Recent content by jeffshead

> Run a pass of crystaldiskinfo see what it shows. I'm leaning towards getting the WD SN850X 4TB since it's $30 less than the 990 Pro. Not sure what that extra $30 would get me if I went with the Samsung. It seems prices are trending up. Should I hold off or purchase now? I held off on...

> Connect to a rear usb 3 port test with cdm. I believe the WD drive is mechanical so I don't think it should be any faster, should it? Below are tests done on the Optiplex 7070, using the front ports, with the UGREEN enclosure with a SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000L7 256.0 GB NVMe: USB-C cable...

> Are sure the passport is connected to an usb 3 port? Yes. Connected to a Dell Optiplex 7070 Micro on the front USB-A port. This is the drive: WD Easystore 2TB

Great info! I didn't know that about offline SSD storage. I ran Crystal DiscMark on it and it gave consistent 130 MB/s read and writes. Thanks for the suggestion, but No. I need USB and portability. My use-case for this USB drive is for break/fix and not part of a backup strategy...

BACKGROUND: I sometimes need to backup and restore drives to/from a USB external drive. Sometimes it's a simple file backup/restore and sometimes I need to create and restore an image. I recently had to rebuild a 2TB array where I performed a file backup/restore (VM's) and it took FOREVER...

@justajohn I may have missed it but did you see a decent drop in temp when you installed the copper heatsink? Is it a RW134? I bought a Q9650 for an OptiPlex XE but the stock heatsink can't handle it. I would like to put the Q9650 in my OptiPlex 780 DT but it has the aluminum heatsink so I'm...

I installed a Q9650 processor and everything seems to be running OK so far but I'm concerned about core temps. I used HWMonitor and ran Prime95's Small FFT's torture test. At idle, all core temps range from 32 C to 38 C. It took only 3 minutes for the temps to get up to 84 C and 4 minutes to...

What's the fastest dual-core and quad-core CPU the OptiPlex XE SFF can handle with the stock heat sink and stock PSU? Motherboard: 01KD4V, Q45 Express PSU: 280 watt The Dell Technical Guidebook lists E7400 dual-core as the fastest compatible CPU (no quad-cores) but I see many listings on eBay...