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Keita

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  1. Hi guys I have been using my brand new computer for a while now and my budget is broken. While using it (playing games) I find that sometimes the hard drive usage is almost always (if not all the time) stuck at 80-100%, which is making the games I play get stuck trying to read data or stuff like that. My current setup is an old 2TB Seagate Barracuda LP (5400rpm and 3Gb/s), atm I have a free drive which is a 320GB WesternDigital Blue (same 5400rpm and 3Gb/s interface) my motherboard supports the 6Gb/s SATA but I currently don't have an hdd that has the same bandwidth so my question goes to, will the 320Gb drive be enough to keep Windows 10 installed so that I can use the other drive for games? I don't use that computer for productivity and I also like to keep my Windows installs as minimal as they can be. Also, will this help mitigate the bandwidth problem when reading the game data? Since there will be an hdd for Windows and another one for games exclusively. Thanks. Extra question, if I do that, should I install steam on the main hdd (windows) or the 2nd one (games only)?
  2. Hi guys A while ago I disassembled a usb bluetooth dongle for a DIY mod. I just finished building my PC and now I want to repurpose that usb dongle so that I can use my wireless PS4 controller with the new pc Since the usb dongle is pretty much barebones now (read: raw pcb, exposed usb pins, no case, no usb pin shield) I want to ask if it is safe to connect it or should I wait until I can buy an asus pci card that has wi-fi+bt 4.2 combo.
  3. Just quick update, I went today to the store and they gave me another MSI Z370 Tomahawk, it had the same issue, they tested the last one they had on stock and guess what, the same issue. *sigh* I ended up exchanging it for an ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS Gaming... I hope I made a good decision.
  4. Yeah, the header didn't have any power, tested it with a voltmeter before returning it. The motherboard is a MSI Z370 Tomahawk, the bios settings allows to control the speed of all fan headers incl the waterpump one but it doesn't allow to power on/off each header, all of them *should* have power for as long as the motherboard is working. It has 4 headers for case fans, one for cpu, one for the waterpump. every single one of them works fine out of the box but the 4th header didn't get any power. If i unplug the fan that was connected there and connect it to any other header while the mobo is running, the fan works without any issue. Edit: I could have kept the mobo and use a spliter instead since it didn't bother me a lot anyways but if it has a header broken who knows what other issue it could have
  5. Thanks guys, I ended up taking it to RMA, better be sure that it works properly than sorry that i'll come into another issue after the warranty has expired....
  6. I know, but my question is should a fan work despite the header being on PWM mode? Or do I have to put it in DC mode to make the fan "work"? I'm just testing the motherboard to see if I should return it because its broken or smth
  7. Hi guys, I'm currently building my first computer, since motherboard technologies are way different from my first desktop computer (an Intel Pentium III) the motherboard I got can be configured for fans that work in DC and PWM. I installed the fans (I have no way to go into the bios since I don't have the CPU yet) but when turning the computer on I notice that the 4th fan header doesn't work. All 4 fans installed are DC only (3 pin) but I wonder if it's not working because the header is in PWM mode or its a broken fan header? Should a DC fan turn on despite the header being on PWM mode or only works (turns on) when it's on DC mode? Thanks in advance
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