Help me with my preloved lappy

[icantstandit]

Had been using this baby for more than 3years.It used to work for me very well when playing dota and using programmes like autocad.

Performance is not as good as last time, boot up slow and lags when I play game.Cant bear to throw or sell it away.

Is there a way to salvage my lappy?
Upgrade ram?

Lost puppy here.

Heres a little about my lappy:
Fujitsu LifeBook SH560W
• Intel® Core™i5-540M Processor
(2.53GHz, 3MB L3 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
- Intel® Puma Peak (3x3) Network Connection
- Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium
• Fingerprint Recognition Technology
• 4GB DDR3 1066MHz; Max. 8GB
• 500GB SATA HDD
• 13.3” SuperFine HD Back-light LED, 200 nits
• 1.3 MP Camera and Built-in Dual Microphones
• Hot Swappable Dual Layer DVD Super Multi Writer
• NVIDIA® Geforce® 310M with 512MB Dedicated VRAM
• ExpressCard™ 34/54, SD and SDHC Card Slots
• 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet
• 3x USB2.0, HDMI, Bluetooth™ v2.1 + EDR

 

[Death4ngel]

When is the last time you format your comp? Try doing a fresh install of your OS first?

I can't think of any reason the hardware will slow down, it usually just dies.

 

[xjasonz]

cld be a case of too much clutter of unused files and registry. go download CC Cleaner.. then do a clea up of those unwanted files and registry...

 

[flee0308]

Change to SSD, HDD are known to slow down over time.

 

[PC_Dreams]

Few options:

1) Reformat your software - Free

2) Upgrade RAM and/or SSD. Upgrading SSD improves speed tremendously cost you $200-$300. If you want premium SSD, it can go up to $1k.

3) Clean your laptop fan, redo the thermal paste, clean up the heatsink. This will help to prevent overheating and lengthen the lifespan of your laptop.