The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Acer Aspire problems

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Punganator, Jan 1, 2015.

  1. Punganator

    Punganator Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Ok, so I bought a used Acer Aspire 7650G laptop pretty good overall condition.
    The specs on this laptop 17.3" screen, 6GB DDR3 RAM, AMD A8 - 3250M 1.6Ghz, dual graphics card AMD radeon 7670M+6620G with 1GB dedicated VRAM with the possibility to add another HDD
    The problem I have encountered is that the CPU is going extremely slow, its taking me way longer than a my other laptop with an i5 4210u, I have no clue why this laptop is extremely slow but has no reason to be there is no internal damage at all. I'm thinking of overclocking it to around 2.0-2.2Ghz. Any help is beneficial, or any tips on the AMD A8 processor.
     
    Punganator, Jan 1, 2015
    #1
  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

    Reputations:
    1,456
    Messages:
    8,707
    Likes Received:
    3,315
    Trophy Points:
    431
    Yes it's a AMD laptop.. it will be slower then the i5-4210u.. not sure about ocing but might be possible with a A8..
     
    TomJGX, Jan 1, 2015
    #2
  3. Punganator

    Punganator Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Is it true that since the A8 doesn't have hyperthreading its ability to multitask is deficient explaining why the CPU on this laptop is running slow, and that overclocking it should fix the problem.
     
    Punganator, Jan 1, 2015
    #3
  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

    Reputations:
    1,456
    Messages:
    8,707
    Likes Received:
    3,315
    Trophy Points:
    431
    The AMD CPU's are like 10 generations behind in design.. Even with overclocking it's impossible to make up the defecit... The top AMD mobile CPU is like an intel core i3 CPU from ivy bridge/haswell..
     
    TomJGX, Jan 2, 2015
    #4
    Kent T likes this.