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Can I somehow delegate more RAM for transfer cacheing?

Yes, true, but even still on SSDs, there's a brief period of time where the transfer speed is what it "should" be, followed by reduced speeds. Is there a way to reduce that?

When I transfer a 20GB+ file from my SSD over to a traditional spinning HDD, I get terrific speeds for the first few seconds (2 or 4 GB maybe?), but then the speeds drop to like 10% of those high speeds for the remainder of the transfer. My understanding was that this is due to a high speed cache on one of the drives, I'd assume the SSD. Is this correct? My bigger question then is this: is there a way to reduce or eliminate this extreme slowdown? I've heard of creating SSD Caches. Is this a possible solution to the slowdown issue on a Windows 10 (non-NAS) OS? Or am I way off? TIA! EDIT: For context, my OS drive is a Samsung NVMe drive, and I have an SSD I use for games and other downloads, and I use my Windows 10 machine as my Plex Media Server, with my media housed in ~25TB of HDDs.

ASUS Crosshair VI Hero

I did some researching online and made some changes in the BIOS and began OC testing from much lower volts. I would choose a clock speed and voltage, then run R15 5 times, noting the end score, if it didn't crash the program or my PC, then averaging them. I was ultimately able to get 3.75 GHz at 1.29v and am able to consistently run Cinebench R15 to completion. I got 3.8 GHz at 1.36v, but that only completed the Cinebench once, then crashed the PC the next try, so I decided that was no-go. I'm currently running air cooling, until I can get an AM4 bracket for my Kraken x61. Water-cooling should obviously get me lower temps, but will that also get me some more headroom for overclocking? Also, after finally getting that stable overclock, I realized I was on v1001 firmware for my mobo (ASUS Crosshair VI Hero) and that there's a newer version available. I installed it, but now I'm wondering if I should spend the time to re-test and attempt higher OC's now that I have the newest firmware? Thanks guys!

Aida64 Stability Test shows me leveling out to ~69C. EDIT: Currently on my 3.65 GHz OC at 1.31 voltage setting.

I'm getting pretty frustrated with my attempts to overclock my first AMD CPU, the 1700x. I test stability by running Cinebench R15 (because I see YouTube pros testing this way) but the program often crashes. Not necessarily the PC itself crashing, but I'l get an error that keeps the render from completing, then closes the program. The .txt generated cites an ACCESS_VIOLATION. Anyway, the best I could get (while still having the render fully complete) was 3.7 GHz, at a voltage of 1.375. This seems very high, especially since 3.65 GHz finished the render at a voltage setting of 1.31. If the Cinebench test is crashing, does that mean I've hit the peak of the processor's OC capabilities? If so I guess my question is then, do I just have a dud? I thought all 1700x CPU could boost up to 3.8, but I can't get mine to complete the Cinebench R15 render at anything over 3.7 GHz. Not to mention, I since went back to the 3.65 GHz OC that worked earlier, and now the program crashes... Any thoughts would be great! UPDATE: I messed around a bit with settings and am now able to run/complete the Cinebench render at 3.75 GHz, running at 1.29v. I'm currently running air cooling, until I can get an AM4 bracket for my Kraken x61. Water-cooling should obviously get me lower temps, but will that also get me some more headroom for overclocking? Also, after finally getting that stable overclock, I realized I was on v1001 firmware for my mobo (ASUS Crosshair VI Hero) and that there's a newer version available. I installed it, but now I'm wondering if I should spend the time to re-test and attempt higher OC's now that I have the newest firmware? Thanks guys!

I've been looking for a new, sleek looking PC case for quite a while. I've really liked the current trend of very sleek, simple front, but I need to have at least 1 (preferably 2+) optical drive bays, so this has seriously cut back my available options. At the moment, I've landed on the Silent Base 800 from be quiet. The reviews I have watched detail the top of the case as being sub-optimal for airflow. Can anyone confirm (or rebut) this? My current build includes a 240mm ceiling-mounted radiator exhaustingfor the CPU. Would the Silent Base 800 be a good choice for this configuration? If not, what case would you suggest? Thanks in advance!

I'm wanting to replace my parents' HDD with an SSD. It's a far smaller capacity drive than the HDD, but they don't use hardly any of the total space, and what is used would comfortably fit onto the smaller SSD. What is the best free software to use to clone the HDD (OS and all) to a smaller SSD? The SSD would need to then be bootable, and ideally be identical to the current HDD but a lot faster obviously. Currently, the HDD is installed and I can have the SSD connected via USB. Thanks in advance!

Okay, thanks! What do you think about the fans I'm looking at? (I fixed the link)

I've got an NZXT Source 530 Full Tower case (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FUC6S5O) and I put a 140mm fan (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KJGYLMI) in the front of the case. My frustration is that the fan has a hard time pulling air in through the mesh of the case's front panel. Would a high static pressure fan achieve greater airflow into the PC though the mesh? I was thinking about getting two of these: https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-Pressure-Radiator-Cooling-PH-F140MP_BK_PWM/dp/B00OP2PUDQ/ref=sr_1_sc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1471730769&sr=8-3-spell&keywords=phantex+140mm

After upgrading to an AIO cooler, I want to overclock my 6700k as much as possible. My mobo (Gigabyte Z170X-UD3) only showed a preset OC option up to 4.6GHz. Is there any way I can try higher clocks? There were lots of manual options in the BIOS, but I'm not sure which settings are safe to change, and how far to push everything. Also, what can I expect to be able to push my 6700k to?

Today I upgraded from a low-end air cooler to a Corsair AIO CPU cooler. I'm OC'ing my 6700K to 4.6GHz. My question is this: Is there a way I can set the CPU to perform at this speed all the time, even while not under heavy load? Also, my mobo (Gigabyte Z170X-UD3) only showed a preset OC option up to 4.6GHz. Is there any way I can try higher clocks? What are you guys able to get on a 6700K OC'd?

Life is too short to wait for mechanical HDDs to spin up. Everyone should have SSDs!

As per many recommendations, I upgraded my i3 processor (to an i7 3770) and that did it! Just ran the benchmark, and scored 4692 I'm still surprised CPU would affect a GPU benchmark software, but nonetheless I am relieved. Thanks for everybody's help!