I recently upgraded from my old PC that I had for a few years because it was getting really slow and crashing often. I got a new mid-range system and I'm wondering what the first steps I should take to optimize its performance. I'm not very experienced with overclocking or technical PC stuff, so I'm looking for both easy and slightly more advanced tips. Here are the specs of my new build:
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Gigabyte A520 Mini ITX
- MSI VENTUS 2X RTX 3050 8GB
- 16GB Vengeance RGB (3600MHz)
- Crucial E100 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
- Gigabyte GP-P550SS ICE 550W
2 Answers
As for pre-builts, you might find some limitations in the BIOS, but there are still plenty of tweaks you can do. If you're not comfortable with a full Windows reinstall, just focus on manually removing the programs you don’t want.
First off, you should enable PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive) and EXPO (Extended Profiles for Overclocking) in your BIOS to boost performance. Also, run the OC Scanner on MSI Afterburner for your GPU to find safe overclocking settings. If you know your RAM manufacturer (like Hynix, Samsung, or Micron), you can look up tighter timings for better speeds. Don't forget to clean up Windows, especially since you have 16GB of RAM—removing bloatware is key! If this rig was a pre-built, I’d recommend doing a clean install to remove any unnecessary pre-installed software. That should get you about 90% of what your PC can do!
You can remove unwanted programs through the control panel without needing to reinstall Windows. Just go to 'Add or Remove Programs' and get rid of anything you don't need.
Thanks for the tips! What's the best way to get rid of all the bloatware? Since it's a prebuilt, how should I go about it?