I want to test the speed of all my components

[DrJohnSmitherson]

hey guys! What's the best way to test the speed of my hdd and ram and cpu? I want to make sure they are running at full speed and not damaged and running slow.

Thanks!

[Ambroos]

I honestly think you'd notice.

In general, things on a computer either run fine or they don't run at all. If they run and are still damaged they would be a considerable amount slower and you would notice in day-to-day use.

[DrJohnSmitherson]

I honestly think you'd notice.

In general, things on a computer either run fine or they don't run at all. If they run and are still damaged they would be a considerable amount slower and you would notice in day-to-day use.

Im still paranoid :/

[tsupersonic]

There are benchmark utilities that you can run, or you can search for your component just in google. Some sites will readily have CPU, GPU benchmarks. If you're lucky, you'll find RAM and HDD benchmarks as well.

For HDD, you can use HD Tune or Crystal Disk Mark.

[Japlabot]

I honestly think you'd notice.

In general, things on a computer either run fine or they don't run at all. If they run and are still damaged they would be a considerable amount slower and you would notice in day-to-day use.

You must be new

[DrJohnSmitherson]

I honestly think you'd notice.

In general, things on a computer either run fine or they don't run at all. If they run and are still damaged they would be a considerable amount slower and you would notice in day-to-day use.

It was considerably slower, so i reformatted and it helped a lot, but I'm still not sure if it's working at 100%.

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Ok I ran HD Tune. There are 2 tests of the Samsung drive. Has my Samsung gone bad? How can I figure out which hdd is my c drive?

http://imgur.com/a/Ho50b

I ran 2 more on my Samsung

http://imgur.com/a/CDQM3#1

They seem very different.

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Ok, i ran ANOTHER! Right after boot when Soluto said everything started

http://i.imgur.com/XitLj.png

[Ambroos]

Okay now that Samsung is indeed bad. Replace it ASAP. The speeds are way too low to be anywhere near normal, that drive is probably dying. (this is the sort of lack of performance I thought you'd notice)

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Okay now that Samsung is indeed bad. Replace it ASAP. The speeds are way too low to be anywhere near normal, that drive is probably dying. (this is the sort of lack of performance I thought you'd notice)

Uggg. Why do you think the tests provided such different speeds on the different Samsung tests?

[Ambroos]

Why is hard to say, but it looks like there are just a lot of bad things causing speed drops. In the same software, have a look at the "health" tab, it might give you some indication.

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Here is another test. And the health status is ok. Think it's still the HDD?

http://imgur.com/a/BnC1Y

[Ambroos]

Myeah well if it acts irregularly I'd still replace it ASAP.

I had a faulty Samsung 600GB HDD once, it started making weird noises about two years ago and became slow at times. I bought a new one, moved over all the content.

I do however still use the disk as a download drive. It contains my torrents and other random **** that wouldn't really be much of a disaster if it was lost. I would however never trust any data that I want to keep to that disk.

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Myeah well if it acts irregularly I'd still replace it ASAP.

I had a faulty Samsung 600GB HDD once, it started making weird noises about two years ago and became slow at times. I bought a new one, moved over all the content.

I do however still use the disk as a download drive. It contains my torrents and other random **** that wouldn't really be much of a disaster if it was lost. I would however never trust any data that I want to keep to that disk.

Hmm ok. Thanks! :)

[DrJohnSmitherson]

I cloned everything to my Hitachi which has really good test scores from HD Tune. But now that I'm using it I'm getting scores like this. Is it because the drive is in use?

http://i.imgur.com/LLNXh.png

[TEX4S]

Hmmm - I'd have to say yes its because you're using it. After switching, the Hitachi tanked to ~1.4MB/sec like the Spinpoint did.

When you tested the Hitachi before it looked pretty typical for a drive of that size/caliber.

If you're still not sure, you can always run the manufacturer's HDD utilities. Not sure how helpful they would be in your case, but it might reinforce what you already are thinking.

Since you've formatted your drive & re-installed the OS - did you get the latest drivers from your mobo maker's website ?

If its acting funny - do an RMA :/

[DrJohnSmitherson]

Hmmm - I'd have to say yes its because you're using it. After switching, the Hitachi tanked to ~1.4MB/sec like the Spinpoint did.

When you tested the Hitachi before it looked pretty typical for a drive of that size/caliber.

If you're still not sure, you can always run the manufacturer's HDD utilities. Not sure how helpful they would be in your case, but it might reinforce what you already are thinking.

Since you've formatted your drive & re-installed the OS - did you get the latest drivers from your mobo maker's website ?

If its acting funny - do an RMA :/

I do have the latest drivers and I think the hitachi is working better. I'm trying not to be paranoid about it too.