Question about my hdd

[Buzz134]

hello everyone,

 

i recently builded a pc and to safe some money i used a older hdd i got out from my old pc it is a seagate barracuda one ( it make slights noises thats its busy). the problem is that when ever i check task manager somethimes my hdd is 100% and than my cpu goes to like 80% ( intel core i5 4460 3.2ghz) and i my ram goes to like 6-7gb out of 8 ( i got kingston hyperx) now can this be caused by my Hdd ?

 

kind regards,

 

Buzz

 

ps: if some of my english is badly spelled i apologise.

[JamesHeaney]

Hey Buzz!

 

Does your hard drive use SATA connection? Also, is the sound that your hard drive is making like an occasional scratching sound? Or is it a persistent scratching and/or beeping noise?

 

Hopefully I can help!  

[Buzz134]

yes it is a sata connection. the sound only comes when i open up games like league of legends or downloading/installing programs.

 

thanks for your reply.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

See if this helps you in diagnosing if your HDD is dead.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETQ_oCJgFI

 

I don't think there's an issue, I'm used to Windows using 100% of my HDD upon startup. The CPU and RAM usage however is a bit worrying, what is using all your resources specifically?

[Buzz134]

useally when its making alot of noise and giving lagg spikes. currently its this and than i only have steam and fire fox open. https://gyazo.com/12b007804353f807964737d417606772 and pretty much whenever i install programs or play games it can go to constant 100% and that also makes my cpu/ram increase alot

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

useally when its making alot of noise and giving lagg spikes. currently its this and than i only have steam and fire fox open. https://gyazo.com/12b007804353f807964737d417606772 and pretty much whenever i install programs or play games it can go to constant 100% and that also makes my cpu/ram increase alot

 

When you say lag spikes, does the entire system just slow down or does the speed of which you read/write files dramatically slow down. 

[Buzz134]

the entire system goes snail mode

[Buzz134]

can it be caused by a low write/read that it cant handle the amouth of files quick enough that it takes up more cpu/ram because i am getting an ssd. but if i a 120gb ssd does the job with the hdd or if i need to replace the hdd it will be a 250gb ssd

[CrypticNetworks]

I'd get a 250 gb Samsung 850 Evo and you should be set.

[Buzz134]

oke thank you all very much for answers and help i really apreciate

[Deagon]

your hdd is being a bottleneck

[dcb-z]

yes it is a sata connection. the sound only comes when i open up games like league of legends or downloading/installing programs.

 

thanks for your reply.

That's probably just busy noises. Hard drives are far from silent, and they generally make some degree of noise when in the read/write process.