Clean and maintain Asus laptop vs. Buy more Ram and upgrade speed?

WaikikiDeb · Nov 17, 2015

Trying to decide if I should buy new latest and greatest laptop or how to clean and maintain the one I have? It's 2 years old only ??

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 · Nov 17, 2015

Specs?

WaikikiDeb · Nov 17, 2015

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 :

Aloha Specs are windows 7
Core i5
571 Gb space
337 Gb avail.
only 8 start up items

Task Manager open running Physical memory
total 6049
cashed 2948
Avail. 3166
free 264
Bottom says physical memory 47% cpu usage 7%

Am I missing anything?
Mahalo!

I just checked my system
6.00 GB Installed memory RAM
64 Bit Operating system
Intel core i5 2430M CPU@2.40 Ghz
manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer Inc.

I need more Ram don't I?

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 · Nov 17, 2015

Hello,

Those specs look good. It's not a gaming laptop but for normal use it should be plenty fast. Are you experiencing slowdowns? I would defrag my disk, simply type defrag in the Windows search bar, or dfrgui.exe if it won't pop up. You want to analyze your disk, then defrag after that's done. You also don't want any startup programs at all, not even anti-virus/anti-malware, because both of these can and will perform background checks and scans which cripples your system. Apart from that, you should be good. I don't recommend buying a new laptop, as long as your current one does what you need it to.

WaikikiDeb · Nov 17, 2015

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 :

Hello,

Those specs look good. It's not a gaming laptop but for normal use it should be plenty fast. Are you experiencing slowdowns? I would defrag my disk, simply type defrag in the Windows search bar, or dfrgui.exe if it won't pop up. You want to analyze your disk, then defrag after that's done. You also don't want any startup programs at all, not even anti-virus/anti-malware, because both of these can and will perform background checks and scans which cripples your system. Apart from that, you should be good. I don't recommend buying a new laptop, as long as your current one does what you need it to.

WaikikiDeb · Nov 17, 2015

Thank-you so much
its actually really slowed down

I will get rid of the start ups as you suggested.
defrag as well

I have regular issues with my Outlook too
it is really slow & almost every day says not responding so I wait & wait

then it goes again.

WaikikiDeb · Nov 18, 2015

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 :

Hello,

Those specs look good. It's not a gaming laptop but for normal use it should be plenty fast. Are you experiencing slowdowns? I would defrag my disk, simply type defrag in the Windows search bar, or dfrgui.exe if it won't pop up. You want to analyze your disk, then defrag after that's done. You also don't want any startup programs at all, not even anti-virus/anti-malware, because both of these can and will perform background checks and scans which cripples your system. Apart from that, you should be good. I don't recommend buying a new laptop, as long as your current one does what you need it to.

WaikikiDeb · Nov 18, 2015

Mahalo for all your tips.
I defraged as you directed, no anti Malware on start up.

There are now left:
Avast Antivirus (unchecked it several times but then I go back to check & its checked again)
Brother Control Center
Status Monitor Application
Logitech download assistant
And 3 separate Intel (R)Common User Interface listed?

can I safely un check any of these?
and can I upgrade to a Intel Core i7 processor?

Can I safely add more Ram?

Aloha~

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 · Nov 18, 2015

You don't need to add more RAM, that won't speed up your compúter. Buying a faster drive will, such as a Solid State Drive instead of a Hard Drive which you currently use. I won't be able to help guide you through changing drives, sorry.

You can't remove critical things from the startup tab. Yes, anti malware/anti virus programs usually are back in the startup list once you started them again.

An I7 will speed up your computer, but not launch applications, or anything like that quicker, just heavy use such as rendering, that's when you'll notice the difference. Also, depending on laptop, it may have a soldered CPU to the motherboard, or the power requirements are too high, or the manufacturer don't want people to upgrade, so even if it's the right socket, it may still not work.

WaikikiDeb · Nov 18, 2015

Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163 :

You don't need to add more RAM, that won't speed up your compúter. Buying a faster drive will, such as a Solid State Drive instead of a Hard Drive which you currently use. I won't be able to help guide you through changing drives, sorry.

You can't remove critical things from the startup tab. Yes, anti malware/anti virus programs usually are back in the startup list once you started them again.

An I7 will speed up your computer, but not launch applications, or anything like that quicker, just heavy use such as rendering, that's when you'll notice the difference. Also, depending on laptop, it may have a soldered CPU to the motherboard, or the power requirements are too high, or the manufacturer don't want people to upgrade, so even if it's the right socket, it may still not work.

WaikikiDeb · Nov 18, 2015

BINGO! You are brilliant!
I just read a ton of stuff re the SSD
found a compatible SSD for my laptop model # to upgrade
and found it on Amazon for free shipping & a tad less money than Crucial.
Bought the USB cord & migrating software from Crucial less than Amazon offered.

I am excited to see what the difference will be

remarkable I am told...

Mahalo again for your tips & prompt replies...

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