Evo

Forum discussion tagged with Evo.
  1. TStahler

    Question Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 V3 vs Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO cooler for 7950X?

    Trying to decide between the slightly older Thermalright Frost Spirit 140 V3 and the slightly newer Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO to cool my Ryzen 9 7950X. Both are approximately the same price. Both are dual tower coolers. The Frost Spirit uses one 140mm and one 120mm fan. The fans have...
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    Question Samsung 860 Evo 500gb shows as 840 Evo 120gb in win 10

    I used to have a Samsung 840 Evo 120gb SSD which i replaced with an 860 Evo 500gb. problem is that although in Samsung Magician i can see the correct model, in windows (everywhere in windows, meaning my computer, disk management, device manager) it still appears as an 840 Evo 120gb. anyone...
  3. S

    [SOLVED] Need help to identify the TVS Diode - Samsung EVO 850

    So I've been a major idiot and did this: http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=2545 I used a Corsair PSU cable on a Seasonic Power Supply and very likely caused a short circuit on my SSD (Samsung EVO 850 500GB). This was the only peripheral connected to the "wrong" cable and caused the...
  4. soldier5637

    [SOLVED] Bought today Samsung 870 EVO frequently disconnecting/disappearing since it's been plugged in. How do I fix this?

    Hello, Bought and installed a 1 Terabyte 870 Evo today and it's been completely unusable. I may try and install a game and it will always disconnect/disappear after a few minutes. It's in Sata port 3 on my B450F Mobo. Should be fine as it doesnt share bandwidth with the M.2 like Sata 5 and 6...
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    [SOLVED] Best Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU cooler!?

    What is truly the best one? I can't find any place that compares them all Hyper 212 evo Hyper 212 evo v2 Hyper 212 Black Edition Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition Etc. Looking to replace the stock Ryzen 5 5600x Cooler. Thing is garbage :o
  6. Extra Crizby

    Question iRST - Boot Screen

    Hi All, I've been getting really frustrated with this issue: Intel Rapid Storage Technology shows up on every boot and drags out the boot time by about 4-5 seconds. This all occured after receiving my serviced Samsung 970 EVO, which I sent back for a warranty claim. First I had the Issue of...
  7. YoItsJgun

    [SOLVED] Samsung SSD's showing as SCSI Disk Device

    Hello, I recently have been having a problem with both my SSD's. First off I have a 970 EVO and an 860 EVO both drives have this problem. I had first noticed this when I was trying to benchmark on Samsung magician it was telling me my drives were unknown. I've searched all around and cannot find...
  8. Prad_Bitt

    [SOLVED] 970 Evo vs A2000 vs Blue NVMe

    So I'm looking for a 1TB NVMe drive and I narrowed it down to these because rest are either too high priced, bad service brands where I live, or QLC. The A2000 is $130, Blue is $128, 970 is $155 Im leaning toward the Samsung because I already have 3 Samsung SSDs, (the m.2 860 I'll probably...
  9. twgamerbuilder

    [SOLVED] Samsung 970 EVO not showing in BIOS

    I just rebuilt my computer to clean it, same parts, nothing has changed. It was working fine beforehand. I have it all set up and turn it on and my 970 evo isn't being recognized by the bios. It's my boot drive and has a lot of valuable data on it. No info anywhere in the bios on it. I tried...
  10. M

    Question Cant enter Windows 10 - Samsung Evo 970 NVMe problem with MSI B350 Gaming Plus MBB

    Hi guys, I am having some serious issues with my Samsung 970 Evo NVMe when plugged into my MSI B350 Gaming Plus motherboard. I bought it like a year ago and it seemed to be working fine for about 3-4 months but suddenly it started causing problems by not entering my OS (Windows 10 Pro). The...
  11. jsl289

    [SOLVED] NVMe SSD Stuck in PCIe 2.0 x1

    I've never set one of these up before so I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong here. I just purchased a Samsung 970 SSD that supports NVMe. I placed it in the 3rd PCIe x16 Slot on my motherboard with ASUS's own M.2 x4 PCIe Adapter. I've installed the Samsung NVMe driver for the SSD and...
  12. M

    [SOLVED] How to Check Manufacturing Date on 850 PRO/EVO?

    I have two Samsung 850PRO 1TB SSD, they all made in Korea and on the back labels there is no made date. I have one made in China and it has made on date. I also have a two 2TB 850 EVO SSDs, made in china and they also dont have made in date. Any ideas?
  13. B

    Question PCIE x16 runs at x2, please help?

    Hello all, My system summary; intel i7 7700 kaby lake-s LGA1151 Asrock H170m-ITX/ac 16gb x 2 corsair vengeance 2400mhz Samsung EVO 970 NVME SSD (main disk, in PCIE x16 slot) Samsung sata ssd Dvd writer sata Dark compact mini itx case...
  14. M

    [SOLVED] 2TB SSDs that can be merged into one drive having 4TB?

    I have two SSD storages of this : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MFZXR1B But as far as I tried, I could not merge the two 2TB things into one 4TB drive (such as D drive). I want to do this because I want to have a huge dropbox in one drive. What SSDs do I have to buy the do the...
  15. M

    [SOLVED] Samsung QVO vs EVO for old MacPro 4.1

    Helping a friend upgrade his video editor -- an old mac pro running Final Cut 7 with SATA II drive slots. Seems that either QVO or EVO would exceed the SATA II bandwidth of 300MB/s in large file copying. But I don't quite understand the numbers for the limitations of the QVO in smaller...
  16. J

    [SOLVED] Asus GeForce RTX 2070 Super

    Could someone please help me to understand a REAL difference between: ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Super Overclocked 8G EVO GDDR6 Dual-Fan Edition ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8G EVO Turbo Edition Which one is better and why? What difference shall I experience in reality? I use 24" Dell gaming...
  17. MyLittleFella

    Question Samsung NVMe 500GB 970 EVO PLUS BENCHMARKS

    So... I was performing some benchmarks... Are those ok? Everything is up to date but tose numbers seems kinda low (IOPS) ("Ler": Reading); ("Escrever": Writing) I'm curious beause... Look at the IOPS dude...
  18. Z

    Question What CPU cooler should i choose to replace my current one with ? ( Case fan question too)

    Hey there! I currently have a R5 1600X with a TERRIBLE cooler - CoolerMaster Master Air G100L. It runs 55c-60 idle but curiously maxes out at 75 and never goes above it. Just seems to throttle and lower clocks and voltage. I have a few options. ThermalTake Riing Silent 12 RGB, Hyper 212...
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    Question Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVME M.2. Running at ~900MB/S should be 3500MB/s. Slow speed, help!

    Hi guys, just bought and installed my new SSD. The Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVME M.2. I installed the samsung magician application to benchmark it and to my horror i found that i get really low speeds on the squential read and writes. I tried crystaldisk mark aswell but to no change. Currently i...
  20. M

    Question Why is 960 a lot more expensive than 970?

    It seems the SSD ("960" version) that I bought last time actually became even more expensive: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LY3Y9PH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Why is it $1599? But strangely, I found that "970" version is a lot cheaper ($472)...
  21. Maruf SHah

    Question How can i support M2 PCIe NVMe SSD on M2 SATA3 slot?

    I bought an M2 PCIe NVMe SSD that doesn't support my laptop so I told my local shop to replace they didn't so I am wondering can I somehow make it work with some kind of adapter that can convert M2 PCIe NVMe to M2 SATA3? If possible can anyone provide me any link to buy it?
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    Question CPU fan stays Running very high at low temp

    AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core Asus Sabertooth 990FX 16 gb ram ddr3 To cool the cpu I'm using a CoolerMaster Hyper Tx3 evo and when the computer starts the fans are running at arounf 200 - 500 rpm and when I play a game ussally go up 1500 - 2000 but now its been staying at 2000rpm and...
  23. K

    Question cooler master Hyper LED turbo red cpu cooler question

    So I have the Mastercooler 212 hyper evo in red, upon inspection of the male pins that connect to the double fans. I noticed that one of the cords has a 3 pin whereas the other has 4. Is this normal?
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    Question reinstall the w7 OS on 860 evo

    Hello guys, as the question says, how do I do it? should I format from the start or do something else? because I've seen that there is talk of secure erase and also to reset it to factory values. I the first time, from the start, install it as if it were a hdd disk. Now I need to re-delete the...
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    Question Understanding PCIE slots/speeds

    With the prices of drives plummeting and new generations of NVME drives just around the corner I noticed I could double my storage for the same price I paid a year ago. However I am confused on the speed cap I should expect from my available PCIE slot. My board (GA-AB350M-Gaming 3) has a single...
  26. Frikkepik

    Question [Asus RoG STRIX X470-F Gaming] Windows 10 doesn't see Ethernet Adapter

    Hey people, Today I received a new motherboard (Asus RoG STRIX X470-F Gaming), I installed it in my PC and formatted my ssd and installed a fresh Windows 10. However, Windows doesn't seem to see the Network Adaptor in Device Manager. Whenever I try to install the drivers from the manufacturer...
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    Question Radeon RX580 Will Not Boot Past BIOS Splash Screen

    I just recently got a Radeon RX 580 from XFX in order to replace an Nvidia 670 GPU in my son's rig. I got the new card and installed it but was unable to get the PC to boot past the splash screen. Here are the things I've tried so far: - Uninstall all previous drivers and install the new...
  28. G

    Question Kitchen paper towel OK to use on cpu?

    I am currently cleaning my cpu of thermal paste if I use kitchen towel will it make any difference even if I still reapply thermal paste?
  29. H

    Question Assassins Creed 3 runtime error

    Runtime error (at-1:0) Cannot Import iswin7logo.dll pls help!!!!
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    Question Can't install Windows 7 due to virus I think

    So I installed Windows 7 on a computer using USB, no issues some time later the computer got infected with viruses and constantly getting pop-ups So I was going to simply re-install Windows 7 to remove the viruses as there was really nothing on the computer besides Google Chrome. But...
  31. Ccerrone97

    Question Random power cycling

    So I've been looking to build a gaming PC for years now and never had the funds to do so well this year i did and i built my system about 2 weeks ago, I set the 5ghz oc button on in the bios did a little tweaking and was stable at 5ghz for 2 weeks now. Yesterday it started randomly power cycling...
  32. A

    Question Can't install NEW 4.7.2 .NET Framework in Windows 7

    First, I uninstalled the old version and installed the new version from Microsoft official website. But now I can't install Windows .NET Framework. Please help me.
  33. N

    Question Diffrent wires for front pannel

    I have a old computer and i upgraded it with better specs but when I went to plug in the power button, which looks like this on the bottom ::.:::: ,there was nowhere to put it. Its incompatible with this motherboard as far as I know. I was wondering if there is any work around to this without...
  34. Techhhhy

    Question Can any MATX motherboard fit in any ATX case

    Will a MATX motherboard fit in an ATX mid tower case
  35. C

    [SOLVED] help with a home system

    I trying to decide between 2 systems for basic light video/picture editing and general use. Not planning on using it for pc gaming. 1: 8th gen i7 with Intel UHD Graphics 630 2: 8th gen i5 with NVIDIA GTX GeForce 1050 GDDR5 4GB Thanks for help.
  36. M

    Question Properties Details not working correctly to remove personal information

    I am using windows 10 pro, ver 1803 build 17134.590. My problem is this, a few weeks ago when I select an image and right click on properties, then details, then click on the link at the bottom of the information panel "Remove Propertie and Personal Information" nothing happens. It use...
  37. C

    Question Is it normal for my laptop cpu to go above the base speed on startup?

    Whenever I start my laptop the fan is always really noisy and the CPU is always running at about 3.5ghz while the base speed is 2.9ghz. It goes down after a while and I was just wondering if this was normal.
  38. M

    Question Need suggestion on a 1050Ti Graphics Card from Aliexpress

    Hiu Friends, Have come across a 1050 ti graphics card in Aliexpress. Costs ~$50. Below is the link of that product. Is this worth the price? Have anyone tried graphics cards from Aliexpress before? Please help...
  39. BubbieRemilia

    Question Hp proliant dL 360 g6 motherboard in g7 chassis

    Just wondering.... My friend and employee gave me a hp proliant dL 360 g7 server with everything EXCEPT the motherboard. I see decent prices on hp proliant dL 360 g6 motherboards on CheapBay (eBay). Does anybody know if that works in a g7 chassis without any modifications to the board wiring or...
  40. S

    Question No bios showing (black screen with solid underscore)

    Hello! Just today my computer at first started with no issues at all. Untill i started a game and it just would’nt start up, and discords window not able to pop up, but the app was still running in the backround (i could still hear my friends talking in discord from entering the server before...