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    Best bang/buck upgrade to boost a 5920G?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Pott, Mar 30, 2010.

  1. Pott

    Pott Notebook Guru

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    I already upped the RAM to 3GB but it doens't seem to do all THAT much.
    The computer feels rather sluggish under Vista. I've taken down A LOT of software, services etc... but to no avail. That and it's pretty established that Vista's just not great.
    I have the version with the 8600GT GPU, stock 2GB RAM (now 3) and the T7300 Core2Duo CPU.
    I'm looking to get rid of the some of the lag, get a smoother system... I may need more power and therefore to upgrade the CPU but that may be expensive... :/ :confused: ?

    Anyway... thanks for any tips on this one. It's a well spec'ed laptop but it gets frustrating to use.
     
    Pott, Mar 30, 2010
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    CPU upgrade would only help if you're doing a lot of CPU-intensive tasks, such as media encoding.

    Bang for the buck upgrade? Windows 7. GET IT. And make sure it's a clean install too, get rid of all the unnecessary cruft.
    Upgrade that will turn your laptop into a beast? Solid state drive. They're small in capacity, but mindbendingly fast.
     
    TehSuigi, Mar 30, 2010
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    shakennstirred Notebook Evangelist

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    yes another vote for win 7
    vista was fine on my old HP laptop with 2gig and a amd 1.6mhz duelcore cpu
    so strange that you say its sluggish and laggy
     
    shakennstirred, Mar 30, 2010
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  4. Pott

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    Probably all the clog... I deleted everything I wasn't using, cleaned up services, startup apps, etc... but... it's just getting slower and slower.

    W7 is VERY expensive for my budget I guess... over 150 euros for the Home version I can use for a clean install right? I'm not quite sure on the upgrading/clean install process...
     
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    You can use upgrade media for a clean install.
    Check WinSuperSite for how to do it.
     
    TehSuigi, Mar 30, 2010
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    Closing thread - please continue discussion here.
    In the future, Pott, please don't cross-post the same question to two subforums.
     
    TehSuigi, Mar 30, 2010
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