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The Slack Lagoon
Jun 17, 2008



Looking for an external USB 3.0 HD, 1-2TB. What are the good brands/models? WD, Seagate?

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The Slack Lagoon
Jun 17, 2008



Is there a general trend/focus in components to reduce energy use? In newer CPUs and GPUs I'm seeing that they use less energy while delivering more performance. Is this an effect of a concentrated effort to reduce power consumption or is it just a side effect of changing technology?

The Slack Lagoon
Jun 17, 2008



It seems any game I play I experience temporary FPS drops with corresponding CPU utilization drops. My video card and CPU are sub 55C and I checked my hard drive for errors. I can't seem to figure out what might be causing it. Any ideas? I did realize my power supply is kind of old and should be replaced, so I've ordered a replacement one. Could it be the power supply?

The Slack Lagoon
Jun 17, 2008



Rexxed posted:

Usually with power supply failures the PC will just turn off or sometimes crash. You may want to post in Haus of tech support with full system specs.

Thanks for that suggestion, I forgot about that subforum

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