Core 2 duo laptop with ssd

[Honda_]

Hi. I have a 4 yrs old laptop. Does changing my hdd into ssd increase the speed of the laptop? Laptop is under utilized, but it's very slow now.

 

[86technie]

Reformat will do, don't waste money on SSD as you might be
limited by the SATA speed.

 

[Hailgod]

Reformat will do, don't waste money on SSD as you might be
limited by the SATA speed.

Even on sata 2, an ssd is a huge upgrade from a normal 5400rpm hdd. But i would recommend him to upgrade his laptop instead. Spending $200 for a 250gb ssd to speed on a 4 year old core 2 duo laptop isn't very smart. Might as well get a whole new laptop.

 

[Honda_]

Ok. Thanks for the advise!

 

[Honda_]

My processor is p8600.
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS notebook graphics processing unit (GPU)

When play dota 2 is very lag. Is my laptop too old to support dota2 ?

 

[yusoffb01]

dont waste money

 

[Honda_]

Thanks for the input. Looks like my laptop is outdated already. I do already have a desktop, just wish to ask if my old laptop is still able to play dota2 if I just spend a few hundred to upgrade it.

 

[jtjt00]

Just hoot and tell how it goes ...............

 

[Unknownx]

Thanks for the input. Looks like my laptop is outdated already. I do already have a desktop, just wish to ask if my old laptop is still able to play dota2 if I just spend a few hundred to upgrade it.

No, can't. The graphics card is too outdated. Getting SSD will be pointless if your intention is to run dota2 on it.

 

[WeDoIt]

Your laptop is obviously obsolete. The only rational decision to make now is to buy a new one, however it can be costly and most laptops have a lifespan of two to three years where their components become outdated and it becomes a burden to use.

Although I found this great PC build where you're able to play Battlefield 4 on ultra settings at 1080p at 60fps. It also includes playing a multitude of AAA titles on 1080p without the frame rate dropping below 30fps and it costs no less than $900.

In a nutshell, this PC build gives a benchmark score of 3200 - 3400 on 3D Mark Fire Strike. Ironically most laptops give a score of no less than 2000 or 2500 whilst they cost more than this build.

I'd strongly reccomend you to spend your money on this build than a laptop.

Agree with build except the processor .Not a geek ,prefer to get a Intel I5 ,more safer haha

 

[SimonLam]

For a 4 year old laptop with only SATA 3gbps, you can do the following:

1. Increase RAM to max that your laptop can take.
2. Change HDD to SSD (any average SATA 6Gbps will do due to backward compatibility with SATA 3Gbps - I suggest Samsung Evo with Magic Rapid Mode speed boost)
3. Check if you wifi card can be upgraded - Suggest Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (but make sure your laptop has 2x2 antenna at least)

Under normal productivity work, and simple non-graphic intensive games, eg: Diablo 3, it can still handle. The key question will be your graphics card on this laptop.

 

[zenniz]

SSD does not increase frame per second for your game. It only reduces your loading time.