SATA III

Forum discussion tagged with SATA III.
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    Question Which SSD Should be better for my old Gaming PC?

    My PC Config is: Mother board: Asus H81M-E (Sadly one Ram slot is not working but still works) Intel i5 4590 3.30Ghz MSI GTX 970 8GB RAM DDR3 HDD: Disk 1 : 1 TB Western Digital Disk 2 : 3 TB Western Digital I want to buy a SATA III SSD for PC. Which Brand SSD (Samsung/ Transend/Kingston/Western...
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    [SOLVED] Is it fine to use a SATA III data cable that didn't come with my motherboard?

    This is potentially a really stupid question so my bad if so, just want to make absolutely sure before breaking the bank since I haven't seen this answered elsewhere. Basically I've been running a meh hard drive since 2014 and want to finally upgrade to an SSD, and I have SATA III power cables...
  3. christophergeo

    [SOLVED] Fastest ssd under 50 €?

    Hello, Which is the fastest Sata SSD udner 50 € ? (Its for a laptop) Thanks!
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    Question Best/most cost effective GPU upgrade path for my system

    Hello all, its been a while, but its good to be back! I recently put all my best parts out of a couple computers I've been using for different purposes, into one system which I would like to upgrade the GPU on in order to have a decent gaming and multimedia PC for my 4K tv. I'm not asking for...
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    [SOLVED] Requesting help verifying SSD speeds - NVME vs SATA III

    Hi All - Big fan of Tom's Hardware - Have come here for many issues throughout the years to solve issues, I need some help now customized to my own rig. I recently purchased a V-NAND SSD 970 EVO PLUS NVME 500GB to add to my PC. I'm currently using (2) SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500 GBs connected through...
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    How many watts for this build

    Is an 860 watt power supply enough for this build? It supposedly should be but I am skeptical. Thanks.
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    no video 980ti

    i bought a gtx 980ti broken no video ouput is it anyway to repair it? it allows the pc to boot but no videoouput
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    How long will it be before the DX12 becomes the standard & replaces the DX11?

    I know it's only the start of DX12 but is it going to take years for it to really replace the DX11? Or is it something that is going to happen sooner?? Also what is the same sort of time frame if Vulkan becomes the main? What I'm really asking is if I bought a GTX 1060 how long before it...
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    Windows 10 black screen with movable cursor after boot Help

    Specs: ASUS Z97-A I5-4690K ASUS GTX 770 Direct CU II WD Blue EVGA SuperNova G2 750w Windows 10 I started getting black screen after boot with movable cursor that disappears and resets to the center when idle . Prior to this I overclocked my GPU clock speed, without changing voltage, and ran my...
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    Random restarts with Windows 10

    So, basically I installed Windows 10 way back at release, and although everything is fine in general, I've been having a problem with random restarts. It never occured with Windows 7 and happened to me on the first day of 10, and a few times afterwards. I mainly use my rig for gaming, and the...
  11. T

    What is plain/ straight text?

    I have looked on the internet and in my text books, but i can't find a sensible description and example of what plain text is. Can someone explain it to me? I also have to identify different types of media and discuss there advantages compared to straight text?
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    Help me choosing a monitor

    After searching for the best 27 inch monitor for the money, I have narrowed my search to 2 Monitors http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S27D390H-27-Inch-Screen-Monitor/dp/B00IEZGY2Q http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-GW2760HS-27-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00ITORMDC...
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    NAS to Support 12TB

    A good NAS with 2 Bay to support WD RED 6TB SATA Drives ..Maximum Capacity for NAS is 10-12TB,,Good Suggestions needed??But please NO Netgear!!
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    Is $2000 too much ?

    I have been really looking at a pc ive been wanting to build for a while. at the start it was supposed to be 1700 and know its at 2000 because of very high prices in Australia. here are the specs 15 4690k asus strix gtx 970 kingstyon hyperx fury 16gb ram asus maximus vII hero nzxt h440...
  15. J

    Motherboard liquid cooling

    So I noticed my fan isn't working and I want to switch to liquid cooling. GIGABYTE FM2+ F2A88XN WIFI This is my mother board. And I want to switch the heat sink out with the fan and put a Corsair H60 liquid cooling device in it. Will it work? Is FM2+ and FM2 the sockets the same? I have a Zeus...
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    Searching for monitor

    Where do I find a monitor with either specs? 24'' 122/144 hz 1920x1080 /1920x1200 1 to 5 ms IPS Max $280
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    Hlep with connecting a wired only device to a wireless network

    can anyone suggest a device i can get that will allow me to connect my amplifier ( LAN Cable only ) to my wireless network. it is impractical to run a lead from the router to the amplifier.
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    Two 6-pin connectors

    Okay, so, I bought a new power supply (http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/g7-780w-atx-pc-power-supply-n...) and it has 2 6-pin PCIE connectors. My graphics card has an 8 (6x2) and a 6 pin connector. This power supply has no adapter slots, slightly strange, so, I was wondering if I could connect the 2...
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    Office Network Renovation

    Good day to all, im new to network connections though i know some things about it.. for the past 4 years of our company i put up a small wired connection for our office for server / printing uses ( no interconnection ) and now i want to renovate our office and remove the wires with our network...