XPS L702X Upgrade Review

Well, I thought I would share my 2 cents and some results. I decided it was time to upgrade my HDD and Ram. I chose the Samsung 850 EVO SATA III SSD 500GB (x2) and Corsair Vengeance Performance 16GB DDR3 2133 MHZ (PC3 17000).

It was easier then you could imagine!!! Since we have 2 HDD slots, I pulled out HHD2 and inserted the first SSD. Samsung ships with a program called data migration and it was extremely quick and PERFECT! So I just copied C: to the new SSD. Then put both the NEW SSDs in, and just used and external case to copy from the original D: to the new D: drive. Everything went as smooth as possible!

Ram... well, after I installed it.. I realized we get no benefit going from 1333 to 2133MHZ (BIOS still shows 2133HMZ).. OH, well (wasted $40). But again, no issues, it was detected perfectly! I DO NOT have 3D, so I just have the 2 slots.

Test results... prior to doing this switch I actually already did a complete format/install last week. I did the windows experience index before and after. it went from 5.9 on the hard drive to 7.9, now my lowest score is 6.9 for the graphics. I also ran the PCMark 8 test and went from 2575 to 2769

Over all, it does seem a lot faster, especially on start-up is where I am noticing the biggest difference.