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    ENVY 17-32XX Intel Ivy Bridge (AMD 7850M)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by justinkw1, May 8, 2012.

  1. StocksMan

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    Hello,

    Whats the best way to order them, and how much should I expect to pay for Recovery Disks ? Thank you !
     
    StocksMan, Jul 14, 2012
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    This.... Used a USB 3.0 32gb flash drive for my recovery. Worked like a charm, is fast and durable. Now that I think about it though they should've included the option for a bluray writer with this PC, they have it for the DV7 and would've been a great addition here.
     
    DKP89, Jul 15, 2012
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    HP Envy 17 with AMD Radeon HD 7850m Batman Arkham City - YouTube
    Here's Batman Arkham City Demo Gameplay video. It should give you an idea of the FPS your gonna get in the Full version. Settings were on High with shadows off as always. Gameplay and Graphics were very smooth. FPS was around 47-58FPS... Hope you enjoy...
     
    adamdoom89, Jul 15, 2012
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    True story with the bluray writer

    Sent from my SGH-i917 Windows Phone using Board Express
     
    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 15, 2012
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    Guys, is there any way to check which card is working, Intel or Radeon? I know it switches with selection of "performance" or "power save" modes, but is there a way to see which one is active? Maybe with a sw?

    Is there any notice when switch is being done, like screen flickering, etc?

    Thanks
     
    Arko, Jul 15, 2012
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  6. daydream95

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    Hey guys, just finished making my recovery disks. No errors happened this time so that particular disk must've been a dud just like someone said, albeit I used the same sony disks to continue. Special thanks and shoutouts to adamdoom89 and AU4U. Now all I have to do is go and pick up an external drive to back up all of my music, pictures and other miscellaneous. BTW, I did find a program to get all of my music back to itunes. Its called 4media ipod to pc transfer and its about 30 bucks but it works really good.

    Quick question: do I still need that recovery partition on my drive taking up space since I already made my recovery disks?
     
    daydream95, Jul 15, 2012
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    NICE! I'm glad I made the switch. I've been using it since Thursday and it's a JOY to use.

    Anyone having an odd "clicking" noise? I barely stress the laptop under normal use but I'll get an odd noise from the keypad area..I can tell the difference between the hard drive working but this click seems like IT IS coming from the hard drive..it's uncharacteristic

    Where is the hard drive located exactly? Anyone have this noise? Only complaint so far besides the unaligned bottom casing underneath the right front speaker grille.
     
    project3, Jul 15, 2012
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  9. SHASHANK_BEST

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    So is the 7750 & 7850 M better than or inferior to 650M .??
     
    SHASHANK_BEST, Jul 15, 2012
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    7750M < GT 650M < 7850M < GTX 660M < GTX 670M < 7870M
     
    MacHater, Jul 15, 2012
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  11. StocksMan

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    Hi Everyone,

    Easy question please. I was wondering if the red band around the keyboard, or the red on the Beats Wheel is supposed to light up ? It seemed that way in the photo. I'm guessing no.... but in case it does, can you advise how to enable it ?

    Thank you !
     
    StocksMan, Jul 15, 2012
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  12. Jstr_MSFT

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    ...no its not
     
    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 15, 2012
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  13. Jstr_MSFT

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    Did you delete your music, or are you trying to move it to your envy?
     
    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 15, 2012
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    Hey peopleee I just want to know which cooling pad is good for Envy 17, I just ordered a notepal U3 sliver edition. It is a good one? :D
     
    InfinLights, Jul 15, 2012
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    AEDan1977, Jul 16, 2012
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    Nah, I just had it ripped from my ipod and placed back on my itunes. "It was a grueling proces" is a friggin understatement. It took about 12 hours to get all of my music back onto itunes on my new envy. Awhile back, my older laptop crashed on me and I never had an external drive to back anything up to (Yes, I know I'm stupid), so all I was left with was the music on my ipod, which was pretty much all of my music in my itunes account.
     
    daydream95, Jul 16, 2012
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  17. SHASHANK_BEST

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    Is 7850M even better than 2GB GT650M .?? (Coz 7850M has got only 1GB VRAM)

    And which is better for moderate gaming dv6 or envy (in terms of temperatures).??
     
    SHASHANK_BEST, Jul 16, 2012
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  18. souravsunny

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    Yes and its almost as good as the GTX 660M..RAM of a graphics card hardly has to do much with gaming..its more about the number of shaders,pipelines,the clock speed,voltage,etc

    eg.
    GT540M and GT 520M had 2gb VRAM and my GTX 460M has 1.5gb and 7850M has 1gb...both 7850M and GTX 460M are much much better graphics cards than the GT 540M ...GT520M isnt even worth mentioning coz its an entry level graphics chip.
    In order in this case..

    7850M > GTX 460M >> GT 540M >>> GT 520M

    Current Envy series has awesome temperatures..equals the ASUS G75 ..Might even better it...people are getting max temps of 64-66 degress even after overclocking to 800/1300..and the graphics chip take more..remember to keep the fan vents clean as a regular maintenance once a month..u should be fine.
    DV6 gets heated up easily Maverick would tell u that..He had both..ENvy is good even for heavy gaming ..there are people who have played for 4-5 hrs straight without having to deal with temp more than 66..
     
    souravsunny, Jul 16, 2012
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  19. SHASHANK_BEST

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    Okay , but is the dv6 also comfortable to game for long stretches of 4~5 hrs .?

    And which is more probable to last long dv6 or envy coz i'll be taking it outside US where there would be no warranty .
     
    SHASHANK_BEST, Jul 16, 2012
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  20. Mega-Japan

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    Okay, so at the moment, I'm having a few problems and see if anyone knows a fix.

    For the first, it's the same as most people are having. Not being able to switch to the Intel graphics, and CCC has no option whatsoever regarding the matter.

    For the second, I can't seem to adjust the screen brightness! Like, at all! When I unplug the laptop, brightness goes to lowest, and when I replug it, it remains that way! Pressing the brightness keys (using FN and not) won't do anything! And there is no brightness setting in the power options. What gives?

    Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks!
     
    Mega-Japan, Jul 16, 2012
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    questing: is it possible to overclock the gpu and still be able to auto clock back when i don't use the gpu (7850)? And when i use it that the gpu will automatic clock up to the overclock Mhz?
     
    anno006, Jul 16, 2012
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    Read the Complete post Shashank...it clearly mention dv6 gets heated up easily..and Maverick had both Laptops...

    He ultimately returned it for the High temps..

    I understand ur situation coz even I will be getting the Envy 17 3D back to India as well..
     
    souravsunny, Jul 16, 2012
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    Man that sucks...



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    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 16, 2012
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  24. daydream95

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    Yes, it was indeed the nightmare from hell but atleast everything is finally intact again. I will NEVER make that IDIOTIC mistake of not baking up stuff anymore in my entire life.
     
    daydream95, Jul 16, 2012
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    Lol I keep all my documents on both the internal and external hard drive. And all my media is only on the external. >.< prolly not a good idea, but I don't have the will to buy NAS at the moment

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    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 16, 2012
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  26. StocksMan

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    Thank you very much for the info.

    Can anyone please advise whats the best way to order recovery CD or DVD for my Envy from HP, and is there a charge for it ? Thanks again !
     
    StocksMan, Jul 16, 2012
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    Well ... Hit the button yesterday (after canceling my dv7 build) for the Envy 17-32XX.

    My specs are below:

    HP ENVY 17t-3200 Notebook PC
    • Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    • 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
    • Radeon(TM) HD 7850M Graphics 1GB GDDR5 Memory [HDMI, DP]
    • 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    • 750GB 7200rpm Hybrid Hard Drive
    • Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R)
    • FREE 2-year Norton Internet Security subscription (a $99 value). Pre-installed.
    • 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 5.25 hours of battery life +++
    • 17.3-inch diagonal Radiance Full HD Infinity LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
    • SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
    • 720p HD video streaming webcam supports Skype
    • Intel 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R) with Wireless Display Support
    • Full-size Radiance backlit keyboard with numeric keypad
    • Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 10 & Adobe Premiere(R) Elements 10
    • 2 year limited warranty included
    • HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

    Anyone have any recommendations on a good SSD deal out there now for this machine? Any other advice as I prep for it's arrival (already purchased the caddy from newmodeus).

    Thanks
    Lan
     
    lanjoky, Jul 16, 2012
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  28. lokasenna

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    I would recommend the msata so you have the regular 2.5 bays open, right now the best on the market is the adata sx300 or mydigitalssd smart series, as far as anyone knows they are identical, both cards read as the adata sx300. Hard to get though since they're both the best you can get.
     
    lokasenna, Jul 16, 2012
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    If you have the 3d model, the graphics are not switchable. Otherwise you set them up on an app by app basis.

    Tip: don't hit the Fn key when adjusting brightness. It's set up to work without it.
     
    eMaRe, Jul 16, 2012
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    The Crucial M4 mSATA is coming out in the next few weeks and that's the one I'm looking for, mainly because it's a proven design being scaled down to a mSATA form factor.

    EDIT:
    And before I forget, here's my config:
    2.5" HDD Bay #1 will get a Samsung PM830 256GB drive, the 750GB Hybrid drive will move to Bay #2 since it's crippled to 3GB/sec anyway by HP and the mSATA port will get a 256GB mSATA drive, most likely the Crucial. Windows/apps/etc. will go to the mSATA drive, games will be on the Samsung, data will be on the 750GB hybrid drive.
     
    shrike4242, Jul 16, 2012
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    Thing is, it doesn't work with or without the FN key. The other function keys do work, such as backlit keyboard on/off. But the brightness one just won't do anything!
     
    Mega-Japan, Jul 16, 2012
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    Does anyone still have the sample 3D videos that came with the Envy 17 3D? I guess PowerDVD deletes them after 2-3 plays and i've scoured my file system looking for them...

    EDIT:
    Located the Madagascar vid
     
    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 16, 2012
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    I just ordered my Envy last Wednesday and it got the status of In Production on Friday. Last time I ordered one was around Christmas(when they were first released) for my cousin and I know the load of CTO laptops was quite high then and I don't think it would be an accurate situation to base this time off of this time around.

    How long did your guys Envy stay In Production before it was packaged and shipped from the Shenzhen factory?
     
    amdme127, Jul 16, 2012
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    The m4 is a full 100mb slower on read and less than half on write compared to the sx300.
     
    lokasenna, Jul 16, 2012
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    Someone else was complaining about this issue earlier when they received their Envy. I can't remember if they turned something off by accident or a driver issue that they needed to reinstall.
     
    Kopes, Jul 17, 2012
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    I'm thinking about purchasing the Envy 17 from bestbuy buts its the non 3dd model so will it still have the orange red color problems?
     
    iEatRappers, Jul 17, 2012
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  39. MacHater

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    The Envy 17 never had the orange color problem. That only affected the 15 model.
     
    MacHater, Jul 17, 2012
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    Im wishing this gets put in the initial thread post. Keeps coming up way too often. Then again... people won't read it.

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    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 17, 2012
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    Never has been an issue on the 17". The 15" has an IPS Panel (display) and it had the red green issue which has mostly been resolved. The 17? is not IPS and is fine.

    But more importantly, why would you buy from BB when there is a 33% off code from HP, unless you of course needed one immediately? BB model comes with 1 year waaranty ( I belive) and custom order definitely comes with 2 year.


    YEAH!!! I'm the first post on page 200, now if I had the lottery ticket numbers.
     
    mraufait, Jul 17, 2012
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    So do you know if HP global warranty covers India as well or not .??
     
    SHASHANK_BEST, Jul 17, 2012
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  43. Mega-Japan

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    I have a hunch that it could be a driver issue. The question is, which one? 'Cause I've re-installed just about all of them.
     
    Mega-Japan, Jul 17, 2012
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    do both fans run at the same speed all the time, or does the gpu fan kick in when needed. It feels like the air vent on the right is blowing out more air...stupid question, i know guys lol
     
    hpenvylove, Jul 17, 2012
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    Here's another comparison of LCD panels.

    This time it's the Envy 17 vs the Y580. They seem similar but the Envy has a blue tinge to it. I did not alter any of the color settings on either laptop

    Y580 vs. Envy 17 1080p panel test - YouTube

    And if you're wondering, I kept the Envy 17. I love the size and build quality. Lenovo was all creaky and had a mid 2000's look
     
    project3, Jul 17, 2012
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    Just when needed. When im playing large conquest on battlefield 3 I'll hear both fans, but during the intermission the GPU fan goes quiet.

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    Jstr_MSFT, Jul 17, 2012
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  47. hpenvylove

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    Makes sense, when i play dirt 3 on high and ultra, the fan goes turbo
     
    hpenvylove, Jul 17, 2012
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    Yep, notice the blue cast on the screen as well. My screen got a lot warmer after i did the calibration. I'm editing my images/photos on this screen and it looks awesome! However, i have to really lower brightness to 3 bars to get the correct overall exposure on my images (highlights/shadows).
     
    Rex-i7, Jul 17, 2012
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  49. daydream95

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    2 questions for ya:

    1. What is an NAS?
    2. Why isnt it a good idea to keep all of your media on the external. I thought that would actually be the ideal thing to do? Isnt there a way of copying the files or no? Sorry, Im very novice when it comes to this kind of stuff but im trying to get better. Thanks.
     
    daydream95, Jul 17, 2012
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    NAS = Network Attached Storage
    usually runs in RAID and has multiple security features to protect from data loss.

    External storage can fail as easily as internal storage, so having it in more than one place is good, but neither has any preventive measures for data loss
     
    amdme127, Jul 17, 2012
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