Super Slow NX6325

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Nicholas Stoltzfus

Nicholas Stoltzfus

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Hey, I just got a NX6325 and it is SLOW. It's always at 100% cpu usage no-matter what, the kernel usage seems fine, always around the lower 25%. But it's not any single process that's the problem. I'm also pretty sure it has nothing to do with any programs. I used the hard-drive on my other PC and everything seemed nice and dandy.
Specs:
AMD Sempron 3800+ Mobile
1 gb of something ram though only 895mb usable
Windows 7 32-bit
I don't know the graphics card

Also I'm using some cheap aftermarket charger, that's fine...right?
 
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weberdarren97

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This looks to be the beginning of a nightmare.

2.2GHz, single core? Yuck. I'm surprised Windows even runs.

You're running Windows 7 on 1GB of RAM? Windows 7 requires 1GB just to operate. As soon as you add drivers and programs into the mix, it's not enough RAM.

You're using a non-OEM provided charger? That's not fine. There's no way to be sure that it's not a fire hazard.
 
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Nicholas Stoltzfus

Nicholas Stoltzfus

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Yeah, that's all true. I just need it for word processing. But idling, it still runs at 100%. That shouldn't be happening for almost any processor after 2000.
 
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Supernova1138

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No, there's lots of extreme low end mobile chips even today that will get pegged at 100% running Windows, stuff like the Intel Atoms or AMD C or E series APUs. You have an extreme low end laptop from about ten years ago, that's going to struggle running anything newer than Windows XP simply due to lack of RAM alone.
 
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Nicholas Stoltzfus

Nicholas Stoltzfus

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Okay, I wonder who installed Windows 7 on a machine that couldn't run it.
That's fine,I'll slap Windows XP in it then, thanks for the clarification. I never thought that it would puff so much from idling.
 
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weberdarren97

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With the lack of necessary RAM, the CPU is pegged trying to move important data between physical and virtual memory. If this never calms down (and it won't with that low amount of RAM) then the cycle will continue until the machine is turned off.



If it was running Windows 2000 or XP, this would be true. Windows 7 has all this "buttery smooth" crap built in so it's much more CPU intensive than Vista, which is much more CPU intensive than XP. XP and 2000 are about tied for CPU efficiency in my opinion. If you have a low powered machine, then I'd go with Windows XP.
 
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Nicholas Stoltzfus

Nicholas Stoltzfus

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Sorry, but I was wrong, and everyone here is wrong, and another forum was wrong.
The adapter I purchased was recommended by some person on some forum and apparently was lacking in amps. I since then purchased a new adapter with proper ampage.
Even with a crappy Sempron, I'm running Windows 7 just fine, with all the good effects. Even beyond that, after fiddling with the page file memory, and turning it off. I can watch YouTube at 1080p only in Firefox. Honestly wasn't expecting that.
By this point I'm gonna upgrade to four gigs, and get a Turion 64 X2 TL-60.
Thanks for the help, and never underestimate retro hardware.
 
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