Reliability

Hello all, I wanted to test a used 16GB Kingston Data Traveler 101 G2 (DT101G2) that shows as 14.4GB I had a feeling (memory) that this exact drive might be too flaky for win image installation, so I found h2testw, since it writes and verify data, exactly what I want. Once test started, I got...

Dear Community, I am looking for a Windows laptop to replace my 2018 XPS 9570, which died last week. At my local computer store (Bic Camera in Tokyo), I found an Asus gaming laptop with apparently good spec's/price, but I wanted to check with someone more knowledgeable before going ahead...

I have a Dell OptiPlex 9020 (running Windows 10) with a 250 GB hard drive. I want to upgrade to either 1 TB or 2 TB, and am unsure as to whether I should get a hard drive or a SSD. I understand that SSDs are quicker and can speed up the system, but as I run my computer virtually 24/7, I'm...

Hello, Amazon horribly packaged 5 x 3.5" hard disk. The disk were only in their anti static wrapping and the 5 units were not taped together. They were packaged in a box without any lateral protection. In transit the packaging tore and fell apart only holding together with the tape. 2 of...

I’m currently planning a small long term data archive and I was wondering: are 2 hard drives in RAID 1 more reliable than 1 SSD? No one has really compared these 2 configurations that I could find, so I was wondering if any of y’all have any insight on this. Thanks!

In the past year I've been having a lot of issues with hard drives failing on me. One day they work perfectly fine and the next they suddenly disconnect causing programs to crash without showing any errors in the drive checks... I was thinking about replacing my mass storage drive where I have...

Would it be bad to use a aio cooler (even if it is a reliable one like corsair) for 10 years or more? I would not have the pc running constantly, only when I am using it for gaming. Also, does it increase the chances of the water coming out if it lasts that long?

So I'm planning on building my own PC in a few months (first time doing it) and I'm planning to go with either an i7-10400 or an i7-10700. I had asked for some build advice and some people recommended that I go with an AIO hybrid cooler because the case I was thinking about getting only comes...

I’m in the process of picking out a new SSD (M.2 or SATA, doesn’t matter) and I can’t find a single drive or manufacturer under the sun that isn’t pestered with reviews spelling doom and gloom for the drive. Top helpful on Amazon or the likes all say “FAILED AFTER 3 MONTHS “ or “CUSTOMER...

Hi guys , What would be good choice of B450 MOBO if I currently plan on using a Ryzen 2200G and in future a Ryzen 7 3700X with a decent GPU no over clocking will be involved at any time. Regards Aniket

I want to buy an ssd for my laptop. I will use as primary storage. I have a low budget. I can either buy 240 gb Kingston A400 m.2, 240gb WD green m.2 , adata su650 M.2 240 GB . Or should I buy a adata su800 120 GB as they are same price in India ?

My Product: Model: Lenovo ThinkPad E560 CPU: i5-6200u GPU: AMD R7 M370 RAM: 16 GB DDR3 SSD: PNY CS900 240 GB Purpose of this topic: help the community and (maybe) the designers and developers I want to write this post to inform the Lenovo community and all the users that Lenovo designers and...

Hi Guys , i wanted to buy a SSD and In my city Samsung 500GB and PNY CS900 1T Costs Much the same! which one Should i get? reliability Is importent to me . Thanks

I'm using a 1993 80486 computer with Windows 3.1. I acquired it recently and the date was incorrect. I used DOS to reset the date and then entered the Date command again to see if it was correct. It was but I was asked to enter a new date but since it was correct, I turned the computer off...

Hi so basically I've had a 600w power supply in my computer for the last 2 years. It started going bad so I got a new 550 one (was alot cheaper than the others because of the store I got it from) but it ended up not having enough 4 pin cables and the motherboard cable wasn't big enough. At the...

Okay so, basically I am trying to play some games, and my PC just freezes completely , even the mouse and the keyboard stop functioning and my only choice is to physically reset the pc. Iv'e tried to format the pc, I am using Windows 10 64 bit. Iv'e tried the memory diagnostic thingy windows...

I'm opting for a mini ITX build in the silverstone sugo sg13. The XFX GTR model is too big, that's why XFX RS is the only option besides the Sapphire one. I heard that both the Gigabyte and the reference card perform worse, so they're out. All other cards are too big (maximum...

Me and my brother made a New gaming pc, the problem is that we already had an old gpu from an old pc, and my brother says that we should not use the gpu, Because the New cpu has the same power than the old gpu so the old gpu is not necessary. (we did not bought a New gpu Because we did not...

I am building a new gaming pc and I want to get an Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 to go along with it. I am just wondering how long it will be before I can get one below like $425 or even at the MSRP of around $380, because so far all of the 1070s have been ridiculously overpriced. Here is my build...

Uadggghhh *rage screams*.... For some reason my 970 refuses to accept overclock, sometimes it is stable, others not and I dunno why and it bugs me that I can't squeeze all the performance out of my card even if people with the exact same card (970 G1 Gaming) manage to and when I research/ask...

Need 4pci motherboard with onboard display

I have a 4 tb WD red drive that I was trying to access via a Ubuntu usb stick. I used ntfsfix to allow me to access the files via the bootable stick. I then installed windows 10 onto a separate 1tb drive and tried to access it from there, but it wouldn't even recognize the drive at all; it...

I am woundering if I would be able to overclock 8320 to 5.0 with the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 with the DeepCool Captain 240 Liquid CPU Cooler.

Please review my build it's my first one I am basically ready to build but would you recommend the BenQ xl2430t monitor instead of the monitor I have. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bkpCVn

Hello all, This will be my first post. I was working on a school project and I downloaded a PDF claiming to be a book I needed. I unzip and next thing I know have these programs called "shopperz" and "priceless" different variations. I believe there were all kinds of viruses put on my computer...

can i install Kingston HyperX FURY Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) Memory Module 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL10 Memory on a ASUS P7P55D-E PRO mobo? or do i need 2x4GB kit? because it has 4 slots but only support upto 16GB. my specs are i7 870 and GTX750Ti, Kingston 4GB 1333 DDR3 with Corsair GS500 PSU if...

HI, I'm lookging forward to buy an Asrock X99M Killer or X99 Extreme 4 motherboard, together with two GTX970 graphic cards for SLI gaming rig. Just saw that some graphic cards occupied 2.5 slot space. How to tell if the motherboard I picked are capable for install graphic card with 3 slot...

Is it possible to sli two ASUS GTX 970s on a 750W PSU. My system specs are: 4790K @ 1.328 @ 4.6 Ghz / H100i w/ two noctua NF-F-12's Asus Maximus Hero 7 16 (4x4) GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 One ASUS GTX 970 4GB w/ ACX, looking to add another Corsair RM750 Samsung 840 Evo 500GB 3 SP-120 Fans Would...

Hi, I am at somewhat of a dead end, and thought I would ask what I should do. Here's my problem. I am on a pretty limited budget (Roughly $1600), and have the following options available to me. I am looking at two second hand rigs and have found the following: Case: Zalman Z9+ (Blue LED...

Please can I run ROME II: Total war on HIGH detail with: AMD Radeon HD 8570 2GB DDR3, AMD A10-5700 (3.4/4GHz, 4-Core), 8GB RAM.. ? Thanks for your answers