>pic related >Owned Laptop since 2010 >use it for Sup Forums, school, and general storage (in unison with my 1tb external hd) >only game I play is CS 1.6 / Source (only a few times a year) >last few months getting blue screens and extreme lag (game on lowest settings or multitasking in Chrome) >willing to wipe my computer if it will make it feeling fresh again
Reflecting on what I use my pc for, I do not think I need a new computer but I do need to do some maintenance. I'd continue to do the same tasks on my pc post-tune up.
You need to reinstall #MAGA file. It's probably in your root folder.
Jeremiah Ortiz
if you are not poor you should buy yourself a laptop with ssd memory
Jaxson Hernandez
A bit tight on cash because of 5 years of student loans desu
Brayden Nelson
>get hdd caddy which replaces dvd drive with 2.5" slot >install 250GB EVO SSD >upgrade RAM if possible >do fresh install >make sure to install OS on SSD >look up linux distros >install favorite linux distro
your laptop will be superduper fast again. It won't increase game performance, but will definitely give make it smooth again If you want to save money, you could also replace the HDD with the SSD instead of buying a caddy for the DVD-drive.
best beginner gnu/linux distro is ubuntu or linuxmint
Hunter Sanders
Have you asked your mom?
Liam Cook
$40 ssd Clean install Done.
Didn't work? xubuntu Doubledone.
James Kelly
Since everyone gave good advice I'll shitpost for once.
GO HOME FUCKING NEWFAG >>OUT WE'RE NOT TECH SUPPORT
Hunter Bailey
>linux DROPPED
Wyatt Edwards
This is the only way to go. This is probably the best advice you're going to get
Gavin Gutierrez
maybe stop smoking weed you fucking degenerate
Henry Cooper
savage af tbqh famalam if i do say so myself boi that was straight fire holy shit what a lit reply.
Luke Smith
>win/applel fag OPINION DISCARDED
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See how edgy you sound?
Gavin Lewis
>implying
Jonathan Murphy
There's too much edge in this thread, I think i'm gonna make like my parents and split.
William Hughes
Not tech support. Also, clean the dust out.
Carson James
Freetard detected. Why don't you poo in loo and leave this matter up to people with a job?
Robert Jones
>2010 Just get a new one. I can shit out laptops better than that these days.
Christopher Reyes
Do SMART test on the hard drive. Check if shit's fucked or not then and backup all your data just in case then reformat it with windows (pro tip you can get a cheap 120 gb SSD Kingston, they aint high end but they work faster then your regular hard drive, and stick the other one if its not fucked in a caddy where your DVD drive was you will spend about 60$) Then go find your service manual on how to dissamble your laptop and Clean that fucker up and replace the thermal paste and remove the dust from the fans and heatsink (buy some artic silver it's what I use and I recomend it, just replace it every 6 months or so to avoid degradation).
Thomas Perez
How do I do a fresh install? I am not in favour of going anywhere near linux desu. Too many of my work files relies on Windows. Thanks though.
I don't live with her, but I'll ask next time I see her.
What's the easiest way to do a clean install? Not very tech savvy desu
How did you know I smoked weed?
Just asking for advice senpai.
Jack Cook
>How did you know I smoked weed? Because you created this thread.
>not very tech savvy desu The pic related is basically you but with windows.
Holy shit dude, I think you're on to something. Well done, thanks for the chuckle.
Isaac Cook
Great, will look into!
kek
Jonathan Barnes
>willing to wipe my computer if it will make it feeling fresh again start by wiping the dust off it vacuum every orifice, i assume it loooks even worse on the inside. Open it and clen the fan and heatsink, also change the thermal paste, it must have dried and crumbled off years ago
Evan Howard
Can you change it for me? I don't even know what thermal paste is. Is it necessary?
Aiden Taylor
I heard pasting is only safe if you're on your cut, no bulk. Can you confirm or deny this?
Andrew Richardson
I don't exercise
Ryan King
Repaste, your shit it's probably lighting on fire and that's why is throttling down to oblivion.
James Sanders
Install 3 maijuana bongs
Jeremiah Campbell
Why stop at 3?
Nathan Gonzalez
this
and reapply the thermal paste
if you must absolutely use windows, then install cccleaner, malwarebytes, https everywhere and ublock origin
William Taylor
Write down the error codes the blue screen spits out and look them up.
Anthony Young
>Something Happened :(
Jack Mitchell
windows 10 huh? >type event viewer in start menu >open the windows logs folder on the left >go to system >click filter current log on the right side >check critical and error
Colton Davis
>Windows 10
It Just Works
Michael Perez
clean install of windows 7 install drivers update and then debloat/debotnet windows install >7zip >firefox + necessary addons >qbittorrent >foobar >mpv or KCP mpc-hc >thunderbird >mbam >whatever other software you need/want install rainmeter rice everything done
Jackson James
Thanks. This is a noob question, but how do I know which drivers I need? And by debloating is uninstalling unnecessary programs pre-installed by windows?
Jose Barnes
You need all the drivers. And if you want to debloat, you gotta install Gentoo and work strictly through CLI.
Ian Ross
>acer
full retard
Christopher Perez
w2c decent laptop (low gaming spes) for under $500