ASUS X501U-XX049V performance help

kurosagi01 · Jan 11, 2013, 11:39 PM

Hello all i've bought an ASUS X501U-XX049V couple months ago with these specs:
AMD C60 1GHZ dual core
Memory
4GB DDR3
Graphics
AMD Radeon 6290
Drives
500GB

The reason being because i'm now in uni but i commute so i got access to my desktop still,the laptop was intended do uni work with the laptop while i am there,also bought it because it was really light.
Great laptop,however there are times its a little bit slow when im streaming videos on youtube, would it be because of the cpu? It even struggled running a very very old game and loading programs sometimes take awhile.
Just wondering if a SSD would help improve performance a little like video streaming etc?

FreedomEclipse · Jan 11, 2013, 11:48 PM

Should have got something with an E350 or E450.

kurosagi01 · Jan 11, 2013, 11:56 PM

Yeah i was on tight budget.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 12, 2013, 12:16 AM

I can only find that asus laptop for £321.39, the Dm1 costs £332.99

you could of had an HP DM1 4300SA which runs an AMD E2-1800 APU which would totally demolish the C60.

only downside is the DM1 is 11.6" but Ive had my older generation DM1 for almost 2 years and I totally love it.

slap in 8GB DDR3 and an SSD and it makes a great machine. similar to many nettops out there.

11.6" might not be so great to work on for really long periods but its small, its light and compact and you can still do your homework on it though having quite a few windows/tabs open can make it lag a little, Its not the best multitasker but should be better with the E2-1800.

the E2-1800 should also be capable of some light-medium gaming too. I certainly dont have any issues running games at low to mid settings depending on the game. guildwars 1 at mid-high settings is very achievable and should be even better given that its the E2-1800 APU

OneMoar · Jan 12, 2013, 12:30 AM

C60 are dog slow not much can be done as there soldered to the board

kurosagi01 · Jan 12, 2013, 09:02 AM

Yeah i got it for 260 brand new on sale lol,so nothing i can do then? =/

FreedomEclipse · Jan 12, 2013, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurosagi01

Yeah i got it for 260 brand new on sale lol,so nothing i can do then? =/

There IS something you can do

kurosagi01 · Jan 12, 2013, 09:38 AM

Lol probably not worth selling...

FreedomEclipse · Jan 12, 2013, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurosagi01

Lol probably not worth selling...

Then give it to me - I can make use of it!

Jan 11, 2013, 11:39 PM	#1
kurosagi01 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 2,578 (1.69/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 417 Times in 390 Posts System Specs	ASUS X501U-XX049V performance help Hello all i've bought an ASUS X501U-XX049V couple months ago with these specs: AMD C60 1GHZ dual core Memory 4GB DDR3 Graphics AMD Radeon 6290 Drives 500GB The reason being because i'm now in uni but i commute so i got access to my desktop still,the laptop was intended do uni work with the laptop while i am there,also bought it because it was really light. Great laptop,however there are times its a little bit slow when im streaming videos on youtube, would it be because of the cpu? It even struggled running a very very old game and loading programs sometimes take awhile. Just wondering if a SSD would help improve performance a little like video streaming etc? __________________ PSN: kurosagi01\|steamid: phalanx-88\| xfire: itachiasuka Heatware Laptop Clubhouse"join" Laptop: HP Compaq 6735s AMD Turion X2 2.0GHZ\|4GB DDR2 667\|250GB HD\|ATI Radeon HD3200\|Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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Motherboard:	Asus P7H55-M
Cooling:	Stock+2x120mm CM blue LED fan+1x120mm Xigmatek White LED
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 2x2GB 1600MHz
Video Card:	MSI OC Nvidia GTX660 2GB 1006/1072/6008MHz
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB+Hitachi Deskstar 250GB+Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
Optical Drive:	Sony AW-G170A IDE DVD Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron M2762DP Monitor TV 27" (Black)
Case:	NZXT Classic Source 210 Elite White
Sound Card:	In-build/Speakers: Logitech Z-4
PSU:	Corsair CX400W
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Edition

Jan 11, 2013, 11:48 PM	#2
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Jan 11, 2013, 11:56 PM	#3
kurosagi01 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 2,578 (1.69/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 417 Times in 390 Posts System Specs	Yeah i was on tight budget. __________________ PSN: kurosagi01\|steamid: phalanx-88\| xfire: itachiasuka Heatware Laptop Clubhouse"join" Laptop: HP Compaq 6735s AMD Turion X2 2.0GHZ\|4GB DDR2 667\|250GB HD\|ATI Radeon HD3200\|Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Jan 12, 2013, 12:16 AM	#4
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,533 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	I can only find that asus laptop for £321.39, the Dm1 costs £332.99 you could of had an HP DM1 4300SA which runs an AMD E2-1800 APU which would totally demolish the C60. only downside is the DM1 is 11.6" but Ive had my older generation DM1 for almost 2 years and I totally love it. slap in 8GB DDR3 and an SSD and it makes a great machine. similar to many nettops out there. 11.6" might not be so great to work on for really long periods but its small, its light and compact and you can still do your homework on it though having quite a few windows/tabs open can make it lag a little, Its not the best multitasker but should be better with the E2-1800. the E2-1800 should also be capable of some light-medium gaming too. I certainly dont have any issues running games at low to mid settings depending on the game. guildwars 1 at mid-high settings is very achievable and should be even better given that its the E2-1800 APU __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse Last edited by FreedomEclipse; Jan 12, 2013 at 12:25 AM.

Jan 12, 2013, 12:30 AM	#5
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Jan 12, 2013, 09:02 AM	#6
kurosagi01 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 2,578 (1.69/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 417 Times in 390 Posts System Specs	Yeah i got it for 260 brand new on sale lol,so nothing i can do then? =/ __________________ PSN: kurosagi01\|steamid: phalanx-88\| xfire: itachiasuka Heatware Laptop Clubhouse"join" Laptop: HP Compaq 6735s AMD Turion X2 2.0GHZ\|4GB DDR2 667\|250GB HD\|ATI Radeon HD3200\|Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Jan 12, 2013, 09:38 AM	#8
kurosagi01 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 2,578 (1.69/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 417 Times in 390 Posts System Specs	Lol probably not worth selling... __________________ PSN: kurosagi01\|steamid: phalanx-88\| xfire: itachiasuka Heatware Laptop Clubhouse"join" Laptop: HP Compaq 6735s AMD Turion X2 2.0GHZ\|4GB DDR2 667\|250GB HD\|ATI Radeon HD3200\|Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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