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luke2220 · 10-24-2017, 10:24 AM

Hi Everyone,
I wanted to share this with all of you in case your computer is slow or bogged down! Using a computer naturally over time it will slow up. Follow these 3 ways to help speed up your computer! I hope you find it helpful!!!

sherob · 10-24-2017, 10:37 AM

You may want to defrag your drive, if you're not running a SSD or still old school and running Win7 like me.

luke2220 · 10-24-2017, 10:56 AM

hahah that's another good way to speed it up esp with older computers! nothing wrong with good old windows 7 OS

sherob · 10-24-2017, 11:05 AM

I'm not a WinH8 convert and beyond... although I do have a stupid Win10 laptop for DR and roadtrips w/ the shell hack on it.

luke2220 · 10-24-2017, 11:12 AM

haha nice! yeah, windows 8 was horrible I like windows 10 though more like windows 7 just a lot cleaner I feel

1Coopgt · 10-24-2017, 11:33 AM

Throw it if a cliff.

That would make mine faster for sure. Damn thing died last Thursday. Had to send it back to Dell Friday so they could fix it . I'm going through withdrawal right now. It's just not the same surfing the net on my smart phone.

luke2220 · 10-24-2017, 12:00 PM

haha oh no that's the worst! what happen to it the hard drive died?

and haha yeah the cliff option usually works wonders

yeah definitely even with the larger phones nowadays still doesn't compare!

1Coopgt · 10-24-2017, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by luke2220

haha oh no that's the worst! what happen to it the hard drive died?

and haha yeah the cliff option usually works wonders

yeah definitely even with the larger phones nowadays still doesn't compare!

No not a hard drive, I wish I can fix that my self. I think it was the power supply or the MB in the laptop. I think the power brick is still good. I haven't heard what is wrong with it yet . First time I've had a Alienware computer just stop working . Best part is the warranty is due to run out Nov. 8th.

sherob · 10-24-2017, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Coopgt

No not a hard drive, I wish I can fix that my self. I think it was the power supply or the MB in the laptop. I think the power brick is still good. I haven't heard what is wrong with it yet . First time I've had a Alienware computer just stop working . Best part is the warranty is due to run out Nov. 8th.

CHA CHING!

luke2220 · 10-24-2017, 12:23 PM

ahh gotcha yeah MBs going are the worst! luckily you still have a warranty that would suck if it happen right after it expired!

1Coopgt · 10-24-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by luke2220

ahh gotcha yeah MBs going are the worst! luckily you still have a warranty that would suck if it happen right after it expired!

Ya I would be really pissed about it then.

I've got another Alienware 17" laptop at home that needs a Cmos battery . This really should have motivated me to take it apart and see if I can get a new one but... what the hell. It's a pain in the ass to get to.

luke2220 · 10-24-2017, 12:38 PM

yeah i hear ya! that's the biggest thing about fixing things yourself... finding the time to do it!!
most of the time we can fix everything ourselves but finding the time to sit down and do it is the hard part.

Steve Dallas · 10-24-2017, 02:05 PM

I'm still on Windows 7 for my home computer, and it's still fast

Bought my last two computers from Falcon Northwest, and both are pretty powerful. My most recent one is usually well into the top 1% on speed tests. I've built my own machines in the past, however this last one was a little overboard. I do a fair amount of gaming and video editing/processing, so the speed helps.

Power Supply - SilverStone® 1500 Watt Modular
Motherboard - Asus® Rampage IV Extreme
Processor - Intel® Core™ i7 3970X 3.5GHz
Processor Cooler - Asetek® Liquid Cooling - Mach V
Memory = 1866MHz 8x8GB (64GB)
Video Card 1 - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX TITAN 6GB
Video Card 2 - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX TITAN 6GB
Monitor - Asus® 27" 2560x1440
Sound Card - Creative® Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion
Speakers - Logitech® Z-523 2.1
Hard Drive 1 - Crucial® M500 SSD 960GB
Hard Drive 2 - Crucial® M500 SSD 960GB
Hard Drive 3 - Crucial® M500 SSD 960GB
Hard Drive 4 - Western Digital® Green™ 3TB
Optical Drive - Asus® 12x BluRay WriterVideo

JLSuperfly · 10-24-2017, 02:11 PM

Stay away from pornhub.

10-24-2017, 10:37 AM	#2
sherob Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 2,736	You may want to defrag your drive, if you're not running a SSD or still old school and running Win7 like me. __________________ “The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.” - Joey Ramone

10-24-2017, 11:05 AM	#4
sherob Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 2,736	I'm not a WinH8 convert and beyond... although I do have a stupid Win10 laptop for DR and roadtrips w/ the shell hack on it. __________________ “The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.” - Joey Ramone

10-24-2017, 11:33 AM	#6
1Coopgt Drives: All Black 2012 1LS Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rochester,NY Posts: 2,042 View My Garage	Throw it if a cliff. That would make mine faster for sure. Damn thing died last Thursday. Had to send it back to Dell Friday so they could fix it . I'm going through withdrawal right now. It's just not the same surfing the net on my smart phone. __________________ Mods, K&N CAI ,VTC , GM Perf Axleback Exhaust, Elite Eng CC and CSS, GM Strut Tower Brace,Carbon Fiber Anvil Spoiler,ASC T5 Splitter,Gen5diy Foglight kit.

10-24-2017, 02:05 PM	#13
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	I'm still on Windows 7 for my home computer, and it's still fast Bought my last two computers from Falcon Northwest, and both are pretty powerful. My most recent one is usually well into the top 1% on speed tests. I've built my own machines in the past, however this last one was a little overboard. I do a fair amount of gaming and video editing/processing, so the speed helps. Power Supply - SilverStone® 1500 Watt Modular Motherboard - Asus® Rampage IV Extreme Processor - Intel® Core™ i7 3970X 3.5GHz Processor Cooler - Asetek® Liquid Cooling - Mach V Memory = 1866MHz 8x8GB (64GB) Video Card 1 - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX TITAN 6GB Video Card 2 - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX TITAN 6GB Monitor - Asus® 27" 2560x1440 Sound Card - Creative® Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion Speakers - Logitech® Z-523 2.1 Hard Drive 1 - Crucial® M500 SSD 960GB Hard Drive 2 - Crucial® M500 SSD 960GB Hard Drive 3 - Crucial® M500 SSD 960GB Hard Drive 4 - Western Digital® Green™ 3TB Optical Drive - Asus® 12x BluRay WriterVideo __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

10-24-2017, 10:56 AM	#3
luke2220 Drives: 16 black on black camaro rs Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: USA Posts: 190	hahah that's another good way to speed it up esp with older computers! nothing wrong with good old windows 7 OS

10-24-2017, 11:12 AM	#5
luke2220 Drives: 16 black on black camaro rs Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: USA Posts: 190	haha nice! yeah, windows 8 was horrible I like windows 10 though more like windows 7 just a lot cleaner I feel

10-24-2017, 12:00 PM	#7
luke2220 Drives: 16 black on black camaro rs Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: USA Posts: 190	haha oh no that's the worst! what happen to it the hard drive died? and haha yeah the cliff option usually works wonders yeah definitely even with the larger phones nowadays still doesn't compare!

10-24-2017, 12:23 PM	#10
luke2220 Drives: 16 black on black camaro rs Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: USA Posts: 190	ahh gotcha yeah MBs going are the worst! luckily you still have a warranty that would suck if it happen right after it expired!

10-24-2017, 12:38 PM	#12
luke2220 Drives: 16 black on black camaro rs Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: USA Posts: 190	yeah i hear ya! that's the biggest thing about fixing things yourself... finding the time to do it!! most of the time we can fix everything ourselves but finding the time to sit down and do it is the hard part.

10-24-2017, 02:11 PM	#14
JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	Stay away from pornhub.