The least expensive way to increase the performance of a PC is to limit applications that are running in the background. Check the Taskbar in the lower right corner of your screen near the clock. Do you need all those apps launching every time your PC boots?
Microsoft

With experience dating back to our inception, we offer sales, installation, support, and training for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.x, and Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word) versions 2003 through 2013. This is another product area in which we offer tailored, client-site and classroom training.