Recent content by W00dmann

I've got pictures backed up to thumb drives but I don't trust their longevity so I'd like to buy a reliable, good quality external SSD for cold storage. Recommendations appreciated!

Hi everybody, I have a 17" Toshiba Satellite from 2011 that has become flaky in recent months. The problem only manifests itself during boots (or reboots). Occasionally - like maybe 1 time in 10 - it will reboot fully and work without a hitch. Most times (9 / 10) the motherboard will POST...

I am posting here because the "Networking" forum appears to be a ghost town. I am looking to buy a new wireless network adapter card for my desktop computer (5820K with Windows 10, in case it matters). I'm hoping to buy something better than your average "cheap" consumer-grade product -...

Recently our house was "upgraded" to a fibre optic network by our ISP. They installed a new modem + router in the process. Since then, my gf and I have been noticing our devices will disconnect & lose internet connection at seemingly random intervals, typically once every few days - but it...

I just upgraded my computer to an X99 platform and I transferred a large (15 GB) folder from my SSD hard drive to a USB 3.0 memory stick. I watched the data transfer speeds and they averaged 5MB/s, which seems pitifully slow to me. The 15 GB folder contained hundreds of small files so I know...

Thanks Geekwad, I've recommended the Noctua NH-D9L 3U Dual Tower Cooler in a Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 gaming case. Do you think this will be sufficient?

How often are people able to OC their 5820K beyond 4 GHz? Most of the time? All of the time? I know there is a "chip lottery" at play here.

Thanks Hunter, I'll be using it for running stock market optimizations and benchmarking. More cores is useful, but only if I can also get the frequency up.

I am buying a new computer system. I would really like to buy a 6-core 5820K, but only if I have a realistic expectation of being able to overclock it to 4 GHz and beyond. In other words, if I can crank up the frequency of the 5820K to match a 6700K, then it's a no-brainer in my books. My...