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    HP Pavilion dv7 4030em

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Alexei90, May 18, 2011.

  1. Alexei90

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    Hi.
    I'm new to this forum, so I'm posting my problem. I hope you'll understand what is it about.
    I have my laptop for about 6 months now. I have HP Pavilion dv7 4030em. Specs are:
    INTEL i7 1,6 GHz (4 cores, 6 MB L3 cache)
    4 GB DDR3 RAM
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (1 GB VRAM)
    1 TB SATA HDD (5200 rpm)
    I thought it will be good enough for gaming, but it isn't. I paid about 1850 USD for it (calculated from €), so I wouldn't want to buy a new one for some time.
    My question is, if there is any way to increase it's performance? Are there any settings to change? Maybe in Windows itself? Or in BIOS perhaps? I do have a fair knowledge about computers, but I haven't figures this one out.
    I have it set on High Performance all the time and I do have it plugged in.
    Any suggestions are welcome!
    Thanks.
     
    Alexei90, May 18, 2011
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