- Dec 10, 2013
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System Specs:
i7 4770k 3.5ghz
16gb DDR3 2133mhz
Asus Z87-A MOBO
EVGA Gtx 1080ti FTW3
1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
CORSAIR TX650m PSU
So, I originally built my system in December of 2013. Over the years, it has seen an upgrade from gtx 760, to gtx 980ti, and now a 1080ti. It's also seen an upgrade from 8gb to 16gb of ram. But despite all this time, I never made an upgrade to storage. I believe the time has come that my HDD is taking its last breaths. I have a fresh backup ready and the money to by the new equipment, but I want a final opinion before I do the deed.
Recently I began experiencing an issue where upon startup, the PC would lock at 100% disk usage and CPU usage at 0%, leaving the computer motionless. I fixed it by turning off the system and back on again. It would work for the day but the next day I'd have to do it again. This lasted about a week and then suddenly stopped. I did some fixes and got the disk usage to a responsible percentage. This was about three weeks ago and haven't had the problem at all since. All was well until last night. I own 130+ games on steam but lack the space to store them so I often have to delete and re download them, putting much wear on the drive. Last night I went to install a game, and then left the room. I returned 20ish minutes later to find the screen on the bios. When I clicked exit, it black screened and then reinitiated the bios. I forced the system off and restarted it, and it loaded into windows. This time though, it was very slow. The average time for as long as I can remember to fully load to desktop has been about 3 minutes. Last night it took 10 minutes. At noon today, it took 15 minutes. And right now, I'm currently starring at the login screen that has said "welcome" for the past 20 minutes. And now it's loaded but keeps freezing. I tried restarting the game download but it won't exceed 150kb/s which is very low for me and just about everybody who does have a toaster for a router.
So the question is," Is my drive practically dead? Or is there some other problem I could be missing?" It's had 3 and a half years of very rough use, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was done for. I'd like a second opinion before I go spend the time and money to redo the storage. Especially if I'm just going to find the same slow speeds.
i7 4770k 3.5ghz
16gb DDR3 2133mhz
Asus Z87-A MOBO
EVGA Gtx 1080ti FTW3
1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
CORSAIR TX650m PSU
So, I originally built my system in December of 2013. Over the years, it has seen an upgrade from gtx 760, to gtx 980ti, and now a 1080ti. It's also seen an upgrade from 8gb to 16gb of ram. But despite all this time, I never made an upgrade to storage. I believe the time has come that my HDD is taking its last breaths. I have a fresh backup ready and the money to by the new equipment, but I want a final opinion before I do the deed.
Recently I began experiencing an issue where upon startup, the PC would lock at 100% disk usage and CPU usage at 0%, leaving the computer motionless. I fixed it by turning off the system and back on again. It would work for the day but the next day I'd have to do it again. This lasted about a week and then suddenly stopped. I did some fixes and got the disk usage to a responsible percentage. This was about three weeks ago and haven't had the problem at all since. All was well until last night. I own 130+ games on steam but lack the space to store them so I often have to delete and re download them, putting much wear on the drive. Last night I went to install a game, and then left the room. I returned 20ish minutes later to find the screen on the bios. When I clicked exit, it black screened and then reinitiated the bios. I forced the system off and restarted it, and it loaded into windows. This time though, it was very slow. The average time for as long as I can remember to fully load to desktop has been about 3 minutes. Last night it took 10 minutes. At noon today, it took 15 minutes. And right now, I'm currently starring at the login screen that has said "welcome" for the past 20 minutes. And now it's loaded but keeps freezing. I tried restarting the game download but it won't exceed 150kb/s which is very low for me and just about everybody who does have a toaster for a router.
So the question is," Is my drive practically dead? Or is there some other problem I could be missing?" It's had 3 and a half years of very rough use, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was done for. I'd like a second opinion before I go spend the time and money to redo the storage. Especially if I'm just going to find the same slow speeds.
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