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Dudeyourlame

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Ok i jsut got my Xps 2 with 512 ram , 80 gig 5400 Rpm

When i went to play ut2004 i was greeted with a 3 to 5 minute load time .. i had the map already .

and battlefield Vietnam Ia Drang Valley took a good 3 to 4 minutes

is it so slow because i only have 23 gigs left, 512 ram isnt enough.5400 rpm is slow , or becasue im used to my athlon 64 machine??

My Athlon 64 loads Battlefield vietnam maps in 30 Seconds to 1 minute tops
 
That would be the 5400 rpm HDD.

Do a defrag, not with the XP scanner, but find a good one (OTTOMH I cant make any recomendations), to get everything moved together and up front on the disc.

Jumping up the ram to a gig wouldn't hurt either.
 
HDD = Biggest bottlenick in modern PC's and even worse for laptops...
 
I'd definitely say it's the hard drive, the RAM is fine, but it never hurts to upgrade. A 5400 RPM hard drive is considered a SLOWWWWWW hard drive, so look into getting a new one. And for an XPS, it sounds like crap, who'd you get it from?? Usually the specs of an XPS are a lot better than what you've described. But, yeah, the hard drive in that setup is definitely your enemy.
 
ok guys i noticed Dell Backround programs were hogging my Ram 300 megs with Only aim open... so stopped a bunch of processes in the Task manager got it to 150megs

im now Installing My copy of Xp pro on it....

as far as the hard drive I will get a new one when i see over 80 gigs and 7200

and I got my laptop from dell

Hard drive Choices Were:

40 gig ( i think there was this option)
60 gig 7200 rpm
80 gig 5400 rpm
100 gig 5400 rpm

reason i didnt get the 60 gig was , it would delay ship date, i need more than 60 gigs for all the crap i have

so later on this year when my Windows install croaks or is way slow.. ill order a new Faster Hard drive from Newegg ( i want upwards of 100 gigs , and 7200 rpm)

and possibly swap my 2 256 sticks out for 2 512's and then sell my extra sticks to someone..

side note : Windows Formatting my partition isnt all that slow .. i thought it would be much slower .......
 
Cr@zZy said:
HDD = Biggest bottlenick in modern PC's and even worse for laptops...
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I have dual 60 gigs in my Sager 9860 and I dont bottle neck at all because there both 7.2k.. Running in raid 0
:D :D
 
lesman said:
Dude, you are lame.

NOW ITS FIXED! :p
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im aware that my name is incorrectly spelled but It shows you how bored you guys are to notice, oh and its in the 300 to 350 range that I have been told this ,, so think of a better pwn
 
Nephron said:
I have dual 60 gigs in my Sager 9860 and I dont bottle neck at all because there both 7.2k.. Running in raid 0
:D :D
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your notebook weighs a hell of alot more than mine , and my video card is faster, just qiah siingle notebook hard drives were faster , and also im used to my athlon 64 flying thru things so its probably just me

lesman said:
Dude, you are lame.

NOW ITS FIXED! :p
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im aware that my name is incorrectly spelled but It shows you how bored you guys are to notice, oh and its in the 300 to 350 range that I have been told this ,, so think of a better pwn( it is 7 am and i have to go to school.. little cranky
 
:D its easy to be a grammar nazi with the new google toolbar with built in spell check :)

anyways, ditch the xps and buy the system in sig above this post (the wishlist on newegg one) :p
 
compslckr said:
:D its easy to be a grammar nazi with the new google toolbar with built in spell check :)

anyways, ditch the xps and buy the system in sig above this post (the wishlist on newegg one) :p
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Well considering he is talking about an Inspiron XPS, which is a lappy. I think its not comparable.

But yeah get a 7200rpm HD for it, you will not look back. Got a 60gig one, and its reasonable space for my 9300.
 
Dudeyourlame said:
im aware that my name is incorrectly spelled but It shows you how bored you guys are to notice, oh and its in the 300 to 350 range that I have been told this ,, so think of a better pwn
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Woah, it was just a joke, man! I know and fully understand that the way you spell your name is spelled that way intentionally....I've known that....I wasn't trying to pwn you.....if I was, you'd know it! :cool: :p :D
 
compslckr said:
:D its easy to be a grammar nazi with the new google toolbar with built in spell check :)

anyways, ditch the xps and buy the system in sig above this post (the wishlist on newegg one) :p
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sorry i already have a good desktop computer... i needed this laptop for vacation and so when i go to friends houses for one night lan party things that i dont have to lug my computer and CRt over


reason i think this laptop is so slow is because i have 2 160 gig Sata's in raid 0 on my main machine and they load REEALy fast.. usally the first one to get on a team when maps are swtiched........

oh and i checked my fragmentation oh my laptop hard drive. it's 37% fragmented
 
lesman said:
Woah, it was just a joke, man! I know and fully understand that the way you spell your name is spelled that way intentionally....I've known that....I wasn't trying to pwn you.....if I was, you'd know it! :cool: :p :D
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Sorry for the Double post.. forum wouldnt let me have 2 quotes in my posts ..

dont worry man i was a little pissy this morning ..school and all, and my school is over filled with people that dont know F' ing English!!!!
 
I recommend you get a 7200rpm and a 250gig external for storage :D
p.s DEFRAG FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
 
Dudeyourlame said:
Sorry for the Double post.. forum wouldnt let me have 2 quotes in my posts ..

dont worry man i was a little pissy this morning ..school and all, and my school is over filled with people that dont know F' ing English!!!!
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It's all good....I'm so glad I'm outta high school...if that's what you're talking about!
 
Nephron said:
I have dual 60 gigs in my Sager 9860 and I dont bottle neck at all because there both 7.2k.. Running in raid 0
:D :D
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Good god, whats your battery life like?!
 
I spent the additional money to get a hard drive with a smaller capacity. 60 gig 7200RPM... how much faster is this compared to 5400RPM? You all better say "A LOT OMG!!"
 
Yeah, hands way the hell down faster....It'll be like a normal computer!! :eek: he heh, LOL.
 
I just got my 9300 with the 6800go and 512ddr2 with 60gig 7200, just because you guys said hands way the hell down better :), nah I got it yesterday but still I hear nothing but praises for the 7200 rpm drives in laptops. Estimated ship date april 22nd :( Then 3-5 days after that I will receive :( I wish I could crack my whip and get them moving faster. From what I have heard about dell I would be surprised if it even works when I get it. :) Oh well I am just not good at waiting
 
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