Computer being slow

g_dimitri · Mar 2, 2014

Hello,
My computer has been pretty slow lately. I am planning on upgrading my ram but does anyone have any other upgrade suggestions I could do.
Thank you very much.

My computer:

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD A10-5700
RAM
2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 698MHz
Motherboard
MSI FM2-A75MA-E35
Video Card
1gb NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS (EVGA)
Storage
298GB Western Digital HDD

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

Well the RAM is the obvious problem. I believe the A10's igpu would outperform the old 8400GS video card. Get dual channel RAM at least 1866mhz.

You could get a ssd and reinstall windows on it for a huge speed boost.

g_dimitri · Mar 2, 2014

CTurbo :

Thank you for replying to me.
I tried just using the a10 but the screen resolution went down and it felt slower.
Do I need to do something else to optomize the igpu?

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

The A10's igpu feed off of fast RAM in dual channel. One 2GB RAM stick is going to be terrible. 2GB is not enough to even run Win7 comfortably.

g_dimitri · Mar 2, 2014

CTurbo :

Oh ok!
I am going to get 8gb at 1866mhz.
Thank you so much for explaining this to me.

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