How to make my laptop's performance better

terry1996 · 04 Oct 2017

Hello everyone my friend bought a new laptop with some cool features.
Model: aspire es 15 e51-523-89l2Processor: amd quad core a8-7410Graphic card : amd radeon r5 graphicMemory : 8gb ddr3 L memory
Hard drive :1TB hdd

As he open it I saw that the hard drive is making a lot of processes and RAM + Processor either.
When we are trying to play some games , like LoL(League of legends) he's playing with 50 fps and low. I don't really know why is this happening and I don't know how to solve this. Laptop is new like 1 week old. Hard drive is empty either.
Is a Windows update problem? Do we need to install all the latest updates? I read somewhere that better is not installing em. What is the best?
If I make a format in his laptop will be solved?
Do i have to do something like downgrade windows?( I don't know if are some drivers about that cause mostly they are coming with windows 10 and you cannot downgrade it)
What is this and why it is happening ?

Thank you in advance!

dalchina · 04 Oct 2017

As he open it I saw that the hard drive is making a lot of processes and RAM + Processor either.

Hi, not sure quite what this means, I'm afraid. Do you mean:
1. There's a lot of drive activity (just after he logs in?) (e.g. LED flashing indicating activity)
2. There are a lot of processes running
3. A lot of CPU resources are being used - high %
4. A lot of RAM is being used- quantity? %?

Note- it is normal to see a lot of activity just after logging in as startups are loaded. But this should subside and ideally you will see <3% CPU use, and no disk or internet use when the PC is nominally idle.

So... please post a screenshot of your task manager, say 2 minutes after logging on, organising any columns of interest high to low by clicking on the relevant column tab. Repeat for different columns if useful.
To post a screenshot please use the Insert Image icon above your post to the left of the video icon. Thanks.

- like this:

Then do a clean boot (see Tutorial section or search if unsure how to do that)
Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts[/U][/URL]
and repeat the above.

Please also complete your system specs (see mine for comparison), including details of your disk(s).
System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums General Tips Tutorials

(See mine for comparison)

What is the Windows build?
Windows key + R, winver

When you're happy with the idle state of your PC, you can try benchmarking your graphics:
e.g,
How to benchmark your graphics card | TechRadar
and comparing it with other people's systems as that says.

(There are many such tools- choose one that suits you).