Performance on HP Compaq Presario CQ57-381SR.

songmachine

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Hello. I got some issues with my laptop - can't watch 1080p and even 720p on Youtube (sometimes even with 480p), it's a like slideshow, also too much freezes when I use web browser (Google Chrome) for internet, or especially when I use uTorrent to download something. I have Windows 8.1 installed on the laptop and drivers downloaded from the Windows' update center. Before I had Windows 7 with drivers from HP official web site, but it was the same. I've seen people can use their laptops like I have or even simple netbooks with Intel Atom for internet and video very well, but I can't and don't know even why. Any ideas?

My laptop's hardware:
AMD E-450 1.65GHz;
HDD 500Gb 5400 RPM;
4Gb RAM DDR3-1333;
AMD Radeon HD 6320.

If anyone have notebook with the same hardware as mine, let me know please, how do you use it for watching video, internet, etc. Thanks for any help.
 

songmachine

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Feb 23, 2015
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As I wrote, I had Windows 7, but it was the same - freezes and slideshow. I know, that Intel is not AMD, but I've seen the same model of notebook as mine, and it worked fine, with AMD proccesor and videocard. Maybe I can't watch 1080p on this notebook, but how about 720p? 480p at least? Internet browsing? I can't do anything without freezes. Maybe I just miss some driver or to setup OS? I can't believe, that my laptop is such useless thing. My 10 years old PC works much better than this one, and it has AMD processor also.
 

jonespwns

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Depending on your old computer, it probably doesnt have processor thats running at a low frequency like this one. That CPU was made smaller for less heat.. less noise.. etc.. You'd also be surprised how quickly older hardware can be "made better" and put out on the market for cheap computers. The 480P for sure is for possible, 720P should be doable, but you can be very limited to what you can do with a CPU like that. Try making sure your Windows is fully up to date.. service packs and everything