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[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments
Tokthree:
Out of curiosity, did anyone buy a GTX 660+ while they were doing that f2p premium currency promotion and not use their codes for World of Tanks?
'Cause I'd probably be able to put them to use if anyone was willing to part with them :v
MegaScientifical:
--- Quote from: MegaScientifical on May 25, 2013, 02:54:32 AM ---Is it normal for the new hardrive to be making a definite pulsing sound? It's like... I don't know how to spell the noise, but it pulses like "wuum... wuum... wuum..." perfectly audible.
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It seems when the drive stops spinning, it makes a 'dunk' noise... :panda:
Tokthree:
I'm no expert on HDD's, but it sounds like it's not spinning consistently, could be the motor in the drive itself, could be the power distributor in the drive, could even be a reliability issue with your PSU, as in it's not putting out power at a stable rate.
Might be worth trying some other HDD's in your house if you have any, or trying your HDD in another computer, see if the problem persists, if so then it could be your PSU, if not then it could be something wrong with the drive.
Again, I'm not expert so take my advice with a pinch of salt
devildogelite:
--- Quote from: Tokthree on May 25, 2013, 07:25:01 AM ---I'm no expert on HDD's, but it sounds like it's not spinning consistently, could be the motor in the drive itself, could be the power distributor in the drive, could even be a reliability issue with your PSU, as in it's not putting out power at a stable rate.
Might be worth trying some other HDD's in your house if you have any, or trying your HDD in another computer, see if the problem persists, if so then it could be your PSU, if not then it could be something wrong with the drive.
Again, I'm not expert so take my advice with a pinch of salt
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I know you're trying to help him. But he has been in a panic over his hdd since he had to chose one. I think he is just being paranoid. He had a ton of problems choosing an hdd, he had a ton of trouble installing it, and he has had a ton of trouble since he's started using it.
On a related note to hard drives. What is the failure rate for an SSD? Mine just failed and I'm really pissed about it.
Tokthree:
SSD's are supposed to last, like, 2-3x longer than HDD's on average so long as you're using them for what they're designed (caching, running your most important applications, booting) and not what a HDD is designed to be able to handle (20~gb+ write per day).
Don't know why so many people have been having their SSD's fail lately, which brand are you using?