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    Lenovo Y510P Upgrades

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 500 dollar laptop, Jul 25, 2014.

  1. 500 dollar laptop

    500 dollar laptop Newbie

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    I'm going to be purchasing the Lenovo Y510P within the next week or so. It will come with 16GB ram, 4GB nvidia 755 (SLI), 1TB hd +24GB ssd, and an Intel 4700 core i7. Here is a link to the laptop Lenovo Y510p | High-Performance 15.6" Multimedia Laptop from Lenovo | Lenovo (US)

    I'm curious about a couple things to do with the laptop and so that's why I'm here.

    Firstly, is it worth it buying an internal ssd? I've never used one and I'd like to know what you guys at the community think. I'll be playing games on it, this laptop will be used to play League of Legends, Wolfenstein, Civilization, Crysis etc. How much faster will my games load? Will it affect the quality of a game or just the load time? If you do think it is worth it, what size does an ssd have to be in order to fit? Can you include some suggestions? Price range is negligible for now.

    Secondly, I want to hear some feedback on overclocking. You see, it's 2.4GHz but I have been seeing other places like digital storm that overclock it for their customers. Is it possible for me to overclock my i7 at home without ruining the processor? If so, how much could I overclock it? If you guys have any links to youtube vids I would really be grateful to have some.

    Lastly, is there anything else I should purchase with my laptop? Any accessories you would highly recommend? I've already found a sleeve, bag, mouse, mouse pad and cooling mat.

    Thanks for all the help!
     
    500 dollar laptop, Jul 25, 2014
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    First: an SSD on any modern platform is 'worth it' budget permitting and you value your time and effort in keeping your hardware, O/S, software and data in top shape with as little effort as possible.

    See:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/sol...7-installing-os-separate-ssd.html#post9729198


    (Yeah; seems like load times are what is most affected by an SSD for a gaming 'workflow').




    A 1TB Samsung EVO would be my first recommendation for your gaming workloads. Along with Windows 8.1 64bit (included), 30% OP'ing and the option to use RAPID - it will literally transform your computing experience over the 1TB HDD and 24GB cache the system comes with.

    For better rounded performance at greater cost; the Samsung 850 PRO and the SanDisk Extreme PRO would be my first two choices (leaning more towards the SanDisk Extreme PRO myself).

    I would check out ThrottleStop by unclewebb on these forums for increasing performance. Not by overclocking per se, but his program does have useful options that may give your platform higher sustained performance over time.

    See:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/531329-throttlestop-guide.html


    Be sure you donate generously to unclewebb if you find ThrottleStop useful for your setup. ;)


    Seems like you have all the essential accessories... the only thing I can think of if you 'depend' on your gaming is to buy two Y510P's configured identically (strictly for 'backup' purposes). :)

    Seriously though: depending on how important the Data is that will be on that notebook; I always recommend two external HDD enclosures for Backup purposes (ideally with two different models of HDD's and two different makes of enclosures to minimize catastrophic (data) failure).

    Another option with Win8.1 is to enable the File History option and point it to a NAS on your home network (4Bay or higher QNAP + WD RED's highly recommended).


    Hope some of this helps.

    Congrats on your new setup and good luck with the upgrades!
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jul 25, 2014
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  3. Shemmy

    Shemmy Notebook Evangelist

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    You can use an M.2 NGFF SSD as the boot drive. There are now both 128GB and 256GB options available, ranging from $80-$140 or so.
     
    Shemmy, Jul 25, 2014
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Hi,

    I would suggest you look at the Clevo/Sager laptops as for that price, they offer much better specs and performance. I would suggest the Sager NP8268-S with the 870M (its 1280), which will own this Y510p and run much cooler.. You can get an SSD later if your budget isn't enough now.. The main thing about the Sager is that it will run cooler and it already has a 4810MQ which can be oced much more then the 4710MQ which is locked down when it comes to OCing..

    XOTIC PC | Sager NP8268-S (Clevo P150SM-A) - 15.6" Gaming Notebook
     
    TomJGX, Jul 28, 2014
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