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Just bought a new laptop and it's slow?

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September 30, 2014 1:20:59 PM

Basically just bought a Lenovo Z50-70
[Link here - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/... ]
and was wondering whether the laptop was good or not.
Honestly I don't know what to ask, it's not a bad cpu, I checked via benchmarks, it beats my old laptop yet it encounters the SAME problem, whenever I'm listening to audio on any application of any sort - YouTube, Winamp, Music, if I open a new tab on Chrome or something, it will stutter and the tab will open slowly which I'm guessing is due to CPU.
So what am I missing out?
Please anyone help!
Thanks,
Admin_

EDIT:
Ah sorry for the late response!
Well the thing is it happened with my old laptop where I sat literally 30cm from the router, now I sit upstairs (it's downstairs and quite far) and it happens either way, it happens whether I'm on the internet or not, it just seems that my CPU spikes and audio lags although my parents have a laptop that its at least 4 years old and no such problem occurs so I'm clueless.
My wifi is Virgin Media at 50mpbs so when I sit downstairs, my wifi is fast and it doesn't happen to anyone else in my family so any suggestions?
I'll try the DNS server and report back along with sitting downstairs with my new laptop!
Thanks guys!

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September 30, 2014 2:03:48 PM

Sounds more like a poor ISP connection that has speed issues when streaming. Have you checked your connection speeds (upload/download rates)? Are you running cable or are you using wireless?
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September 30, 2014 2:25:43 PM

Also what are you using for DNS servers. Slow DNS servers can make your browser slow and I believe could interrupt playing audio. If you aren't using Google DNS servers, try them 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 .
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October 1, 2014 8:38:23 AM

I would say it is more to do with your wifi rather than the cpu as it is quite capable to handle basic youtube videos.
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October 3, 2014 9:55:05 AM

Ah sorry for the late response!
Well the thing is it happened with my old laptop where I sat literally 30cm from the router, now I sit upstairs (it's downstairs and quite far) and it happens either way, it happens whether I'm on the internet or not, it just seems that my CPU spikes and audio lags although my parents have a laptop that its at least 4 years old and no such problem occurs so I'm clueless.
My wifi is Virgin Media at 50mpbs so when I sit downstairs, my wifi is fast and it doesn't happen to anyone else in my family so any suggestions?
I'll try the DNS server and report back along with sitting downstairs with my new laptop!
Thanks guys!
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October 3, 2014 10:45:36 AM

Then it is either the wifi module if other devices can connect to videos or for some reason your room slows down the wifi. That may sound weird but it can happen depending on how far the router can emit its signal or what the walls are made up of.
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October 3, 2014 2:51:14 PM

velo3100 said:
Then it is either the wifi module if other devices can connect to videos or for some reason your room slows down the wifi. That may sound weird but it can happen depending on how far the router can emit its signal or what the walls are made up of.

Changed my DNS to use Google's along with OpenDNS, I restarted my laptop and am not sitting literally 60cm away from my router and the problem is still here, I have no clue why this is happening to a new laptop.


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October 3, 2014 4:24:28 PM

What security protocol are you using on wireless? WPA/WPA2 with AES or WEP?
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October 3, 2014 5:39:04 PM

kanewolf said:
What security protocol are you using on wireless? WPA/WPA2 with AES or WEP?


WPA/WPA2 :) 
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October 3, 2014 5:45:59 PM

Admin_ said:
kanewolf said:
What security protocol are you using on wireless? WPA/WPA2 with AES or WEP?


WPA/WPA2 :) 


What link rate is reported in the task manager networking tab?
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October 4, 2014 11:50:11 AM

Admin_ said:
velo3100 said:
Then it is either the wifi module if other devices can connect to videos or for some reason your room slows down the wifi. That may sound weird but it can happen depending on how far the router can emit its signal or what the walls are made up of.

Changed my DNS to use Google's along with OpenDNS, I restarted my laptop and am not sitting literally 60cm away from my router and the problem is still here, I have no clue why this is happening to a new laptop.




I have a feeling it is either your wifi module in your laptop which is very weak for some reason or it is not able to get a good signal from the router. Unfortunately I am not an expert in wifi issues so someone else maybe able to help you with this.
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October 4, 2014 4:02:11 PM

kanewolf said:
Admin_ said:
kanewolf said:
What security protocol are you using on wireless? WPA/WPA2 with AES or WEP?


WPA/WPA2 :) 


What link rate is reported in the task manager networking tab?


It has 0% regardless of whether I open a new tab or whatever aha.
Also could it be that both laptops, my old Acer Aspire and this one have bad wifi modules? When I'm near the router, I get the full 50mpbs so I doubt it but I have no knowledge.
Thanks

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October 4, 2014 5:58:46 PM

Admin_ said:
kanewolf said:
Admin_ said:
kanewolf said:
What security protocol are you using on wireless? WPA/WPA2 with AES or WEP?


WPA/WPA2 :) 


What link rate is reported in the task manager networking tab?


It has 0% regardless of whether I open a new tab or whatever aha.
Also could it be that both laptops, my old Acer Aspire and this one have bad wifi modules? When I'm near the router, I get the full 50mpbs so I doubt it but I have no knowledge.
Thanks



It's maybe the walls or the distance in that case as the problem only occurs whenever you get out of the room. Try long distances with no walls interruptions. Also try with a better router

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