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Please help guys I updated my post with everything I could think of. From what steps I took to install it and what parts I changed.

Ok guys i updated my post with a new problem/same problem that I am having.

ok will try it again.. will come back after

I am trying to install it with a usb dvd reader. This is how I did it the first time I installed windows(not the same usb dvd reader though) but I check the dvd reader to make sure it worked and it played a movie just fine same disk different usb dvd reader but it works

it was empty before trying to install the windows 7. brand: patriot model blaze sata 3 6Gbps size: 120gb crystaldiskinfo says its in good condition

Im going to start from the beginning. I got an SSD (Patriot Blaze 2.5 sata III 6gbps 120 GB) and tried to put a new install of windows 7. So I pluged it into my computer and unpluged the old HDD and pluged in a USB DVD reader with win7 disk. I ran into problems with the usb not working(drivers) but just pluged it into a different usb slot. It started compying the files then its shut down for the first re-set. Heres the problem. I selected it to install to the SSD which it did(took up memory look at picture that's the SSD) but when it tires to boot from it its says "disk read error" so i googled to see the problem and they said it might be broke, so i plugged it into the computer and looked at it. also ran Crystal Disk Info and it says the SSD is in good condition. and i can use it but not as a boot drive. I switch sata cables and the ones i used also work with the HDD so this can not be the problem. same for the power. Mobo: 970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ (don't know bios version) SSD: Patriot Blaze 2.5 sata III 6gbps 120 GB old HDD: WD 2tb green? os: win7 home p 64 How I installed Win 7: everything plugged in unplug old HDD start computer select boot drive(f12) select usb-cd/dvd in windows launcher click install custom, click SSD, click format, click next starts to go computer re-sets computer boots to SSD and i get the error "disk read error C+A+D to reset" The first time I installed win7 I used this method same disk different USB reader(but it reads movies so it seems to work) I tired to install win 7 muti times this way also changed the default boot in bios to start usb-cd/dvd then change it again after reset to SSD also tried usb but it didnt work said there was nothing on usb(maybe too small its only 4gb) Any help would be great had the SSD for around 3 weeks and will need to return it if it is broken within the 30 days. I know you can clone win7 form the old HDD and put it onto the SSD(I don't know how too yet) but i read that's its better to do a clean install but I might have to go this way. conclusion: it seems that the SSD works(i can store stuff on it) but cant use it as a boot drive because of the error. I mainly want it for a boot drive and 1 or 2 games

Well I haven't really got an answer yey. really trying to overclock to at least 3.8 or 4....

about how much will i be able to get?

Would I still be able to overclock a good bit without changing the voltage? and for coolers i have the cooler master nepton 240m water cooler

I need some clarification on overclocking. I have a fx-8120, and motherboard is 970A-ud3p First here is a picture of the bios just so it can be clear for me of what I am suppose to do. I would be changing the cpu clock ratio so it goes up each time to make sure it is stable Would i disable the core performance boost? Can I leave the system voltage control on auto or do I have to do it manual and how much would i increase it by? .01 volts for ever .5 x for the cpu frequency Last thing is there anything else I will have to do besides testing it for stability after?

Hello guys I just got a SSD and want to make it the boot drive for windows 7 and store some games. I am very new to messing with the hard drives I have a 2TB WD HDD that i am using now and want to install the 120GB SSD for the boot drive and put many 2 games on it, while still being able to use the old HDD. I know that I will have to go into the bio to select what drive to boot from but thats about it. Some questions I have are 1) If I do a clean win7 install to the SSD do I need to have a new key to activate it, because its on the same system 2) Will the old win7 on the old HDD interfere with the new one if I don't delete it. If it does How do I delete it? Any other information that I may need please let me know Thank you

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Orgin: xmisterpandax new to pc gaming(bf4 is my first fps game for pc) but on 360 im good. trying to switch over for good. I play all THE TIME!!

When I start up a game it goes to no signal. I can alt+tab out of the screen and it will come back to where I was before. It doesent happen to all the games. I updated the drivers to the newest ones and it didn't fix the problem.. I just build the computer and im new to most of this.(played on console forever) cpu: fx 8120, gpu: sapphire HD 7950, windows 7 64-bit, Motherboard: gigabyte 790A-UD3 I am using hdmi as the only output. Havent changed any settings in the bios