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[Q] Nexus S on ICS 4.0.3 running really slow. Best case scenario?

I have upgraded my Nexus S to ICS 4.0.3 and it worked for quite a while without any issues, but now it become really slow...I use Go Launcher to control apps that run and switch them all off from time to time, get good battery life (use Mugen's HLI-NexusSXL 3900mah battery), also I don't really use many apps.
What is the best case scenario to "clean" Android ICS 4.0.3 from, I dunno, cash, temp files and other garbage that potentially can affect performance?
Appreciate any help, guys!
Thanks

Hmm... cleaning it doesn't really help with your problem. I believe you should better install one of the ROMs in the development section. They are really smooth. On the other hand, if you want the phone to keep its stock look, it's better to flash a kernel. Some very fast and stable kernels out there, I would recommend eugene373's ICUP Speedy-4 (fast for me, with 24 hours battery life). I have made a thread for helping people decide what to flash, and a small guide for the terms, if you aren't familiar with them. Check out the link in my signature

Go launcher is like the MacDonald's of launchers. Zo you would want a mcdonalds rather than olive garden?
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flodb113 said:
Hmm... cleaning it doesn't really help with your problem. I believe you should better install one of the ROMs in the development section. They are really smooth. On the other hand, if you want the phone to keep its stock look, it's better to flash a kernel. Some very fast and stable kernels out there, I would recommend eugene373's ICUP Speedy-4 (fast for me, with 24 hours battery life). I have made a thread for helping people decide what to flash, and a small guide for the terms, if you aren't familiar with them. Check out the link in my signature
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Thanks a lot, this is a rocking advice! Checked the link, will do my best to try it!!

it's like a PC with Windows OS....
The more time you use it and the more apps you install , the slower it gets...
Don't put too much apps,uninstall the unnecessory ones.IMHO stock stuffs (ROMs , kernels etc...) are the most stable things , unless you're an adventurer lol

if you're rooted you can wipe the cache to maybe gain some speed =)

I tried to clean my phone using filemanager and deleted all the folders that were left from the apps I've uninstalled and it helped... I would be cool to have some sort of cleaner/wiper app that would clean the s*** from the phone

[Q] Help choosing ICS ROM for Skyrocket

Hello all,
Wondering if you guys can help me decide whether to flash an ICS ROM or not?
I have my Skyrocket tweaked and set up perfectly. It contains...
Version: 2.3.5 (refuse to upgrade to 2.3.6 due to many issues I see some are having)
Kernel: 2.6.35.11+ (excellent "stock-ish" ROM from romracer)
Launcher: Go Launcher EX
Phone is rooted and like to use CWM.
With that said, I'm wondering what is the best option to try? My main concern is obviously performance and battery life. I have spectacular battery life right now and don't want to lose it by flashing an ICS ROM.
Perhaps something that will work with the romracer kernel? For example, something that would still allow me to use CWM and MUST also support boot animations and BLN support. That is a must for me, as I use it to tweak my battery life quite a bit.
Anyways,
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
--mike

No ics for you, then.
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None have fun with gb
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If you decide that you can live without the BLN and overclocking then make a nandroid and give smooth ice a try, skyics is also good I hear.
I've tried smooth ice for like a month almost and it is really stable and the battery was good too.
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If you do not have the heart for glitches, ICS may not serve you well. There is no real benefit that I can see unless you are a hardcore phone tweaker. I am always debating whether to just go back to stock GB myself !!!
BUT if you really have the itch, the safest is mhx's full bloat stock. I used that for a long time, and it is very - relatively- stable.
here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570498&highlight=full+bloat
My 4 cents....

Close eyes. Now say eni mini miny Moe! Just flash them all. U could use the experience and see everyone's roms instead of asking.... hrllo
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you gotta wait till kernel source is released before you'll have bln and oc but maybe try smooth ice if you want touchwiz but id try cm7 if you haven't or cm9 its all alpha buy lots have used it as a daily driver... I just hate touchwiz
CM9 Skyrocket

Thanks...
Thank you all for the feedback.
This is what I though! lol
I will stick with GB for now. I get amazing battery life, is extremely stable and love all the extra features after tweaking.
Was just curious....
Thanks again,
--mike

Battery Life & Stability
Thanks to the OP for this thread. I'm in a similar boat, but am just looking for the most stable custom ROM with the longest battery life. Coming from rooted Gingerbread, I've setup my ICS exactly the same (debloated and lean), and my time between charges was cut by 1/3 at least.
From my limited research, the CM9 Beta 1 ROM sounds to have excellent battery life and great stability. However, I'm open to suggestions! One question I have though, is I keep hearing folks talk about "nightlies". That that mean it requires nightly updating? Thanks in advance.

I've been using PTSD's AOKP ICS ROM and I love it. I've mixed that with InstigatorX's Kernel and my battery life is amazing. I'm an Android noob, but I'm digging this setup.

pls4ms said:
Thanks to the OP for this thread. I'm in a similar boat, but am just looking for the most stable custom ROM with the longest battery life. Coming from rooted Gingerbread, I've setup my ICS exactly the same (debloated and lean), and my time between charges was cut by 1/3 at least.
From my limited research, the CM9 Beta 1 ROM sounds to have excellent battery life and great stability. However, I'm open to suggestions! One question I have though, is I keep hearing folks talk about "nightlies". That that mean it requires nightly updating? Thanks in advance.
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the word nightly means that it's scheduled to auto build a new version with any fixes made during the day... It wont auto update your Rom though you have to manually install it
It is a very easy process though. you download the new nightly and reboot to recovery: wipe system and wipe cache then install, wipe dalvik and fix permissions and reboot if you installed any mods like inverted apps or gps fix or dpi changes they need to also be addresses after the first boot
Because i don't like setting it up all the time i just install the new nightly weekly
CM9 Skyrocket

I actually *just* restored to Gingerbread today, after months of using Cyanogenmod 9's official and nightly releases, as well as the InstigatorX kernels.
My battery life was okay, but for all the extra bells and whistles, they seem to get the basics wrong, unfortunately :/ I still couldn't send texts larger than 160 characters without splitting them up, and they'd always arrive out of order, or not at all. Other apps wouldn't behave properly either, and my mobile network connection seemed to change/drop just from looking at it.
So CM9 looked promising, but still has a ways to go, and it's rated as one of the better ROMs for this phone. I didn't even want to try CM10, because their bug list is still bigger than CM9.
Can I ask where you got your romracer kernel? I'll have to give that a try. Also I'm looking to replace the current radio with something better.
I had to rebuild from scratch because somehow my gingerbread backup was corrupted. I used Bonestocketeer's ROM ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357274 ) and the only issue I've had with it is I can't change the LTE/HSPA/GSM setting in Mobile Networks to just HSPA/GSM. I was able to with my original ROM, and that seemed to help battery life.
Thanks again for your post!

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jamesc760 said:
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At least tell him why. You report hounds are all the same.
To OP, james has reported you because the title and nature of this thread suggests asking which rom is the best, which is prohibited in this forum because "which x is best" threads can usually promote flaming and whatnot. It's like asking who likes the Yankees, and then fans of other teams riot about how their team is the best.
This comes as a surprise as I see you've been a member for a while. Assuming that other forums have similar rules to the SR forum.
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sly-tendencies said:
At least tell him why. You report hounds are all the same.
To OP, james has reported you because the title and nature of this thread suggests asking which rom is the best, which is prohibited in this forum because "which x is best" threads can usually promote flaming and whatnot. It's like asking who likes the Yankees, and then fans of other teams riot about how their team is the best.
This comes as a surprise as I see you've been a member for a while. Assuming that other forums have similar rules to the SR forum.
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He's actually doing it to probably get me in trouble bro I doubt he reported it he's trying to make a point and failing he's done this in half the recent threads here
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pookieguy said:
With that said, I'm wondering what is the best option to try? My main concern is obviously performance and battery life. I have spectacular battery life right now and don't want to lose it by flashing an ICS ROM.
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My recommendation would be NexusMod, then. It features the proprietary performance tweaks available in the TouchWiz ROMs, so it's faster than Cyanogenmod, but it has a lot of theming that makes it look and feel closer to AOSP. There are still some ugly elements of TouchWiz that exist, but it's a big improvement over a lot of the other TouchWiz-based ROMs.
For sure, CM9 has more features and tweaking options, and a more consistent AOSP look to it, but it's slower than NexusMod and still has some very minor bugs. It does, perhaps, offer you a few more options in how to save battery, though.
I have to say, though ICS is a massive improvement over GB and we have stable, mature ICS ROMs available. I would strongly advise upgrading, but if you're concerned about bugs, stick with a light TW-based rom like NexusMod.

Illnevertell said:
He's actually doing it to probably get me in trouble bro I doubt he reported it he's trying to make a point and failing he's done this in half the recent threads here
feeling the skyrocket xperiance
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Yeah I see he did the same in a post about a Motorola screen. As much as I don't like your attitude I will admit you report where it's appropriate
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First off Questions belongs in Q&A. Second no one can really say use "x". Search, read and try. Locked

Vote for your favorite ROM!

Hello everybody!
So i'd like to check out what roms people use and why.
Me personally i'm practically stuck with stock RUXLF3 because of the GPS is only working with it. I'll look into that later.
I've switched out Browser and Email apps for AOSP ones because they're graphically more appealing and the GUIs are more effective.
But if it weren't for the GPS issue i would be on Embryo 6.
What roms do you run and what makes you choose the one you choose?

Mine is slimbean forever. I chose it because I was using orthus 5 and was having too many lockups and freezes. I stay on it for 1 (well 2, stability) reason only. I don't have to turn my data on and off to send or receive mms. Major turn on for me as its a pita to do that as I'm on lowest data plan I'm required to have (I would have no data plan if I could since I never use it).

lingowistico said:
Hello everybody!
So i'd like to check out what roms people use and why.
Me personally i'm practically stuck with stock RUXLF3 because of the GPS is only working with it. I'll look into that later.
I've switched out Browser and Email apps for AOSP ones because they're graphically more appealing and the GUIs are more effective.
But if it weren't for the GPS issue i would be on Embryo 6.
What roms do you run and what makes you choose the one you choose?
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Not to sound mean but this thread sounds like a best of thread. it wouldnt suprise me if it got closed
Too many favorites to list all the way back to GB
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pre4speed said:
Mine is slimbean forever. I chose it because I was using orthus 5 and was having too many lockups and freezes. I stay on it for 1 (well 2, stability) reason only. I don't have to turn my data on and off to send or receive mms. Major turn on for me as its a pita to do that as I'm on lowest data plan I'm required to have (I would have no data plan if I could since I never use it).
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How's that? Does it turn on & off data automatically for MMS? Sounds pretty effective, i have my data turned off most of the time too to save battery.
crashpsycho said:
Not to sound mean but this thread sounds like a best of thread. it wouldnt suprise me if it got closed
Too many favorites to list all the way back to GB
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Ah that's ok because this isn't a best of thread, it's good for research purposes. You're not supposed to list all of your favourites, you're supposed to say what your daily driver is no matter if you like it or not and share with us the reason for it being your daily driver. So one rom per person that is.

lingowistico said:
So i'd like to check out what roms people use and why.
Me personally i'm practically stuck with stock RUXLF3 because of the GPS is only working with it. I'll look into that later.
I've switched out Browser and Email apps for AOSP ones because they're graphically more appealing and the GUIs are more effective.
But if it weren't for the GPS issue i would be on Embryo 6.
What roms do you run and what makes you choose the one you choose?
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gps shouldnt be an issue, sometimes it needs to relearn, just give it time when switching radios, flash it twice no cable plugged in, or are you talking about roms in general, so yup you should look into it
i guess we'll wait for the mod to decide if this is a "best rom" thread, now let me see, which rom should i pick?

It'll be interesting to see what the MODs decide.
To me it's a vote so the OP isn't asking anyone to tell him what to use. He's set this up in such a way that if people do vote it might be beneficial in the future. When people open "best" threads they could just be linked to this and the thread closed. Then those people can see what percentage of votes each ROM received. I'm by no means saying that whatever ROM that get's the most votes it the "best" for any individual but it's a good baseline for noobs.

I personally hope that mods don't close this; don't think of it as a best of thread, think of it as figuring out what the community happens to be running. I'm gonna need to pick a new ROM soon since the one I'm on is discontinued. It'd be nice to see what people have so far.

It would be perceived as a "best of" thread mostly due to the fact that it may cause people to compare and possibly become a debatable subject. But let the mods decide.

whosgotlag said:
I personally hope that mods don't close this; don't think of it as a best of thread, think of it as figuring out what the community happens to be running. I'm gonna need to pick a new ROM soon since the one I'm on is discontinued. It'd be nice to see what people have so far.
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I agree in principle, but I just don't see this thread ending any other way than two morons fighting to the death over ROM A vs. ROM B.
I'm not planning on changing the ROM on my Rocket anytime soon; kinda like the one I've got. I've also settled into a daily driver on my Note II; been a very boring month or so in terms of flashing.

Duuude
Where is cm 9.1.
Now that is a ROM.
As TJ said this may end up badly
There is no objective best ROM test
People have preferences based on their usage (a gamer, for example, would want a snappy rom as opposed to me who wants battery life -which again is a function of your usage)

I got my best rom which I'm loving and is snappy with great battery life. But I'm not telling
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jd1639 said:
I got my best rom which I'm loving and is snappy with great battery life. But I'm not telling
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Then vote for it. It's a blind poll. lol Kinda the whole point I think.

hechoen said:
Then vote for it. It's a blind poll. lol Kinda the whole point I think.
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In your dreams lol
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epapsiou said:
Duuude
Where is cm 9.1.
Now that is a ROM.
As TJ said this may end up badly
There is no objective best ROM test
People have preferences based on their usage (a gamer, for example, would want a snappy rom as opposed to me who wants battery life -which again is a function of your usage)
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FFS we all know this. OP, just change the title of the post to WHAT ROM ARE YOU CURRENTLY USING. Problem solved.

My personal favorites at this time embryo6 / dirty unicorns/ blinkys revenge/ jelly bam
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I love me some embryo 6.2
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lingowistico said:
How's that? Does it turn on & off data automatically for MMS? Sounds pretty effective, i have my data turned off most of the time too to save battery.
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Honestly I don't know what setting allows it, I just know it does. Put slim on my sons cappy because he was having a problem receiving mms with his data off and now he can leave data off but still send and receive mms. Same with my rocket. I have asked several separate places about what setting it is that allows this and have never gotten an answer.:what:

This is horrible no wonder devs leave xda. Best threads are nothing but crap.
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They are all great ROMs, I vote for all them, so just pick the ROM that works for you and flash...Thread Closed and Thank You.

[Q] Best Rom and How To PLEASE

I am going to jump on the band-waggon and try some rooting, I have not done this before so if I miss any information please dont yell LOL
Right Now I have a Fido (Canada) Nexus S i9020 4.1.2 jz054k baseband i9020auckj1 stock rom I guess people call it, the only thing I have done to my phone is unlock it, for another carrier thats it. I have read a lot of posts about rooting and everything, and with everything I have read I am getting so confused. Basically I am asking what would be the best rom and kernal? Basically what I want to do with my phone is just text, picture message, use it to actually make phone calls(weird aint it) lol, and sometimes I play games. With the update I got officially from Samsung OMG the phone is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO slow, and my battery doesnt even last a day. I dont use to many widgets, just one for my data counter and thats really it, I dont have to many apps installed, really only sports apps and task killer Voxer so I can have PTT with everyone I talk to. SO I dont do anything fancy, but with me loading nothing just starting my phone I only have about 50mb - 70mb ram free and my CPU is showing it is constantly at 100%, so basically I am wondering what should I upgrade to (rom and everything wise) and yes I have read the forums and everything but please if you could. give me instructions how I can load this to my phone. Thank you for your patients and reading this, looking forward to hearing from this awesome community, I also use WIFI and Bluetooth sometimes so those features need to be working, and the Camera on the phone..
Thank you so much

Slim is newest and overall the best:
http://slimroms.net/
Good luck
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So how would I flash this?

Hmuserfriendly said:
So how would I flash this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38998646
Or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25406045
Read, read & read. Its easy, but not simple so educate yourself to answer your own questions in the future.
Lastly, don't forget to make a backup immediately after u root your phone. That backup will save you from any future issue.
Good luck
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R: [Q] Best Rom and How To PLEASE
hi!
I tell you that I have tried many rom, PA 2.54, jellyshot, PA 3.1, and now I'm using the 4.2.2 helly bean base cm. I advise you helly bean because it is the best ROM I've ever tried! battery life is a bit insane, so many features, fast (with helly bean kernel, no devil kernel), smoth. everything works!
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In looking to flash a Rom too. Currently rooted and running a custom kernel so ready to go.
What do people think of jellyshot Rom?
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The best rom is still MDO 4.1.2. The 4.2 roms are good at the beginning but then tend to lag a little bit too much.

For me slimbean or miui

Recommended Roms

I know this question is really subjective. I'm coming from the Note II and have not been in this forum more than a couple of days so I'm not famililar with the developers and their work.
I'm just not sure what Rom to start with.
Speed/stability. Feature Customizations, You know, General grovieness

Stock.
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ufkal said:
I know this question is really subjective. I'm coming from the Note II and have not been in this forum more than a couple of days so I'm not famililar with the developers and their work.
I'm just not sure what Rom to start with.
Speed/stability. Feature Customizations, You know, General grovieness
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You literally described viper rom
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If you want customization, ViperROM is the way to go. It is fast and has so many options and settings it can almost be overwhelming if there were anymore things to explore in their tweaks app. Has some nice themes (although many are not fully compatible yet) as well. For a stock ROM with speed and removed bloatware, I recommend Skyfall. It has been the fastest for me as far as stock roms go. Bonestock is great as well, I just had awful battery life on it (which was my fault but was too lazy to diagnose so i crack flashed something else. Just try them all and see what you like best.

Stock. Everything works and you never have to wipe for an update.
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Viper.

Stock with xposed seems to do the trick for me
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I've flashed BoneStock and have been really happy with it honestly. I really only wanted the bloatware removed and it did a good job of that.
I haven't tried any others yet though. Stock is actually really, really nice. HTC did a fantastic job with Sense 6.0.

A second vote for Viper! This ROM has been fantastic. Performance is much improved over stock, battery consumption has been lower, and there are so much customization that can be done through Viper One's tweak configuration (including enabling Power Saver mode which Verizon took away, performing an "auto hide" of the navigation bar, adding custom themes and colors, etc.). The devs of this ROM are also VERY responsive. Be sure to make a nandroid back up using CWM or TWRP before flashing any custom ROM, so you have something to go back to if you are not happy.

Was thinking about grabbing this phone, but what about those of us coming from stock Nexus Android? I see people recommending stock, but then dont you have to deal with Sense and stuff? Or am I just missing something?

twan69666 said:
Was thinking about grabbing this phone, but what about those of us coming from stock Nexus Android? I see people recommending stock, but then dont you have to deal with Sense and stuff? Or am I just missing something?
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You can flash the Google play edition rom
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twan69666 said:
Was thinking about grabbing this phone, but what about those of us coming from stock Nexus Android? I see people recommending stock, but then dont you have to deal with Sense and stuff? Or am I just missing something?
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I've run the Stock Nexus, and LOVED IT. I also got used to Samsung's TouchWhiz, I personally like HTC's Sense. Much like ROMS, this is a personal choice. I'm sure, once I see a CM or something like that I will give it a try to check it out. Sense is not like it was a couple of years ago. It Flies. Check it out, see for your self.

NoFanboy said:
You can flash the Google play edition rom
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Yeah, Ive been looking that thread over and it looks like there's a couple of issues still. After looking that over I started browsing around here and thats how I found this thread. Funny nobody has recommended it yet though?
ufkal said:
I've run the Stock Nexus, and LOVED IT. I also got used to Samsung's TouchWhiz, I personally like HTC's Sense. Much like ROMS, this is a personal choice. I'm sure, once I see a CM or something like that I will give it a try to check it out. Sense is not like it was a couple of years ago. It Flies. Check it out, see for your self.
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Thanks

ufkal said:
I know this question is really subjective. I'm coming from the Note II and have not been in this forum more than a couple of days so I'm not famililar with the developers and their work.
I'm just not sure what Rom to start with.
Speed/stability. Feature Customizations, You know, General grovieness
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See if the stock will work fine for you. From there,you would know if you will still look for something better or new.