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Windows 7: How could i overclock my intel i3 550?
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23 Feb 2012
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#11 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
GTraymond2820,
I have a HP ProBook 4530 and I added a ssd and maxed the ram at 8gb, it's not going to blow away any i7 rig any day soon but it more than holds it's own. Ram is so inexpensive as are ssd's relative to hdd's I would strongly suggest these when you can and you can place your current hdd in an external enclosure and run via usb. Otherwise save your monies and watch for a gaming i5-i7 rig on sale as I'm seeing i7's as low as $599usd....oh and you live in discount electronics heaven in NY.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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23 Feb 2012
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#12 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
SSD( Solid state drives) sorry but those things are way to expensive and im still 15 in high school. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel i3 550 3.20 GHz
Memory 5GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtrek
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2211X
Hard Drives 1.35 TB Hard Drive
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23 Feb 2012
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#13 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Actually they are not that bad in price. They had an OCZ Vertex 120GB on sale for $110 - at TigerDirect. If you put that in relation to the currently very high prices of HDDs, it is a good deal (considering the amazing speed of a SSD). http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1068616&CatId=5300 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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23 Feb 2012
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#14 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
I saw alot of ssd selling at $1000 probably was looking at the wrong place
Btw is it hard to install a ssd i dont have anything on my harddrive worth keeping anyway. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel i3 550 3.20 GHz
Memory 5GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtrek
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2211X
Hard Drives 1.35 TB Hard Drive
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23 Feb 2012
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#15 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
GTR,
It's a snap and many great comments available here to assist you. It all starts with having your Windows 7 install disc and the other software discs for the programs and games you use. Actually the process is greatly speed up with and ssd and once everything is loaded the boot and shut down speeds plus calling up a program is lightening quick. Also much less power drain and runs totally cool. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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23 Feb 2012
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#16 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by GTraymond2820  I saw alot of ssd selling at $1000 probably was looking at the wrong place
Btw is it hard to install a ssd i dont have anything on my harddrive worth keeping anyway. Here is a little guide to get you started. But if you do a new install, it is dead simple. SSD - Install and Transfer the Operating System | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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