I have an old hp 625 that I'am trying to get working again.
The laptop runs like a turd, and constantly freezes after 10 minutes of usage due to heating issues. I have tried to identify a bottleneck. Task manager shows the ram tops out while the CPU does not, However the cpu does get insanely hot, and performance degrades in line with the heat increase to the CPU, so I'am not sure which is causing the issue.
It has 3gb PC3 10600 ddr3 ram. I would like to upgrade it to 8gb and a faster speed. However, I'am not sure as to what amount of ram the motherboard can handle due to conflicting online reports and the laptop running so slow I cant check it on the laptop. As for the speed I have no clue if the motherboard supports a faster speed or even what PC3 is.
The battery is also shot but that can be easily replaced.
The HDD seems fine, I think its a WD 7200rpm drive. But I could upgrade to an SSD easily.
Has anyone had experience with this laptop or one like it. Can you help to identify what is most likely the issue for it being so slow now when it was actually okay in the past.
If all else fails I would just rip the motherboard out and use it as a media PC with a jumbo heat sink on it, if the ram is not an issue and the the CPU's fault.
The laptop runs like a turd, and constantly freezes after 10 minutes of usage due to heating issues. I have tried to identify a bottleneck. Task manager shows the ram tops out while the CPU does not, However the cpu does get insanely hot, and performance degrades in line with the heat increase to the CPU, so I'am not sure which is causing the issue.
It has 3gb PC3 10600 ddr3 ram. I would like to upgrade it to 8gb and a faster speed. However, I'am not sure as to what amount of ram the motherboard can handle due to conflicting online reports and the laptop running so slow I cant check it on the laptop. As for the speed I have no clue if the motherboard supports a faster speed or even what PC3 is.
The battery is also shot but that can be easily replaced.
The HDD seems fine, I think its a WD 7200rpm drive. But I could upgrade to an SSD easily.
Has anyone had experience with this laptop or one like it. Can you help to identify what is most likely the issue for it being so slow now when it was actually okay in the past.
If all else fails I would just rip the motherboard out and use it as a media PC with a jumbo heat sink on it, if the ram is not an issue and the the CPU's fault.