(July 19, 2018 at 6:33 am)Joods Wrote:(July 19, 2018 at 3:14 am)KevinM1 Wrote: To alpha, the best thing you can do is remove the bloatware new systems tend to come with and go through your startup programs and disable anything you don't need running from the start. I got a new Dell laptop myself earlier this year (a 2017 XPS 13), and the worst offenders re: performance were Dell's own apps. I mean, on a device with an i7 and 8GB RAM, my CPU was maxed out right out of the box. It was ridiculous. Removing those apps brought the percentage down into the teens.
This is why when I want a new computer, I go to my computer guy who builds phenomenal computers from scratch and he will even theme it out for you. My current desktop is see through. I plan to save up to get a liquid cooled system next year that I can mount right on the wall.
I've built desktops from scratch. These days though, the components will cost significantly more than the same off-the-shelf system.
