Recent content by MatiasMGS

I just feel more comfortable buying WD, It's simple as that. I am aware that all drives can fail and that there's no proof WD drives have less failure rate than other HDDs. I've been running a WD drive for 4 years, and it's still running perfectly, that's all I know. Why would I change brands now?

Exactly. That's why I bought the WD Black. Of course I'd do backups but if the disk is not reliable, it might not last too long and it would be a waste of money. That's why I was worried about reliability, not because of the backups but for the money. You can't get a more reliable HDD that the...

Alright. Due to the terrible reputation Seagate has on the Internet, I decided to put a little more cash and I got the WD Black 1tb OEM. I thought the OEM version had 3 year warranty, but now I checked with the site and turns out I´ve got 5 years, just like retail!

I'll get the Seagate then. WD black is unnecessarily expensive. Thanks guys.

So neither choice is wrong? Does both HDDs have approximately the same failure rate?

Hi, I know this has been asked before a lot, but I wanna see more opinions regarding this. I'm basically between these HDDs: Seagate Barracuda 1TB and WD Caviar Blue 1TB Now, I know the Seagate one is better, but seeing all the reviews in the newegg article, I started getting doubts. Is...

No matter how much pressure I apply to the metal bracket, I cannot move the screw whatsoever, like it´s glued or something. Anyway, you guys think it´s not worth cleaning it?

Ok, I know I sound dumb but I can't unscrew these screws off my video card. They are extremely tight. Any advice? :D

Thanks for the answers. I think I got nervous because the CPU I've been using before (AMD Phenom 8450) functions at a very lower temperature rate, like 21c at idle and a max of 42c after a couple of hours of gaming...

Amazing that the video card can run at normal speeds after 4 years of dust gathering. The thing is I can't clean it because I don't have an air compressor, and when I tried to take out the heatsink/fan out of the board, a lot of cables were plugged in, so I didn't want to ruin anything and I...

Hi, a while ago I bought new psu, mobo, cpu and ram for my pc. The case is a bad generic one with only one fan at the back. Everything is at stock speeds. At around an hour of gaming, all the temperatures run pretty high, I think. I'll attach some cpu id hardware monitor screenshots, so you'll...

Thanks for all the answers. I started this thread because I had memory problems on my new build with good working RAM. Turns out the processor couldn't handle my memory at higher than 1333mhz. I underclocked the RAM and problem solved.

A couple more sites; http://www.eagleinformatica.com.ar http://www.neostyle.com.ar/

Are you sure it needs so much power?

OK, I finally solved the problem. I changed the frequency multiplier so the memory runs at 1333mhz. Since I did that, Memtest doesn't throw a thing, and I could finally install windows. I have no idea why this works, I hope someone can explain to me. Anyway, the important thing is that I have...