Recent content by SnuggleSlug

Was trying to find an answer to this, it's a pretty silly question. Would leaving an off HDD (Sata and Power not connected) be unhealthy for the drive if the computer is running? My case vibrates a bit and I was wondering if the slight vibrations of a tower running could damage drives if...

HDD it's refurbished and around 5 years old. I tried booting it in safe mode, ran windows defender scan but the thing would'nt budge after 2 mins It's HDD, refurbished and around 5 years old (I think). I booted it in safe mode, couldn't see the performance but it seemed like it was still 100...

Thanks for the reply. I ended up replacing the cooler and the core temps are completely fine, but I'm finding my c drive is performing at a near constant 100% now. I'm trying to back it up but it's making the process pretty timely and nerve wracking. Have any idea what's causing this? The...

Yo. I have an i5 6600k I've been working with for roughly 5 years now. I never overclocked it. I'm not super familiar with computers. Recently I mistakingly began overheating the thing, going above 90 a few times in the past week. The fans would whirl loud, it'd freeze, stutter, blue screen...