My Laptop isn't as fast as it should be!

Eldronyx

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Feb 15, 2014
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My new laptop arrived today and, well, it's not behaving as it should...
I installed Java and then Minecraft, so I could test how fast it was...I got around 30fps! Here's the laptop...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301122833881?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I've been told that this was a really good buy, but it's just so slow. :(
Please can someone tell me what I need to do to fix this!
Have a great day.
 

Nathan Willis

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Mar 15, 2014
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Try setting all of your GPU's settings to best performance.
Was the OS a clan install? If not I would install Windows fresh.
Your OS could be bloated. That will make it slow.
Make sure the hard drive is ok.
I failing hard drive will get really slow.
Happy Computing! :)
 

Eldronyx

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When the laptop arrived it had basically nothing installed. I don't know if the place I bought it from has installed any drivers, I tried but it wouldn't install when I tried to download http://driverscollection.com/?file_cid=45526127361e1ffa452960775a8. Please help me...this seems like a big waste of £450. By the way, how do I update the drivers? How do I make sure the hard drive is ok? Please explain!
Thanks! :)
 

bgunner

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you need to go to www.AMD.com and download the proper driver for your laptop. They actually have an auto detect on there site to detect your components and point you to the proper driver for your system.