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Dirty_Harry2   07-21-2007 at 09:44:53 PM

This is my laptop.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834114351


It is extrmely slow, I mean extremely SLOW. I know if I buy another stick of ram it will help, but it should not come brand new this slow.

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   07-22-2007 at 05:48:49 AM
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Please elaborate on "slow". What programs are you trying to run and what exactly is happening?


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The combination of Vista and 512mb of RAM is your biggest problem. With Vista, 1gb is almost a must have and 2 is recommended. Go back to newegg and buy a 2gb kit of DDR2-533 RAM. After that there may be two issues. 1) Your CPU. I hate to break it to you, but you don't exactly have a screamer right there and depending on want you want to do with the laptop, you may not be getting what you hoped for. 2) Bloatware. Pretty much all OEM distributers load crap software onto their machines. If this is the case with your laptop, simply insert the Vista disk and follow the direction for a re-install. Did wonders for my desktop. Note: before reformatting, back up all of your important files as they will not be saved. Hope something here helps.


Message edited by lostandwandering on 07-22-2007 at 05:50:35 AM
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Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Dirty_Harry2   07-24-2007 at 08:00:32 PM
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I am not looking to do anything spectacular with it, websurfing, dl music, watching movies, having a pc while I travel, the occassional cs 1.6 or dod 1.3. It should be able to handle all these tasks without any trouble.

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   07-24-2007 at 09:39:28 PM
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Dirty_Harry2 wrote :

I am not looking to do anything spectacular with it, websurfing, dl music, watching movies, having a pc while I travel, the occassional cs 1.6 or dod 1.3. It should be able to handle all these tasks without any trouble.



First things first, back up all of your files and re-install Vista. I'm sure that some of your problems are caused by bloatware. If it still isn't performing adequately go out and buy a 2gb kit of RAM. 512mb is not enough for Vista to work effectively. Those two options should increase the performance.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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TheGreatGrapeApe   07-25-2007 at 12:33:51 AM
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Also keep in mind CS and DOD aren't going to play 'fast' on a intergrated 200M, and like L&W says, memory is likely going to be your biggest issue, especially with Vista. 512MB is barely acceptable for XP nowadays.

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