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Would somebody be kind to suggest which test are safe and suggested (data hoarder purposes) to do on new NVMe products and for example HDD Sentinel? I have been testing new HDDs (2.5 & 3.5) with the following tests: short, extended, reinitialize + read (OR Read write + read) and I would also do...

@Zefan thank you buddy, so much. It really means a lot after this kind of stupid mistakes...

I have been cleaning my PC and wanted to blow the dust a bit. In the moment I did it, few larger drops (maybe 2) of saliva (1-2mm) and I assume a lot of smaller drops ended up on the MBU on the part of the image below on right side. So my questions: - Could this saliva damage the...

Recently bought a 4TB SN850x and noticed some "PCB discoloration". Checked on the internet and a lot of these don't have this at all on PCB, it looks like discoloration or some kind of a glue residue or something similar. Luckily I have found two reviews on YouTube and seems that they have...

Just an update. It was strange to me that short test was completed in 2:30 and not in 2:00 first time. This evening I have tested 10 different HDDs (USB, SATA, SSD, NVME) and each and every one finished the short test 100% at the mark of 2:00 and one SSD finished in 30 sec (the estimate was...

Bought a 14TB for "shucking", before I have "opened" the plastic case I wanted to test HDD via USB 3.0 but I am worried is the HDD alright now since I want to keep very important data on it. - Smart data was alright on WD Dashboard and HDD sentinel - Short Self-test via Sentinel was completed...

Hey @Tetras thanks for your kind opinion. I know, but then it would be a downgrade from 3600 that I have right now and if it doesn't work with 4000 I will have to do a manual overclock and tweaking which I would really like to avoid. So that's why I am asking if anybody has a similar situation...

P. S. There are some small performance gains, especially with 1% low in fps and especially good performance gains going from 16 to 64GB.

I know buddy, but I can get it from somebody used for a very good price, however I am not able to return it. If it doesnt work I am stuck with it. So that's why I am asking what are the chances it will work on 4000Mhz on this board.

I now have Z490+i9 10850k (4.9) with 2x8 3600 C18 Corsair I was wondering what would be the chances of 4x16 4000 C18 Corsair to work right outside of the box without problems? Of course it's not on QVL list. Does anybody have Z490 TUF with 4000 Mhz RAM or opinion? Thanks for your time.

Dear @mickyflinn, yes I am aware. This is actually an attempt to future-prof a bit, since I plan to replace my MBU+CPU+RAM in the following 1-2 years. I need high-end 4TB now and I know it will work only at 50% of speed. Once I make a replacement of other parts, I will still have a nice 4TB 4.0...

@Tetras thank you very much for your kind feedback, extremely appreciated and thank you for your time as well. The usage is going to be professional and extreme gaming, since sometimes I like lower frames and higher resolution 6-8K so i will definitely use ssd heatsink. So what do you think...

P.S. I do know that SN850X 4TB is Gen4 of course and that the MBU will dictate max speed.

Hoping for a friendly debate: SN850X 4TB as system and 970 Evo+ 500GB NVMe for storage MBU (Z490 TUF+WIFI): Storage: 01 Are both M2_1 and M2_2 slots really going to work with PCIe 3.0x4 or share something ? 02 Am I going to get maximum and same speed on both NVME since they are going...

Dear guys, being a little late I want to sincerely thank you for your advice and support. Especially to @DeliciousStorage for his kindness and time. 0

So from what I have read the Elements are CMR and are usually RED. Do I have to worry regarding TLER or head parking or that the drive is made only for external usage, so it should be reliable working in desktop usage 24/7, right?

Greetings, I used to buy WD Blue 7200rpm, but it is no longer produced in a larger capacity. WD Black is too loud, Red is for NAS, Purple Surveillance and Gold is Enterprise, Ultrastar is DataCenter, so it's not exactly an ideal choice and it's a strange situation. What is the current...

Thanks for your kind reply. So for gray screens I will use this video for 5% grey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi4Wy7vE8-o&t=1s or videos from USB from this thread at the beginning which goes from 0% black to 100% white...

Hi guys, will be buying used OLED, what would be the best way to check it for any problems? Static images in different colors or some YouTube clips as test, can you please suggest what is the best way to test it, possibly with recommended links? Thank you very much for your time.

Not possible to go above 4K if you are using 1080p TV or monitor, it's the old Nvidia limitation, that's why there is a CustomDSRTool, but it keeps deleting registry settings and that's why I am asking for a solution.