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Would someone please tell me which would be the better or the items below? NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2450M processor 2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost or Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM with Turbo Boost I...

No success for me. This rig is going back in favor of a custom build

Win 8 Secure Boot UEFI requirement is not a good option for anyone who likes to upgrade their systems easily. You quite literally have to jump through hoops to disable it and enable legacy boot to use most components currently on the market.

I was able to disable secure boot after 7 hours with Microsoft. Unfortunately, system still wont boot with the after market card.

HP stated they can't assist. Frankly I know more about UEFI's than the case manager. I had to read to her about them from the Microsoft website. Was not at all happy. I finally got a through the UEFI to disable secure boot by entering a series of codes first. Ten I had to confirm the change by...

As it turns out compatibility boot only works in x86 machines. As this machine is 64 bit there is no way to disable the secure boot and turn on compatibility mode. Microsoft has effectively created an OEM that is anti-competitive and anti end user as you no longer can control what does and...

My husband recently purchased me a HP Envy H8 1414 as an early Christmas/Anniversary gift. However I do a lot of graphics intense CGI and gaming I upgraded the PSU to a 520 Watt power supply to support a better graphics card. However, I have tried a Radeon 7850 and a NVidia 650 Ti, both new out...