princess baconlestia 21 October 7, 2012 Share October 7, 2012 as some of us may know, certain laptops dating around 2004 - 2005 have the intel i915 chipset. i'm looking for any thing to help performance. this chipset is so bad. the integrated graphics chip, the gma915 express, lags. everywhere. even playing a youtube video. i need help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanHover 326 October 7, 2012 Share October 7, 2012 (edited) How about you just sell that old ass laptop and get a better one? Maybe a lenovo X201 or something. At least those are from 2010. Keep in mind that I am nothing of a computer wiz. Since nobody replied to your post, I just figured I should give the petite amount of help that I could. Oh, and first. Edited October 7, 2012 by Jverne 1 OC's: Whirl Wake and Noon - Profile Picture Credit - Signature by Me twilight sniper kill blue all tf2 wow map you see firend rianbow dsah,pinkie pie,applejack,rarity,fluttershy wow team red kill blue red win huh robox bad new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro*Derpy 3,183 October 7, 2012 Share October 7, 2012 Well there isn't much you can do, all that I can think of is to simply buy a whole new laptop, or do some PC tune-up, that tends to make your computer a tad bit faster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamy Arty 6,252 October 7, 2012 Share October 7, 2012 I could recommend a few Linux distros that are far less intensive than Windows, but that's probably not what you're looking for. The only option you really have is to get a new machine. Things like that aren't upgradeable in laptops, and given the age of the whole system you wouldn't want to even if you could. The Lenovo recommendation above is pretty good. I have a Lenovo G770 myself. Lenovo is a brand I swear by now. Last time I checked they were second only to Dell in laptop sales. Their popularity has only recently soared to where it is now, but they've been making Thinkpads for years now. I'm surprised by how many people still think that's IBM. Nope, Lenovo. Check them out. Kyoshi made this ^^ Come join us on Equestria.tv on Fridays at 6 PM Eastern for our weekly movie nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Blithering Div 247 October 7, 2012 Share October 7, 2012 The only thing that would make a difference is faster RAM with lower timings. However, Intel's GMA series is notorious for being a pile of trash, even by 2004 standards. Best bet is a new laptop. Intel's HD series of graphics is actually decent even for integrated, so you'd be safe in getting a new laptop with Intel Integrated. Provided its at least Intel HD 3000 if not stronger. I can neither confirm nor deny myself being the cause of electrical related malfunctions. Anyways, you wouldn't happen to have a jar of replacement magic smoke would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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