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I got my RAM that I bought on ebay for $44 and it passed memtest86 (10 hours). Running 16gb 2666 dual channel no problems and some improvement in gaming and general web browsing. M.2 SSD should come...
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How exactly did you do that? I'd like to give that a try.
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32gb is extreme overkill for this build. I ordered the crucial m.2. Ill let ya know over the weekend how the install goes. Bigger news for this laptop and is mandatory. Turn off power throttling...
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I did. Just buy any 32gb (2x16gb) kit. Here's a good one for $170:
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Does anyone know if there is anyway to disable hyperthreading?
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Think you can share specifics on how you're able to get all cores clocked to 3.9 on all cores? Settings, setup, etc.
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I was wondering if anyone else had taken the time to overclock the display yet, I managed to get a 74 herts refresh rate.
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How? Some details about
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Does anyone have any sound issues? Occasionally, headphones will have static, which goes away if I unplug and plug in again. Less frequently, there's a delay of 2 to 3 seconds before the sound kicks...
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You serious you bought 64gb?!? lol.... may i ask what the hell you need so much ram for? not that i don't collect ram myself. I have a desktop with 256gb ddr3.....
Man, that is some pretty...
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Well, if you still want to get 32gb sticks, check that ebay link in my post :) it's pricey but if you need 64gb ram then that's it....
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lol. guess i bought the right part without even knowing it... ;)
care to try the 32gb sticks and see if this thing can do 64gb ram? i feel like it could....
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you need to connect an external display to the laptop to test out the gpu with userbenchmark. Some laptop you don't need to connect ext display but some you do, like this one.
Check inside the...
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Anyone else get the error "Could not find any compatible Direct3D devices." while using UserBenchmark? Also, it says "unable to locate attached display" as one of the errors as well.
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anyone else has wifi problem with this laptop? Wifi disconnects on my laptop few times in a day and i manually reconnect each time
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I've been having occasional problems where this machine just randomly locks up, and requires a hard restart. It might be related to after a new tab is opened in Chrome - but I don't think it's just...
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What about the HP software thats included. None of it useful then?
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To be honest that's kind of just Steam too. Even on my wired PC, and I get 150mbps down, Steam just runs slow. It's a well known thing that Steam does not have fast download speeds.
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There is not much bloatware at all on this laptop--I just downloaded HP Support Assistant after the fresh install and it went out and found all the relevant updates and drivers.
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Firefox and chrome crashed sometimes on my sister;'s but it never locked up the whole computer.
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Many people including myself have added the M.2 SSD and kept the HDD for storage--search the thread to see previous posts. Just a note IMHO the best way to do this is to do a fresh install of...
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Intel optane is good and this laptop is set up for it... But still should consider putting in ssd rather than do optane and spinner hdd.
yeah, a lot of walmart workers don't even know about...
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The Walmart-supplied version of it is out of stock on the website; if you pay attention, you can see that it's 3rd party vendors who are selling it via the walmart website. You'd have to get it in...
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Try connecting to external monitor and game on the external monitor and see if it still happens.
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Only when playing games so far, although it's very random so I'm not sure if it would happen otherwise since I'm mainly using it to play games. I don't want to use the integrated though since I'm...
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I am curious is it possible to add ssd and keep hdd? And also can I add 16 gigs of ram make it total 24.
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Just go to customer service and straight return rebuy!!!
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Was the the 970 nvme? I put one in and the bios doesn't see it.
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More bloatware basically
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Yes you can!
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What is a gt core?? I did mine 140.6 CPU and core cache same 140.6 and turboboost 3.3 All
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The laptop feels cheap:( . I paid way under 479 but it feels like a cheap plastic fake laptop 💩🐒
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What???? It feels/looks just like any other laptop, I have absolutely no clue what you are talking about. Not only does it feel/look, has a great screen, responsive keyboard, and after doing all...
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Some people tried here with receipt but got denied.
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Use a wireless mouse.
If you bought this, check your warranty. Mine only showed seven months left and it took three phone calls and a couple emails and a week to get it updated to my purchase date.
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Upgrade to M.2 or ssd for under 100 now a days
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wow, does it imply you could play almost everything on it?
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I posted some info a few weeks ago. I did -150mV on the CPU using Throttlestop and GPU is set to run max clocks at 900mV using MSI Afterburner.
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Thanks OP. Found one about an hour from me and went and grabbed it today. Been patching all night but I'll check back when I get some games on this dude.
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Could be heat if you have not under clocked it.
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