# System/Performance Tuning

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-performance-tuning/166960>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [October 24, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-performance-tuning/166960 "2005-10-24T12:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phat7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@Phat7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phat7)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-performance-tuning/166960/1 "2005-10-24T12:16:12Z")

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_**[intro-rant]**  
I have Windows XP SP1.5 running on my 1.3GHz Centrino, 1GB RAM laptop and it still runs slow as hell…__[/intro-rant]_\*\*

Is there any way I can make this machine run better? Any performance tuning tips and tricks - throw them in here!

Thx! :beam: