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So a year ago I built a PC with the following specs: Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5P Intel Core i7 5960X @ 4.25ghz 1.275v NZXT Kraken X61 All-In-One Liquid Cooling Solution 16GB (4x4GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX PC3-24000 (3000) CAS 15-17-17-35 CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming...

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Hi there, my friend is moving from the UK to the US in a few months and we were just trying to figure out if she'll need a new PSU for her PC, or just a new power cable or adapter for it. The PSU she has is a Corsair CX750M, and it says the AC Input is 100V - 240V, so I'd guess it will be fine...

HDDExpert cannot see the drive unfortunately. As for Recuva, it seems to have recovered all the files I needed, so I think I'm good now. Thanks for all the help guys!

I have now managed to find speeds and timings that produced no errors, and have reinstalled windows on a new HDD. I've hooked up the old one again to try and recover the data from it, but unfortunately when I try to access the drive in Windows Explorer, it comes up with the message "D:\ is not...

After about 3 hours of Memtest, 4 errors came up. After a bit of research, it seemed like loosening the timings on my RAM and/or reducing the speed would help (apparently some motherboards have issues with all RAM slots being filled), so I loosened the timings a little and after another 3 hours...

USB didn't end up working, so I burned a CD with the Memtest iso and had it running while I prepared food. First pass was completely fine, but the second one came up with one error. So far no others have appeared. Is that anything to worry about? I was going to instally new HDD after I finished...

Thanks! Actually downloaded Memtest about 2 hours ago and have created a bootable USB stick so I can check tonight. Might as well do something useful while waiting for the new HDD! :)

Would something like this be a good idea for trying to recover data from my old drive? http://www.ebuyer.com/341689-startech-usb-2-0-to-sata-ide-adapter-usb2sataide

Have a new HDD arriving tomorrow and I'm hoping that'll sort all the problems. If it does, what's the best way to try and recover the files from my old HDD? Also, are there any other things I can try in the meantime? My PC is pretty much my sole source of entertainment as I don't have a TV or a...

I tried removing the 2 new sticks and there was no change. Even removed one of the original ones to leave just 1 stick (as recommended by someone earlier) but unfortunately that didn't help either.

Ah, just thought I'd double check since it seemed like too much of a coincidence this happened shortly after installing more RAM, and I didn't want to break a brand new Hard Drive because of the same problem. :) I recently tried looking for a BIOS update, but unfortunately XFX removed all...

Just ordered myself a new hard drive, but was wondering if it is possible that the new RAM I put in last week could have caused the old hard drive to fail. Is that even possible? The RAM was bought used, so it might not have been in the best condition.