Recent content by B16CXHatch

Wow, I had forgotten about this. So I never actually solved the problem per se but I'm going to just blame the monitor cause I just don't think I got that many dud cables in a row. I built a new computer shortly after I started this thread but only recently tried DP cables again. So my new...

OK, finally had some time to do some more extensive testing. The main problem does indeed seem to be either the cables or monitor. However, the video card seems to be a secondary problem, kinda. So, what I did was dig out my old GTX 770 (the only other video card I have at the moment with...

Well, considering this problem literally only happens when DisplayPort cables are used, I'm pretty sure it has absolutely nothing to do with my PSU or RAM speed. If I use HDMI or DVI, it's fine. Heck, I start the computer with DisplayPort disconnected and then plug it in, it will work. The...

I recently bought a new monitor. It's an Acer Acer K272HUL (Dbmidpx). There's more than one K272HUL, mine's the "frameless" 1440p IPS model. It comes with a DisplayPort cable in the box and supposedly DP is the superior interface so I used it. All was fine at first. The monitor doesn't auto...

Well, looks like more Rosewill rebadging. The Cullinan is just a rebadged Anidees AI-Crystal. Science Studio and Linus Tech Tips both recently reviewed it (the anidees version that is). Neat case though.

So, some kid is probably gonna have a story after what happened today at work (retail store that also works on computers but not Best Buy). Basically, this older guy's computer "died". He thinks lightning got it. As are many other people who say that, he was wrong. It powers on just fine. His...

My motherboard has the latest BIOS and so do apparently the SSDs. I'm currently talking with SanDisk support on my drives. I'm almost willing to bet I'm gonna have to RMA at least one if not both of them. One works perfectly fine and has the latest firmware according to both the support site and...

Also, new info. With the new drives in and using SanDisk SSD Dashboard, I noticed that it would sometimes report one drive as having only a 3Gbps link speed. This is something I wouldn't have noticed on the RE4s as they are only SATA II drives, not SATA III. I first thought, maybe something was...

Well I'm glad to report, there's nothing wrong with the old RE4 drives. I'm glad cause I still wanted to use them for external storage. Unfortunately, that means there's something wrong with either my motherboard or the way I have it set up. My new SSDs are not working right either. A new kind...

Well, I'm not 100% convinced it's the drives but I was already wanting to do an SSD upgrade anyway. So, I have a pair of SanDisk Ultra II 480GB SSDs on their way. It seems that it's constantly Disk 2 that keeps showing up as foreign. That's actually the older of the two drives (they are the...

The Samsung 950 Pro drives run as PCIe x4. If you buy an adapter card like a Lycom DT-120 or SilverStone ECM20, they are x4 cards which you just plug it into an appropriate Gen 3 PCIe x16 slot and they run just fine. Most consumer boards I've seen generally don't have an x4 slot. At least none...

So, I've been having a strange issue recently. I have twin WD RE4 500GB hard drives that I like to run mirrored within windows (software RAID 1). I used to do this on my old Windows 7 Pro PC with the same drives no problem for about a year. When I built this new one, I originally had regular...

I was just discussing this with my dad. They just aren't relevant. Most of the things I can think to get there, IF they even have it, is always more expensive. The one here in town where I live has just moved and ever since it moved, its selection of ANYTHING has been pathetic. Their selection...

Hmmmm, I have a Samsung 840 Evo in my PS3. I wonder how I'm gonna go about dealing with it. I'm running the utility right now on the 840 Evo in my gaming PC.