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    G74SX - Kingston HyperX SSD poor performance?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by JFMeisteR, Jan 15, 2012.

  1. JFMeisteR

    JFMeisteR Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I upgraded my laptop with a HyperX 120GB as my primary HD. At first I used Asus Recovery which took way too long to set up and had mediocre performance. Windows 7 64bit was slow to boot and had same performance as a standard HD.

    After reading some forums, I decided to go with a clean Windows 7 installation. The only success I had is a faster boot up than my last attempt.

    I was wondering, from my CrystalDiskMark screenshot, are those numbers normal or should I be able to hit higher performance? What should I do to acheive better performance with the SSD?

    FYI:
    - AHCI mode is ON - Win7 Registry msahci is set correctly.
    - Page file is set to 512MB fixed on C:\.
    - System Restore is OFF.
    - Disabled File Indexing.
    - Installed latest Intel Storage software.
    - I have a 2nd HD, 500GB Seagate Momentus as drive D: where I have my Documents, Music, Video, Pictures, Download, Favorites, etc.. folders on. Games are also on D: (StarCraft 2, WoW & SWTOR)
    - Windows 7 Home Premium 64 /w SP1.

    Thanks for the help!
     

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