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nukemaster
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I am very much wondering if this is an issue that will be fixed with a future driver. These are mostly newer games after all.
nukemaster
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Hard drive makers have diagnostic tools. Seatools is what seagate uses.
I would like to point out some of the tests fail(Drive self test short for instance) even with the hardware working. Why? they have not updated the software in a while. Just do NOT use anything that writes ZEROs to the drive as that will erase it.
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
This drive was just fine
You can also use HDtune(2.55, pro is not needed for this. and NEVER scan an SSD this way) as it has a surface scan option it takes quite a while.
http://www.hdtune.com/download.html
On that topic. Any time the hard drive is working hard and windows needs to access it, things can be slow. In fact if I push data from a SSD to my hard drive(keep in mind its a slower 5900 rpm seagate LP), it can grind that thing to a halt(even to the point that music playing off the hard drive can skip.). The drive only has one arm holding all the heads so it can only be one place at a time.
I would like to point out some of the tests fail(Drive self test short for instance) even with the hardware working. Why? they have not updated the software in a while. Just do NOT use anything that writes ZEROs to the drive as that will erase it.
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
This drive was just fine
You can also use HDtune(2.55, pro is not needed for this. and NEVER scan an SSD this way) as it has a surface scan option it takes quite a while.
http://www.hdtune.com/download.html
On that topic. Any time the hard drive is working hard and windows needs to access it, things can be slow. In fact if I push data from a SSD to my hard drive(keep in mind its a slower 5900 rpm seagate LP), it can grind that thing to a halt(even to the point that music playing off the hard drive can skip.). The drive only has one arm holding all the heads so it can only be one place at a time.
nukemaster :
Hard drive makers have diagnostic tools. Seatools is what seagate uses.
I would like to point out some of the tests fail(Drive self test short for instance) even with the hardware working. Why? they have not updated the software in a while. Just do NOT use anything that writes ZEROs to the drive as that will erase it.
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
This drive was just fine
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5094/seatools.jpg
You can also use HDtune(2.55, pro is not needed for this. and NEVER scan an SSD this way) as it has a surface scan option it takes quite a while.
http://www.hdtune.com/download.html
On that topic. Any time the hard drive is working hard and windows needs to access it, things can be slow. In fact if I push data from a SSD to my hard drive(keep in mind its a slower 5900 rpm seagate LP), it can grind that thing to a halt(even to the point that music playing off the hard drive can skip.). The drive only has one arm holding all the heads so it can only be one place at a time.
I would like to point out some of the tests fail(Drive self test short for instance) even with the hardware working. Why? they have not updated the software in a while. Just do NOT use anything that writes ZEROs to the drive as that will erase it.
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
This drive was just fine
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5094/seatools.jpg
You can also use HDtune(2.55, pro is not needed for this. and NEVER scan an SSD this way) as it has a surface scan option it takes quite a while.
http://www.hdtune.com/download.html
On that topic. Any time the hard drive is working hard and windows needs to access it, things can be slow. In fact if I push data from a SSD to my hard drive(keep in mind its a slower 5900 rpm seagate LP), it can grind that thing to a halt(even to the point that music playing off the hard drive can skip.). The drive only has one arm holding all the heads so it can only be one place at a time.
i have already used both of them. in seatools i passed every test. maybe ill give up, maybe the skipping is part of those games i don't know
nukemaster
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If you did not not find an error, I think the hard drive is good.
What is the model of the hard drive you have anyway? Some of the newer seagates had a firmware update, but as far as i know it was just for a noise the drives made when parking the head at idle(it sounds like a chirp).
What is the model of the hard drive you have anyway? Some of the newer seagates had a firmware update, but as far as i know it was just for a noise the drives made when parking the head at idle(it sounds like a chirp).
nukemaster
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smorizio
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make sure ram set to xmp profile in the bios. also see if it the mb trying to clock the cpu down or windows power management.
in the bios turn off c1 and c3/c6 power saving settings in the bios. this keep the cpu from clocking down. in windows turn off spin the hard drive down and turn off the video and ethernet power under power setting profile. it may be that the mb or windows is trying to put the hard drive or the gpu to sleep and causing the 0 data bug on your system.
in the bios turn off c1 and c3/c6 power saving settings in the bios. this keep the cpu from clocking down. in windows turn off spin the hard drive down and turn off the video and ethernet power under power setting profile. it may be that the mb or windows is trying to put the hard drive or the gpu to sleep and causing the 0 data bug on your system.
I just have 3 possible reason of your lag/drop:
1.) I think your Seasonic 430W is not enough for your system, you should try at least true rated 550 watts PSU.
2.) Or Your graphic card may have some defect. If it's new, I'm sure it has at least 1 year warranty, return it to the store to have it checked and repaired or replaced if found having some problem.
3.) Or You may have a problem on your cooling system: graphic's fan or CPU's fan. It may not be running well. Also check if the CPU fan is properly installed. Have you also tried running your pc with open side panel?
1.) I think your Seasonic 430W is not enough for your system, you should try at least true rated 550 watts PSU.
2.) Or Your graphic card may have some defect. If it's new, I'm sure it has at least 1 year warranty, return it to the store to have it checked and repaired or replaced if found having some problem.
3.) Or You may have a problem on your cooling system: graphic's fan or CPU's fan. It may not be running well. Also check if the CPU fan is properly installed. Have you also tried running your pc with open side panel?
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