is really awesome
Nice article on how to optimize or modify our PC for better gaming performance
Great post, first, is clear and easy to understand. Second, there some issues that you wrote frequently causes problems when we want play a game.
additional to memory ram, temporaly files, virus or spyware, and fragment disks, you may be take care about your video card and your audio card, many times there´re incluided at your motherboard, but for new games you maybe need a really video card (vodoo for example) with its own memory and fast bus protocol. Just like audio you maybe use a creative card or better.
Thanks by your share!,
My pc is getting more slow especially when i play a game such as far cry. Nice post, it give me a guide
Thanks for the article. It is very informative for me that like to play PC game. I will try your tips in my computer at home. Thanks
speeding up our personal computers is not so simple! I read all the review that you write about making our PC’s faster but it is really easier to buy a new laptop and run it fast!
A slow PC during gaming certainly does make you think about trading in your computer for a newer and faster one! But I bet your existing PC has some juice left and can save you some money. Have you tried tweaking your graphics card? If you use a NVIDIA card, you can install the latest ForceWare driver and manually control your 3D settings. This post should help you out— http://bit.ly/910fU2.
Reasons are very genuine for system slow during playing games. really we hate if system is slow when we are playing games.
nice info … thank sob … it’s so helpfull
great tips i will use them on my almost dead computer…..
nice tips, my pc is running slowly if i play game with great resolution. my friend tell me that i can use “vga boost up” application to boost up my pc. is that true?
wow yeah nice tips btw!since sometime i got error on my pc while playing Rpg game..thanks!
every time the games will download, for sure it will slow down my pc, so what i did is, close all windows and i will play the games then connection is good
i really get frustrated when my pc slows down while playing a game,this article will help to boost the speed of my computer.
nice blog my pc has been slower in the past, these are very good tips!
yes, you are right everytime a new game is released it need a better specification PC.
thankyou i have been facing the speed problem for some time and was quite fedup with my computer these tips sort bof renewed cmputer and it is running qite fast without delays
This is an easy trick worth to try to speed up the PC. Hope i can play games faster with this tips.
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