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xxtomox

xxtomox

xxtomox

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Hi all just want to say a big thanks helping resolve my pc issues
Can someone assist my PC sits at 30 degrees when just surfing net etc. Would people say thats about normal?

My SSD drive has the OS installed is it possible to have OS updates install on the HDD? I havw 250 SSD but after OS install only have 170gb left

I am installing graphics drivers etc on my HDD but wont allow me to change the destination from SSD to my HDD. Is this something that cannot be changed?
 
That's not bad at all. Even with water cooling, you can't run below room temp, which is usually 20-25C. 30C is fine. Whichever drive has the OS on it must also have the updates installed on it. They're part of the OS. The graphics drivers will also need to be on the same drive. I've only got windows and hardware drivers on my 250GB SSD, everything else goes onto a 1TB HDD.
 
Your computer temperature is fine, my computer is currently running at 25 degrees so you should be only be concerned if it is about 60 degrees or above
 
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xxtomox said:
I am installing graphics drivers etc on my HDD but wont allow me to change the destination from SSD to my HDD. Is this something that cannot be changed?
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Hi,

Yeah I’ve also found some installers do not allow you to change the path at the time of installation, the Nvidia drivers for instance.
I'm assuming or presuming this is a Windows OS? :)
If so how comfortable are you with editing the registry?

You need to run regedit and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Export the key to make a backup just in case.
Then find 'ProgramFilesDir' for 32bit OS or 'ProgramFilesDir (x86)' for 64bit in the Name column and double click it (take a note of current value), modify the path in the ‘Value data’ entry to be the location where you want the program/drivers to install.
After the new install completes (for some installations this must only be done after a reboot as well) change the value back to what it was before as some already installed default windows programs use this value to find their install location.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Nothin
 
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Guys thanks for all reassuring me and everyone has been so helpful with what my pc issues were. Should I install games on SSD or HDD? is much loading time difference?
 
For your games I would install all clients eg. Origin steam uplay etc to the hdd and then install games to the ssd. Then use a program called steam mover which works for all clients not just steam BTW. Using this I move select games I play often onto the ssd. Ssd is a lot faster than hdd but as ssd space is a premium compared to hdd you just have to do a little micromanagement for now.

As for drivers and updates whilst using registry tweaks and edit can enable you to move these files away from the default windows installation it is not really recommend and can cause instability and driver issues later down the line which as time goes by will become more difficult to resolve. I would stick to your ssd for these. They shouldn't take much more space. My entire windows 10 drivers updates and essential apps total to 62gb. Still leaves plenty of room for couple of most used games and applications.
 
Many games won't really benefit from being on an SSD unless it has many loading screens personally the only game I have on my SSD is CS:GO since I play it the most. Generally any game that you play a lot should go on the SSD in my opinion.
 
You will need to really do an overclock inside the bios as there is no way of telling how the utility is working the oc. Sometimes when over clocking in certain ways you are altering other components speeds and behaviours so pop into the bios before the system boots up and check memory speed (sometimes also referred to as dram) and will always be shown in Mhz.
 
There is no way of telling you a safe overclock speed as every chip will behave differently. Also would need to know your specs mobo cpu cooler psu and ram.

As for your incorrect ram speed. Ensure this is set in your bios correctly to the specs of your ram.
 
You should be good to reach 4.4ghz but this is just an estimate as cannot determine for sure as all cpu dies vary. I will be posting a x99 over clocking guide in few days time. That may be of interest for you also.
 
Yes, reset that to defaults. The gigabyte utilities is a windows program. It may well conflict with any OC you set in the bios. OC also utilities have a habit of over-volting to get a stable OC, resulting in the CPU getting hotter than it should.
 
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