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‎02-05-2021 05:44 PM - edited ‎02-05-2021 05:47 PM

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Product: HP Envy 17-u275cl
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would love to tweak my somewhat neutered i7 "U" Model!  Which means Ultra Low Power!  It runs good but a little sluggish by 2021 standards.  I know it's not necessary but if possible with no involved hacks I would love to see this thing a little snappier.  I really need to put an SSD in it but last time I put one of my Micron SSD's in a HP Laptop it made noises, I assume because it is made of metal.  A plastic ssd fixed that, but that was another laptop that I want to get rid of.

 

It looks like I can raise the cpu Base Frequency from 1.80 to 2.00 GHz, but I'm not sure if it is possible on this laptop.  I assume this is done in the BIOS, then I read that it might be done in Power Options, but I also wonder if there is a program that allows it to be done in OS?  Dell seems to offer something like this but don't know if HP does.  And if I see the option should I even attempt it?  I'm going to take a closer look now but thought I would try to get some solid info in the meantime.  I should add, I don't care too much about battery life.  If I see a nice performance gain I will play around with it.  If it does not feel faster I will change it back.

Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Processor

 

Here is the laptop

HP ENVY - 17-u275cl

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