Questions Please Answer

[stan92]

Hi all I've been told recently to put all my questions in one post so here's my part.

My first question is I've seen a case spec with secc thickness or something like that. can someone please explain what this is?

[TheSLSAMG]

From Wikipedia, Steel, electrogalvanized, cold-rolled, coil, a type of metal prized for its low-cost and high thermal conduction properties. Often used for computer cases.

 

So, SECC thickness would be, well, how thick the steel is.

[stan92]

Ok @TheSLSAMG what's the secc thickness of a corsair 350D ?

[TheSLSAMG]

I haven't been able to find anything on it. I have found that it's thinner than a Define Mini from Fractal Design, but I don't know the thickness of it. It's a Corsair Obsidian case, so it should be built well.

[stan92]

Where did you find that it's thinner than a Define Mi from fractal Design? Link please.

[Saladin]

do you mean the overall dementions or the thickness of the individual aluminum sheets

[stan92]

Thickness off individual sheets @Saladin

[Saladin]

id email customer support as corsair and fractal, they should be able to help you, from experience the corsair guys are really helpful and the since the info your asking for isnt exactly a trade secret i dont see why they wont be able to help you out

[TheSLSAMG]

id email customer support as corsair and fractal, they should be able to help you, from experience the corsair guys are really helpful and the since the info your asking for isnt exactly a trade secret i dont see why they wont be able to help you out

This. @stan92

 

I found the info on Anandtech.

[stan92]

@TheSLSAMG please tell me the info and give me links?

[stan92]

@TheSLSAMG and @Saladin and @Volbet

i seen on the internet to speed up boot time for windows you can change the number of cores from 1 to 4 (as i have  quad core) is this ok to do, will it cause any damage etc to anything etc??? its in MSCONFIG

[Volbet]

@TheSLSAMG and @Saladin and @Volbet

i seen on the internet to speed up boot time for windows you can change the number of cores from 1 to 4 (as i have  quad core) is this ok to do, will it cause any damage etc to anything etc??? its in MSCONFIG

That is completly theoretical. Windows gets it's information from the bios about how many core there are, and will automatically adjust to that. That said, there is nothing wrong in setting the number of cores and it will not harm your system.

[stan92]

@Volbet , ok so that setting says one but when its loading in real life it automatically uses all 4 anyway correct?

[Volbet]

@Volbet , ok so that setting says one but when its loading in real life it automatically uses all 4 anyway correct?

Yes it loads all the cores. Only if you check "Number of processors" will it read what it says in the box. It's greyed out for the same reason.

[stan92]

ok thanks @Volbet

[stan92]

@Volbet is it bad to stop a disk defragment session? It was 3% through

[Volbet]

@Volbet is it bad to stop a disk defragment session? It was 3% through

Not to my knowledge. It will just not have done anything. Just make sure you don't defragment a SSD. It puts unnecessary strain on them, and don't do anything to them

[stan92]

Ok can you research stopping defrag sessions please and get back to me? @Volbet

[Volbet]

Ok can you research stopping defrag sessions please and get back to me? @Volbet

I have worked with computers for 15 years now and I have never experienced a failure becuase of a stopped defrag session. All the other sources I could find on the internet also says that it will not harm your hardware.

Why were you defraging anyway? In this modern age there is really no reason to do so 

[stan92]

@Volbet Are you serious? I'm doing it as i thought it extends hdd life and makes them faster? Also my hard drives are 3 yr old technology

[Volbet]

@Volbet Are you serious? I'm doing it as i thought it extends hdd life and makes them faster? Also my hard drives are 3 yr old technology

It technically makes your harddrive performe a bit faster, but haven't really had the need to do it since Windows XP. All modern OS's are really good at keeping the files in line, insted of just throwing them about. 

[stan92]

Ok thankyou @Volbet. So it doesnt extend the hdd lifetime?

[Volbet]

Ok thankyou @Volbet. So it doesnt extend the hdd lifetime?

On older OS's it did, but the difference was only a nearly nothing. Life extension should not be the excuse to defrag. You will probably use more time defragging than you prolong the life of the harddrive.   

[stan92]

So defragging it may wear it out quicker?

[Volbet]

So defragging it may wear it out quicker?

It will not wear it out faster, it's only rearranging files so they are in the correct order.