Johnvosh

I tried booting with each stick and it changed nothing. I even ran a memory checked and it all checks out good. Ran a check on both my drives and they checked out fine as well....

It is booting into windows after a much longer boot time. I have no issues in Windows, seems to run fine. I even left it on all night to see if it would crash or freeze and was fine when I checked on it in the morning and have been using it with no issues all day.

I have a Dell Optiplex 9020 as my main and only computer right now. It is running 4x4GB DDR3 ram, has an Intel Core i5 4570 CPU, a Samsung 256GB boot SSD, and a Hitachi 2TB data HDD, running Windows 10 Pro. Everything has been working good with the system until the last couple of days. The system seems to really be hanging on boot up. It use to boot in around 30 seconds or less, not it is taking a couple of minutes. I have disconnected the CD drive and moved the SSD to that cable in case it was the cable that was bad. I have checked the S.M.A.R.T. status of both my drives and everything checks out good. I haven't been getting any errors on the HDD or the SSD, even checked the windows logs and no issues with the drives. I have not changed anything, so I don't know what could be causing the issue. I took and updated the BIOS today to the latest one and it didn't change anything. I took and backed up my data drive just in case that is the issue. I did try unplugging my data drive to boot and it seems to not make a difference. Could maybe the SSD be starting to fail?

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Well my parts finally came in and got it all up and running today! I've included some of my benchmark numbers, the system is not overclocked. The case is only going to be temporary until I find myself a nice blue case with good airflow that I like, which is actually quite hard to find. This case I have had for a number of years and like the fact that you can actually see the fan on the video card instead of the back plate and I think case manufactures should make more cases like this. I have been trying to find a good one like this with cable management, but I can't find any or find any that don't cost an arm and a leg.

Well, took and ordered the parts for my new gaming PC. This system is only going to be used for games as I have a 4th gen i5 Dell Optiplex 9020 for normal everyday stuff. I'll post pics once the parts arrive! Anyways, here is what I purchased. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition MOBO: Asus TUF B450M-Plus Gaming RAM: 16GB G.Skill FlareX Series for AMD DDR4 3200 CL16 (8GBx2) PSU: Corsair RM550x 80+ Gold GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 2X 8GB (Rev 1.0) Case: Black case that I have, doesn't have any front USB 3 though, but that is okay

In the new year I plan on building myself a new dedicated gaming rig. I will only be using it for gaming and plan to keep it for 5-6 years like my last gaming PC. I am switching over to the AMD Ryzen CPU this time instead of Intel like my last builds. Here is what I've got so far on my list.... $420 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X $95-$170 RAM: 16-32GB 3200MHz DDR4 $230+$28 IPR MOBO: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus [I don't need WiFi and I have had MSI motherboards in my last 3-4 builds] $680+$68 IPR or $560+$56 IPR VIDEO: Gigabyte 2070 Super Triple Fan or Gigabyte Radeon 5700XT Triple Fan $110 PSU: Corsair RMx RM650X $130 SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB $65x2 + $7x2 IPR HDD: Seagate 7200RPM x 2 $130 Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Dark TG $80 Fans: Thermaltake Pure 14 AGRB 3/pk 140MM Total cost is approx $2,300 after tax. Canadian Pricing from Memoryexpress and some items have the in store product replacement for 2 years as well. Is there anything I should change or that you would recommend? I don't play first person shooter games or fast paced games, and am gaming on an Acer 27" 1080p monitor. Planet Zoo is the newest game I want to play currently....

To Techlinked and your TechNews video's. Please start posting the timestamps to each news topic in the video description. I have stopped watching your video's because you are lazy and seem to refuse to put them in the description. You should be following the steps of "Hardware Unboxed", where they actually put the timestamps. Not everyone is interested in every topic and only wants to view the ones that they are interested in. Thank you.

The test system: -> AMD Athlon 64 2800+ @ 1.8 GHz, Socket 754 -> AMD Athlon 64 3400+ @ 2.2 GHz, Socket 754 -> MSI K8T Neo Socket 754 motherboard -> 1GB 400MHz DDR-Ram -> DirectX 9.0b, Windows ME -> Driver version 6.4 for all cards --------------------------------------- Video Cards tested: -> ATI Radeon 9250 128MB AGP -> ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB AGP -> ATI Radeon 9700 128MB AGP ---------------------------------------- Benchmark programs used: -> 3DMARK 99MAX, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> 3DMARK 2000, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> 3DMARK 2001SE, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> 3DMARK 2003 V340, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> AQUAMARK 3, DEFAULT TEST -> PCMARK 2002 ------------------------------------------- The Results: 9250 128M AGP 9600Pro 256M AGP 9700 128M AGP 3DMARK 99 MAX 7,411 7490 7510 2800+ @ 1.8GHz 7514 7492 7512 3400+ @ 2.2GHz 3DMARK 2000 7,692 13,818 17,535 2800+ @ 1.8GHz 9,026 14,823 22,066 3400+ @ 2.2GHz 3DMARK 2001SE 5,678 9,948 15,084 2800+ @ 1.8GHz 6,556 10,226 17,113 3400+ @ 2.2GHz 3DMARK 2003 V340 951 2,738 4,960 2800+ @ 1.8GHz 1,052 2,754 5,119 3400+ @ 2.2GHz AQUAMARK 3 9,244 22,756 32,217 2800+ @ 1.8GHz 11,597 23,430 35,119 3400+ @ 2.2GHz

The video cards used for the testing and my make shift test bench since I don't have any spare cases....

All right everyone, time for some classic video card benchmarking! All tests were run once. Driver was uninstalled and reinstalled for each video card. My sound card, a Creative Labs CT4810 was working fine until I plugged in the Radeon 9700, then once the system booted into Windows it was making a weird sound, I restarted, and then nothing. I could remove it from the device manager after doing a refresh, then reinstalling it, but then it would just keep saying that the drivers weren't installed or there was a problem. So I moved it from slot 4 to slot 5 and it is working.... I also have a brand new in box Pentium 4 1.7GHz that I may take and install and rerun all the tests with the different video cards to see how much of a difference it makes. I would like to get a couple more 128-256MB AGP video cards to test. I have tried looking for the X 8X0 series and the 9800 series, but people want two arms and a leg for them. I could buy brand new video cards for the prices they are asking, it's crazy. With the Radeon 9250 PCI video card, I could open the benchmark and start it, but then it would close the application and put me back at the desktop, not sure why, but just couldn't get them to run. I also do the patch V360 for 3DMark 2003, but for some reason, it wouldn't run if I had it installed. The test system: -> Intel Pentium 4 1.3GHz, socket 423 -> Asus P4T Socket 423 motherboard -> 1GB 800MHz RD-Ram -> DirectX 9.0b, Windows ME -> Driver version 6.4 for all cards Video Cards tested: -> ATI Radeon 9250 128MB AGP -> ATI Radeon 9250 256MB PCI -> ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB AGP -> ATI Radeon 9700 128MB AGP Benchmark programs used: -> 3DMARK 99MAX, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> 3DMARK 2000, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> 3DMARK 2001SE, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> 3DMARK 2003 V340, DEFAULT SETTINGS -> AQUAMARK 3, DEFAULT TEST -> PCMARK 2002 The Results:

It seems to be working now. thank you

Nope, doesn't matter if I edit just one field of many. Tried filling out all my system info, job, location and nothing is working.

I've tried three times today to enter profile information such as my location, job, and fill out all the info for my system. I then click save and it brings me to my main profile page and it is blank. I click on edit profile again and nothing, everything is all blank.... Please help