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    Quick question about m1530 slowdowns.

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Easy301, Jun 12, 2008.

  1. Easy301

    Easy301 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone, sorry to make another post. I'm not the best with computers although I found the people here very very helpful, so thank you all in advance.


    I just got my dell M1530, it runs perfect, I have one game currently installed. (World of Warcraft) I do have about two or three more I would love to put on and test out. My question is though, will this slow my computer down at all? Even a tiny bit? To have these games installed and present on my games partition. Games such as, FS2004, Swat 4, LOTR MMO. Will these slow my boot-up time? Or eat any FPS in other games? If there not running nor have running processes with them unless they are running? Thank you :)
     
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    no, no, yes[?].. and if you pack a hard drive with stuff just make sure you defragment.
     
    only, Jun 12, 2008
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    Don't exactly "pack" your HDD. Keep at least 15-20% free at all times, and defragment after installing or uninstalling large applications (such as games).
     
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    I second stevey. You always nead at least 15% free hard drive for swap files, so it all depends on how much space do you have.

    Also with Windows Vista you have the option to add a USB thumb drive as a performance booster.

    In the end you shouldn't worry as long as you leave that 15% free and defragment at least once or twice a month.
     
    raindog_mx, Jun 13, 2008
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    Easy301 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you guys very much. I was worried about slowing down my machine, even how fast it boots. It my first decent computer so i'm trying to play it all safe. Thank you again! :)
     
    Easy301, Jun 13, 2008
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