Upgrade Laptop or Build a PC ?

[o7zarx]

Hi guys , i might be the thousand and three person to ask about this type of stuff , but i am new and i really really need help !!

I am running a ACER ASPIRE 4738G Laptop , with 4gb of DDR3ram and Intel I5-460M at 2.53GHz with a 500GB HDD . (No idea whats my graphic card is )
This laptop has start to become laggy when i am doing my work and cca stuff .
Needless to say during gaming ( DOTA 2 ) it gets pretty laggy .

I looked up on the internet : Resulting in me needing to upgrade my ram and graphic card ? If yes , where can i buy the parts and which parts do you guys reccommend ? My budget is $500 - $800

If lets say , i would to drop this idea of upgrading my laptop and build a computer myself , which parts do you guys advice ? Current budget : $800
I would like to buy all the parts on the place itself and get the person to help me build it as i am still young (15 this year ) and i am also really into to the tech stuff so should i roll the dice to build it myself or get help ?


Please advice ~ Best is to run games like dota 2 , CS:GO on highsettings and enable me to do my work without any lag !

P.S[ will be grateful towards everyone and the community here]

 

[Elijahonli]

700-800 is best to build urself a rig for dota and CS:GO.. what u can do is u can sell off ur laptop to fund a monitor.

im not really updated into the parts, so i will leave it to bros like $face to advise you on the parts to get

 

[Audiology93]

If you don't need to bring it out, just get a PC. It's more worth it.

 

[o7zarx]

By the way , the specs beside your profile , roughly how much is it the price ?

 

[Ark Law]

Lol, how to upgrade laptop graphics performance? Impossible leh bro, laptop can only change hdd/ssd and ram

 

[WhiteHunter]

diy a pc to suit your needs is better.

 

[ykgoh]

Try to clean up your system first, or do a system refresh to get rid of accumulated junks.

If still too slow, then it's your hardware that is too slow for u already. if you are savvy, try to run some resource monitoring to see what's bottlenecking your system. Lack of ram? Add ram. Too many disk IO? Change SSD. If CPU 100% utilized, see if it is malware infection or some bloat ware that can be cleaned out.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi guys , i might be the thousand and three person to ask about this type of stuff , but i am new and i really really need help !!

I am running a ACER ASPIRE 4738G Laptop , with 4gb of DDR3ram and Intel I5-460M at 2.53GHz with a 500GB HDD . (No idea whats my graphic card is )
This laptop has start to become laggy when i am doing my work and cca stuff .
Needless to say during gaming ( DOTA 2 ) it gets pretty laggy .

I looked up on the internet : Resulting in me needing to upgrade my ram and graphic card ? If yes , where can i buy the parts and which parts do you guys reccommend ? My budget is $500 - $800

If lets say , i would to drop this idea of upgrading my laptop and build a computer myself , which parts do you guys advice ? Current budget : $800
I would like to buy all the parts on the place itself and get the person to help me build it as i am still young (15 this year ) and i am also really into to the tech stuff so should i roll the dice to build it myself or get help ?


Please advice ~ Best is to run games like dota 2 , CS:GO on highsettings and enable me to do my work without any lag !

P.S[ will be grateful towards everyone and the community here]

Both roll the dice and get help

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[fatthumb]

Impressive bro $face, 800sgd also can get 23" monitor all in � To TS dont hesitate to get unmess you really need laptop for mobility... If you can spare another 200, I believe can get even better one �

Sent from Samsung SM-N9005 using GAGT

 

[mosmos]

get a laptop if you only want to bring out or for space saving at home, else do a cheap DIY desktop system if you still have the old monitor + keyboard + mouse

 

[wwenze]

I'm surprised it even lasted that long. The heatsink should be clogged or the fan spoilt by now.

That's the problem of laptops.

 

[yknyong1]

I'm surprised it even lasted that long. The heatsink should be clogged or the fan spoilt by now.

That's the problem of laptops.

Your Acer is very old model. Since 2008. No point to upgrade except to add more RAM. You should probably go for a desktop if you don't need a portable device.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

I'm surprised it even lasted that long. The heatsink should be clogged or the fan spoilt by now.

That's the problem of laptops.

If he knows how to conduct maintenance for his heatsink and fan, and OS, his Acer laptop could last much longer. I have to give up on my beloved 2008 Sony VAIO CR when keyboard key went haywire though the fan and heatsink are still in good condition after cleaning and lubricating fan bearings

 

[soufigo]

Hi guys , i might be the thousand and three person to ask about this type of stuff , but i am new and i really really need help !!

I am running a ACER ASPIRE 4738G Laptop , with 4gb of DDR3ram and Intel I5-460M at 2.53GHz with a 500GB HDD . (No idea whats my graphic card is )
This laptop has start to become laggy when i am doing my work and cca stuff .
Needless to say during gaming ( DOTA 2 ) it gets pretty laggy .

I looked up on the internet : Resulting in me needing to upgrade my ram and graphic card ? If yes , where can i buy the parts and which parts do you guys reccommend ? My budget is $500 - $800

If lets say , i would to drop this idea of upgrading my laptop and build a computer myself , which parts do you guys advice ? Current budget : $800
I would like to buy all the parts on the place itself and get the person to help me build it as i am still young (15 this year ) and i am also really into to the tech stuff so should i roll the dice to build it myself or get help ?


Please advice ~ Best is to run games like dota 2 , CS:GO on highsettings and enable me to do my work without any lag !

P.S[ will be grateful towards everyone and the community here]

I upgraded my daughter's 2009 laptop with an ssd. Clear out dust in the the vents. Immediately feel the difference. Less noise also. Can try above or add in Ram. But ssd is one of the best upgrade for an aged laptop

If u diy a desktop, u will lose mobility, unless u are sure u dont need to bring your computer out.

If you need mobility, Just saw on my fb Aftershock having promo for m-15 laptop. 1399. Thats of course above the budget u stated.

 

[mosmos]

Your Acer is very old model. Since 2008. No point to upgrade except to add more RAM. You should probably go for a desktop if you don't need a portable device.

acer used to be very reliable and lasting, I still have an acer laptop with pentium 2, still running ok, only very slow with window 98~

 

[ykgoh]

acer used to be very reliable and lasting, I still have an acer laptop with pentium 2, still running ok, only very slow with window 98~