Running Windows 8 on Pentium Dual Core setup

kona0197

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I have tried running Windows 8 on my Pentium Dual Core setup. It runs at 2.7 GHz, and i have 4 GB of DDR2-800. The problem is, even with every update installed and the newest drivers installed, that Windows 8 is very, very, very slow on my system. And Windows 8 lacks proper drivers for my Belkin FD71101 WiFi card. I was curious if anyone knew how to get Windows 8 running as fast or faster than 7 on my setup. Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400
    Motherboard
    E-Machines MCP73VT-PM
    Memory
    4 GB DD2-800 PC-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 7400
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP W1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    120 GB Seagate 7200 RPM
    PSU
    250W HiPro
    Case
    Compaq
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Fans
    Keyboard
    Di USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Broadband, 25 Mpbs
    Browser
    Firefox 32
No one has any ideas? Until I can get 8 running good I am stuck in Vista land. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400
    Motherboard
    E-Machines MCP73VT-PM
    Memory
    4 GB DD2-800 PC-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 7400
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP W1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    120 GB Seagate 7200 RPM
    PSU
    250W HiPro
    Case
    Compaq
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Fans
    Keyboard
    Di USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Broadband, 25 Mpbs
    Browser
    Firefox 32
Did you run Windows Upgrade Advisor before attempting to upgrade? Also see this:
AMD Phenom II X4 920 Drivers Download - Update AMD Software

If you have installed Win 8, disable all Start up items in Task Manager. If speed improves, re-enable them one by one until you find which one is slowing you down. Check on the Belkin website if the have the proper driver for your system.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
Yes I did run the advisor. All it said was that since i have the old school BIOS that i could not run the newer fetures of the UEFI setups.

I don't have an AMD processor.

I've already tried the disable startup routine, no help there.

Belkin makes no new drivers for my card, and has NO drivers for Windows 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400
    Motherboard
    E-Machines MCP73VT-PM
    Memory
    4 GB DD2-800 PC-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 7400
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP W1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    120 GB Seagate 7200 RPM
    PSU
    250W HiPro
    Case
    Compaq
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Fans
    Keyboard
    Di USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Broadband, 25 Mpbs
    Browser
    Firefox 32
Then your posted system specs show another system:
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 8
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 920
Motherboard Asus M2N-SLI
Memory 3 GB DD2 PC-5300
Graphics Card ATI HD 2400

Some people have had success with the built-in driver for conceptronic 54Mbps Usb adapter
Download Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB adapter 1.0.6.0

You don't need UEFI to run Win 8.

You may run in the elevated command prompt (Admin) sfc /scannow This should fix any corrupt system files, may help.

I wouldn't expect much performance out of your Pentium cpu.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
Guess I will put Windows 8 on the shelf and use Windows 7 as it seems no one can get it to work. :/
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400
    Motherboard
    E-Machines MCP73VT-PM
    Memory
    4 GB DD2-800 PC-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 7400
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP W1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    120 GB Seagate 7200 RPM
    PSU
    250W HiPro
    Case
    Compaq
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Fans
    Keyboard
    Di USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Broadband, 25 Mpbs
    Browser
    Firefox 32
I have Win 8.1 on a Pentium dual-core laptop and it runs just fine (actually a lot faster than mh wife's Win 7 machine). No idea what the differences are between mine and yours since I don't know what Intel's numbering means - I have a 2020M processor (2.4 GHz), 12GB of RAM, and a 750GB hard drive. Seems like your setup ought to work (at least better than you say it does). Perhaps somebody more knowledgeable will chime in with a solution for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
kona0197 - I have found that doing the following will speed up your Win 8.
1. Disable your wireless , if you can work with a LAN cable direct to your router .
2. Disable the Windows Defender AV , and install something like Avast instead .
3. If there are no drivers for your Belkin card , then this is almost surely slowing you down - disable it - should help .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
Replace the hard drive with a SSD. The hard drive is the slowest component and you'll run much faster with an SSD.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
    CPU
    Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
    WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
    PSU
    Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
    Case
    Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
    Cooling
    Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
    Keyboard
    Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 wired
    Internet Speed
    85MBps DSL
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
    Other Info
    Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.

    1GBps Ethernet ports
Replace the hard drive with a SSD. The hard drive is the slowest component and you'll run much faster with an SSD.

This. A million times this. Replacing the HD with an SSD thoroughly rejuvenated my 2008 Dell Vostro 1400 with 1.6 GHz dual core Pentium and 2 GB RAM. Running Windows 8.1, it feels hugely faster than when I first got it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
We just upgraded 44 PC's at our church by replacing the old hard drives with a 120GB SSD. The user's store their data on a file server, so the 120GB is plenty for their OS and applications. These are all 3-10 year old Dell PC's and as long as they have a SATA port on the motherboard, we replaced the hard drive and the improvement was immediate and significant! For $60 per PC, we are now able to get a little bit more life out of these old PC's and if the PC dies, we can remove the SSD and use it elsewhere. I cloned the hard drive to the SSD and it was quick and easy!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
    CPU
    Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
    WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
    PSU
    Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
    Case
    Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
    Cooling
    Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
    Keyboard
    Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 wired
    Internet Speed
    85MBps DSL
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
    Other Info
    Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.

    1GBps Ethernet ports
The only obvious reason I can see why 8 would run so slow is the DDR2 ram you mentioned. Windows 8 is less demanding than vista and 7 since it has a minimalistic design (no aero). If your PC supports DDR3 then great- upgrade to it; 4 is a good amount but I prefer 8gb+


Hope this helps, and more questions reply to this or send me a direct message,
Thanks,
Cal
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
    Motherboard
    ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0)
    Memory
    32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 32:9 SuperWide curved LCD display 499P9H/00
    Screen Resolution
    5120 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe
    2TB Crucial SSD
    2TB SanDisk SSD
    1TB Cruciaul SSD
    240GB HyperX SSD
    PSU
    CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD
    Case
    PHANTEKS ECLIPSE P400 AIR MIDI TOWER CASE - BLACK
    Cooling
    BeQuiet Dark Rock 4
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Endpoint Security
DDR2 to DDR3, there's only less than 1% of impact on system speed. That only benchmarking programs can see.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
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