lenovo g575-4383 really slow...please help?

Question

I recently bought a lenovo g575-4383 and it is painfully slow. Google chrome takes about 20 seconds for the page to show up and then another 10 seconds before I can type anything. Youtube videos are also jumpy even on 360p. I play football manager 2014 and I can JUST run it because it is really really slow. I've heard upgrading ram will help, upgrading the processor will help but what will actually help. I'm new to computers and stuff like this so you might need to bear with me. Info I thinks needed is below, cheers

Processor: AMD C-50 1.00GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 2.00GB(1.6 GB usable)
System type: 64-bit operating system

I also let windows assess key system on a scale of 1.0 to 7.9
Processor rated 2.8
Ram rated 4.9
graphics rated 4.1
gaming graphics rated 5.5
Primary hard disk rated 5.9

Answer 1

The problem with the system is the fact the processor is slow and the amount of memory installed isn't sufficient. Chrome eats quite a lot of memory(Sadly a lot of browsers do).



The problem with flash is it's very resource hungry, a dual core 1.0 GHZ isn't fast enough to use flash player. A 64 bit OS shouldn't have been installed on a system that isn't running more then 4 gigabyte of ram, as a 64 bit OS will use more memory because it's designed for systems with more then 4 gigabytes installed into it.



Basically, the amount of memory and CPU power isn't sufficient enough to view videos on Youtube, and other sites that use modern flash player. And will massively effect performance while using google chrome and a lot of other web browsers.



Try other web browsers if chrome acts to slow(Firefox, IE, Opera).



The processor in Laptops cannot easily be upgrade, they're meant to be installed and used. You may be able to find a better CPU but you'll need professional advice on someone who's experienced with laptop upgrading.



Edit:



Someone I know has an AMD CPU at 1.4 Ghz(Dual Core), one of the A line. She has a similar problem, the system has 4 gigabytes of memory installed, but the CPU can't keep up.

Answer 2

Most system can benefit from two areas of upgrade. RAM and hard drive. 100% more ram at the very least 4GB and an SSD. Here s one example of a crowd I would tap.



http://www.memoryc.com



SSD wise the Samsung Evo rocks.

Answer 3

Lenovo G575

Answer 4

What you heared is actually right: you have 2 extremely weak points. Those are you CPU and your RAM. I agree with mike, that to upgrade CPU you should better look for someone that is professional in this area to give you a good advice. RAM should be at least 4GB, 8 will be totally ok, but in fact you will see the result of upgrading RAM after you upgrade CPU.

What is you Windows version? If you use XP, you should know that Microsoft no longer supports it, so now it's very vulnurable for malware, hacks and other issues that can affect its performance. If this is Windows 8, your hardware is just far not enough to run it smoothly. The best option here is 7.



You can learn the software resons of low performance here http://wiki-tech.net/articles/slow-windows-7

Try PC optization softaware before upgrading equipment, it will improve your performance anyway and it's not so costly

Answer 5

Throw the laptop and get a new one coz Its out dated...!