Four year old ASUS laptop questions...

jacobston · 07-28-15, 02:13 PM

Hello,

As the title suggests, I just have some questions about my laptop. For starters, I also have a much better desktop computer, so this is basically my backup computer: I really only use it for doing work or bringing it to school.

My main issue is how much it has slowed down over the years. I'm not surprised: over the years it has been dropped, bumped, set on stuff and had stuff set on it. I just don't have the money to spend on another laptop at the moment, and want to see if I can get the most out of it before it finally dies.

I have been going through and getting rid of all the useless programs. I re-installed the OS and upgraded to windows 10, which helped the performance a lot, but it is still very sluggish. YouTube videos lag like crazy, and if I try to change the volume of screen brightness while watching a movie or listening to music, the whole system stutters.

I feel like this is likely a hardware problem. Unfortunately, I know a lot less about hardware than I do about software. If it helps, my system specs are as follows:

OS: Windows 10 Home insider preview (Build 10162)
Processor: AMD C-60 APU (with Radeon HD graphics) 1.00GHz
RAM: 4GB (3.60 usable, according to the control panel)

If anybody has any advice on what I should do to improve performance, it would be much appreciated. As I said, I don't need to be able to play games here, I am just hoping to get it running a bit faster. At the same time, if there is nothing that can be done, that's OK to. It works for now and it has served well over the last four years.

HW3 · 07-29-15, 02:42 PM

Usually increasing the amount of RAM is the cheapest/easiest way to speed up a computers performance.

jacobston · 07-29-15, 05:26 PM

Thanks for the reply. I asked around on Reddit, and the general opinion there was to get an SSD, though that does seem expensive for the time being.

I also sucked some dust out from the inside, and made sure the RAM was not bumped loose or anything. By the looks of it, there is space for more RAM, so that may be a solution.

Thanks again for the advice

07-28-15, 02:13 PM	#1
jacobston Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 338 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Four year old ASUS laptop questions... Hello, As the title suggests, I just have some questions about my laptop. For starters, I also have a much better desktop computer, so this is basically my backup computer: I really only use it for doing work or bringing it to school. My main issue is how much it has slowed down over the years. I'm not surprised: over the years it has been dropped, bumped, set on stuff and had stuff set on it. I just don't have the money to spend on another laptop at the moment, and want to see if I can get the most out of it before it finally dies. I have been going through and getting rid of all the useless programs. I re-installed the OS and upgraded to windows 10, which helped the performance a lot, but it is still very sluggish. YouTube videos lag like crazy, and if I try to change the volume of screen brightness while watching a movie or listening to music, the whole system stutters. I feel like this is likely a hardware problem. Unfortunately, I know a lot less about hardware than I do about software. If it helps, my system specs are as follows: OS: Windows 10 Home insider preview (Build 10162) Processor: AMD C-60 APU (with Radeon HD graphics) 1.00GHz RAM: 4GB (3.60 usable, according to the control panel) If anybody has any advice on what I should do to improve performance, it would be much appreciated. As I said, I don't need to be able to play games here, I am just hoping to get it running a bit faster. At the same time, if there is nothing that can be done, that's OK to. It works for now and it has served well over the last four years.

07-29-15, 02:42 PM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Usually increasing the amount of RAM is the cheapest/easiest way to speed up a computers performance. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-29-15, 05:26 PM	#3
jacobston Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 338 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the reply. I asked around on Reddit, and the general opinion there was to get an SSD, though that does seem expensive for the time being. I also sucked some dust out from the inside, and made sure the RAM was not bumped loose or anything. By the looks of it, there is space for more RAM, so that may be a solution. Thanks again for the advice