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  1. Z

    [SOLVED] Laptop RAM upgrade compatibility?

    Hello everyone - first time posting here, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3567 Laptop with the following specs: Intel Core i5 7200U 500GB SSD (Crucial MX500) Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB DDR4-2400 I have a second slot open for RAM and want to expand to 16 GB as I may need it for engineering classes...
  2. Nates10

    Question Is Kingston HyperX Fury (HX318C10F/8) will be compatible to my PC?

    Hi, I want to upgrade my RAM to 16GB. However, I'm not sure if this is good to my PC. Please check my PC Specs Below: CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.20GHz Motherboard: Lenovo Sharkbay 90B6006GIX RAM: Ramaxel 1600 & Micron 1600 Please help. I'm not good in upgrading pc, any help will be...
  3. X

    Question Why can't my Kingston HyperX Predator Ram hit 3200Mhz With MSI B350M Motherboard?

    Hi, I have an MSI B350M Gaming Pro motherboard paired with Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4 RGB Ram 3200Mhz (16 GB) with 2 sticks. I checked my bios which is on the latest firmware, and it only hits 2400Mhz. This is the same outcome with my former Corsair Vengeance Ram 8 GB 3200Mhz i had awhile...
  4. A

    Question Question about RAM's CL and how to be sure what I have know

    Hi! So basically right now I have Kingston HyperX fury 2x 4GB RAM that's 1600 MHZ... Now I'm looking to buy another pair so that it would add up to 16GB's of RAM but the issue is that According to CPU-Z my RAM is CL9... But looking at different pages that sell PC parts it appears that such RAM...
  5. J

    Question Unable to boot from a newly installed SSD

    Hello there, I have recently decided to reinstall my computer, since it has been a while since I had done it the last time. I have two SSDs in my PC, a 128GB Kingston SSD and a newer 240GB Kingston SSD. Prior to this, the 128GB SSD was the on which the OS had been installed. Upon...
  6. N

    Question What SSD to buy ? Can you help me ?

    I have SSD Kingston 240gb A400. And after 1 month using today i try to install 30gb game and i cant install cause blue screen pop up. Critical process died. Is this SSD A400 very bad ?? Can you give me some recommendation for next one ? Thanks.
  7. M

    Question What to upgrade? (i3 3220 @ 3.30GHz, GT 630, 4GB DDR3)

    Hey. I'm planning on upgrading at least one of the components my computer has. Which one do you think it should be? Not trying to run the latest most fanciest games, but a few, such as Rust, DayZ, PUBG perhaps would be nice if I could run to a decent extent. Its current specifications are as...
  8. M

    [SOLVED] ram voltage compatibility

    Hi friends I've recently bought two pair of Kingston 4 GB 1333 ddr3 1.5-volt rams and already I had 2 pairs of Corsair 2 GB 1333 1.65-volt rams. I changed the MB voltage setup to the default and it shows 1.5-volts for voltage of the rams. I lowered the rams' speed to 800 MHz in order to...
  9. ClassV

    [SOLVED] Is my i5 6600K dead?

    So I have an intel i5 6600k, and I got it on a warranty from Intel just under a year ago now. I was planning to downsize my PC to a micro ATX for university, and when I booted the system up after transferring to the new motherboard it flickered on quickly and turned back off. I then disassembled...
  10. A

    Question Does a Kingston KVR1333D3N9 8 GB RAM work on a H61 motherboard?

    Hello! I just found out that my old 4x4 pair of 1333 MHz RAM is not working anymore because one of the slots on my GIGABYTE h61M-S motherboard has somehow stopped working. So I'm thinking of buying a single 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM and shall use it on the only working slot available. Please tell...
  11. B

    [SOLVED] Matching same model with different speeds?

    So I have a HyperX Fury 8GB 2133MHz ram chip. However, at least in my country, these have been discontinued in all the shops I could find. There are 3200 MHz and 2933 MHz models of the same brand I can find but will they work?
  12. ceejay7

    Question Add another 1x8 RAM to have 2x8?

    Hello, I just wanted to know if this is possible without any issues. I'm planning to buy another 1x8 Kingston DDR4 HyperFuryX 2400mhz for my rig. I currently have one and I wanted to add another one in order to have dual-channel memory on my PC. They are both DDR4 and have the same speed. Now...
  13. X

    Question super slow SSD speed

    so i bought a Kingston SSD couple of months ago and i just thought of running benchmarks and i'm surprise with the results. i'm using Intel and SATA 3
  14. F

    Question Kingston SSD having low read speed

    Hey I have a kingston SSD A400 240GB for system drive and a WD10EZEX 1 TB for storage I got Windows 7 installed and the SSD is plugged in the SATA 3 port When i first got The SSD i could recognize the difference in boot speed (it was faster obv) then after a couple of months it was back the way...
  15. M

    Question SSD I/O Error, can't format disk

    hello guys, I have bought an M.2 Nvme SSD 240G Kingston , I've Installed windows 10 on it, after Windows update is done, laptop rebooted and didn't boot windows and laptop is not detecting windows anymore (not in EFI list) . After that I have successfully booted to Windows by using grub uefi...
  16. D

    [SOLVED] RAM ADVICE NEEDED - Apacer vs Kingston

    Hi fellow Toms, given 2 brand of similar spec RAM, which 1 should I go for? My mobo has 2 slot tho. Choice 1: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666Mhz 4GB - 25 USD Choice 2: Apacer Panther DDR4 2666Mhz 4GB - 20 USD Bonus: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666Mhz 8GB - 40 USD The stick will pair with my existing...
  17. inbam

    Question What is the difference between KVR16LS11/4 and KVR16S11S8/4?

    They're both Kingston DDR3 RAM for laptop and runs at 1600Mhz. The only difference is the voltage, one is 1.35V and the other one is 1.5V. What other difference are there with that 2? What impact different voltage has on laptop?
  18. G

    Question Kingston A400 SSD vs SSDlife

    Good evening! Just recently bought a Kingston A400 SSD. Install it. Everything works. After several days of use i wanted to check this drive in SSDLife, but this program does not display full information about how much total host written or written last day (last 7 days). CrystalDiskInfo and...
  19. S

    Question Does Acer Aspire E5-576G-51ET support kingston A400 M.2 2280 240 GB?

    I've already bought a new M.2 SSD Kingston A400 SSD Internal Solid State Drive M.2 2280 240GB Hard Disk SSD For laptop https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Kingston-A400-SSD-Internal-Solid-State-Drive-M-2-2280-120GB-240GB-Hard-Disk-HDD-HD/32982207239.html?spm=a2g0s.12269583.0.0.260711b4VVcHn2 and I...
  20. Z

    [SOLVED] SSD health drops at 24days only?

    I bought this SSD last month and its damn brandnew when i bought it. when i tried to see its health using hdd sentinel it got lowered :( would it even last a year or 2? 240gb was not cheap at all :( it is my first time using and SSD and I already experienced a bad one. Is it possible...
  21. B

    Question Performance issues after RAM upgrade

    I own an Acer aspire E5 572g-525v. I recently added another 8 gigs of RAM to it which had identical specs to the factory default stick except for the capacity. Now, I did run into some BSODs initially but over time they fixed themselves. As of now though, my biggest issue is the performance drop...
  22. Endre555

    Question Which SSD should I choose?

    Kingston A400 Kingston V300 Kingston UV400 Crucial SSD BX500 Which one would you choose? These are the ones I'm considering. I don't need anything fancy, just to do its job, I'm only spending 20-25 euros on it and I don't need anything fancy. Please don't suggest more expensive SSDs, but I'm...
  23. S

    Question Game crashes after installing another RAM module.

    Upgraded my PC back in 2017. MOBO: MSI b250M PRO-VDH RAM: HyperX Fury Black 8 GB (hx424c15fb2/8) CL15 DIMM DDR4 2400MT/s I got the same RAM again a few days back. So, now I have 16 gb in total. I did run Windows Memory Diagnostic test. Still, it showed me no problems. I have no problems in...
  24. Timotytimotyy

    Question Immense SSD Freezing and Slowdown

    So i've had issues ever since i bought my new PC. I only got 1 SSD in my PC and it seems like it's performing horribly :/. First off i have assured that it's connected with the right cable to the right port. SATA 6.0 Gbit/s I also confirmed that it is infact my SSD that is giving me freezes and...
  25. C

    Question Kingston Hyperx Fury and Intel DQ67SW

    Hi guys, I need some advice. Is the memory Kingston Hyperx Fury DDR3 (4GB, 1333 MHz) compatible with motherboard Intel DQ67SW??? Thank you...
  26. butterfig

    Question Corsair K95 Platinum or Kingston Hyper X Alloy FPS Pro?

    Hello. So right now, both keyboards are $139.99 on Best Buy. The keyboards both have Cherry MX Browns, which are one of my favorite switches. So, I’m just curious on which board is better. I’m leaning towards the K95 Platinum but I am not a fan of the macro keys on the left side of the board...
  27. Foxlegendary

    Question my cpu didn't want 2 sticks of ram .

    cpu is i5 2400 didn't want 2 sticks of ram and works only with 4gb i tested another cpu called celeron g1620 and it works without problems with 8 gb ram idk why https://ibb.co/XJ0Pw8H https://ibb.co/Btsnrcg
  28. Bellzemos

    Question Kingston or SanDisk 240GB SSD for the system partition?

    Hello! I got 2 SSDs for free and I'd like to use one for a system (C) partition in a Win10 laptop, the D partiton will be on a larger HDD. Both SSDs are brand new. I am searching all over the web but can't find anything more definite on them. Which of the two 240GB SSD's is better, meaning more...
  29. Chrispiano

    Question Asus p5q pro turbo not posting

    Hi All, Before I start, system specs as follows: MoBo: Asus p5q pro turbo CPU: Intel core II duo (3.16GHz?) RAM: Kingston KVR800D2N6/2G (x2) (DDR2) GPU: nVidia gts 250 1GB PSU: Corsair TX750W HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200rpm I've built a few PC's in my time and was asked by a friend to take...
  30. H

    Question Does its Kingston scamming us? whats your write speed

    Hi everyone, i have bought 8 pen drives USB 4 pen drives in year 2015 and 4 pen drives some days ago i did this tests all the pen drives of year 2015 have this speed Warning: Only 1024 of 29997 MByte tested. Test finished without errors. You can now delete the test files *.h2w or verify them...
  31. VinnieBeer

    Question hyperx genesis comparability with hyperx savage

    Hi. I have kingston hyperx genesis on Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B85M-HD3 R4 motherboard . Will the kingston hyperx savage work with my ram and motherboard if voltage and latency are the same ? My ram : Hyperx Genesis ( my ram ) Kingston hyperx savage : SAVAGE
  32. Sunny Jims

    Question 64GB DDR4 3000MHz or 32GB DDR4 3200MHz of RAM

    So, I was making a Origin PC build just for my entertainment. I know a bit about PC parts and what they do, but I am not a expert. I was looking at the RAM section and wondered if I should put...
  33. Z

    Question Similar 2x2 Kingston memory modules on b250 motherboard

    Hello, I have two Kingston 8gb 2133MHz KVR21N15S8/8 memory modules working in dual channel on my Asus B250 Prime Plus motherboard and I want to upgrade from 16gb to 32gb. I can get two new modules for a very good price, but the module is Kingston 8GB 2400MHz KVR24N17S8/8 which is slightly...
  34. seasandf88

    Question Strange behavior in KINGSTON DataTraveler 106

    Hello all. I'm having an issue with this flash drive, and I don't know if it's normal for this model or not, reading speed is stable but when I try to write something the speed fluctuate and keeps dropping to zero every few seconds! I uploaded a video showing the problem. PS: This is the second...
  35. K

    Question HDD or SSD not working in ODD caddy.

    I have a HP Pavilion G6 which I was thinking of upgrading. I bought a 12.7mm ODD caddy and put a 120 GB SSD in it and my laptop didn't recognize it. So, I tried another caddy but still the same. I then tried using the HDD in the caddy and it also didn't work. I assumed that a caddy won't work...
  36. NerdyComputerGuy

    Question Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB Solid State Drive SH103S3/120G Read / Write Speeds

    So here are the read and write speeds for my SSD, i've had the SSD since maybe 2014-2015 As I can see the write speeds are not up to par? From Amazon Sequential read/writes up to: 555/510MB/s https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-120GB-SH103S3-120G/dp/B007R67FNA View...
  37. Mo.R

    Question SSD IN SLIMATA PORT

    hi, i want to connect a ssd to my computer but i can only use a slimsata cable to plug it in, with an adapter. would that be still faster than an HDD? as I think i was told that that slimsata only will transfer speeds of sata 1. but im not so sure. thanks
  38. raisonjohn

    Info Meaning of RAM Product Item Numbers/Codes

    If you are looking at differences between RAM modules being sold or if you are just checking some RAM models of your motherboard's Memory QVL that have been tested, you may have come across with these hard-to-figure-out RAM Product Items/Codes such as: "HX430C15SB2/8" or "TED416G2133C1501" or...
  39. F

    Question BF5 poor fps

    So I recently upgraded my PC Ram, GPU and psu. I will post my specs below but the issue I am running into is on most games I am getting solid fps as expected with my upgrade but on bf5 I should be around 90fps being conservative and instead I get around 60 with stutters and drops frequently. I...
  40. T

    Question Best ram for 2600x

    have an Asus B450-f ryzen 2600x gtx 1060 have 2x8 sticks of PNY Anarchy ram at 3200mz should I get better ram or is there better ram for performance or is the PNY Amarchy ram good?