PC Configuration

[dandaman2234]

Hi Guys,

I've just built an Intel Core i5 based PC with Windows 7 Pro. The spec is as below:

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Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V

LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer & RAM Burner + LightScribe Black Bare Drive OEM

Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Cache - OEM Caviar Blue

OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W PSU - 1x PCI-E 6/8pin, 2x SATA 12cm Fan

Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz Socket LGA1156 8MB L3 Cache Retail Boxed Processor

Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H H55 Socket 1156 VGA DVI HDMI Out 8 CHannel Audio ATX Motherboard

PALIT 9800GT Green Edition 1GB GDDR3 VGA DVI HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case with Full Black Interior/Exterior 120mm Blue LED Front Fan
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I've got the PC running and it boots up fine, I've configured it to boot in AHCI mode rather than Legacy IDE mode. The only thing is that I thought it run slightly quicker than it currently is. Can anyone suggest anything that I might be able to do in the BIOS or settings in Windows 7 to speed things up a bit. PS - I'm thinking of Overclocking the CPU (only) to around 3.4GHz in the near future.

Thanks

 

[Mak3R]

What exactly isn't running fast enough for you? Boot times?

 

[dandaman2234]

Yes, that one thing, I'm not to sure whether it has something to do with the PCIe card that my monitors linked to, but when I run the computer from cold it tends to take a good few seconds to find the monitor. I fiddled with the BIOS so that 'PEG' is set a the default Graphics source (the 16x PCIe slot). Plus the time it takes for the Windows 7 logo to disappear and for the desktop to appear is around 6-7 seconds. I would have thought this would be a lot quicker with it being Windows 7 64bit. Any suggestions?

Thanks