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Hard drive condition?

Cookz — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:07:52 +0800

I dunno if my hard drive is defective or not for me to claim warranty because its with my laptop and I need to use it for college..
Thank you for ur help in advance!

Laptop: Dell Inspiron 15 7559
Hard drive brand: Seagate
Hard drive size: 1TB
Hard drive model: ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB

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CrystalDiskMark 5.2.1 Shizuku Edition x64 © 2007-2017 hiyohiyo
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes

Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 97.928 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 74.978 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 0.587 MB/s [ 143.3 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 0.564 MB/s [ 137.7 IOPS]
Sequential Read (T= 1) : 98.158 MB/s
Sequential Write (T= 1) : 73.193 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 0.257 MB/s [ 62.7 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 0.604 MB/s [ 147.5 IOPS]

Test : 1024 MiB [C: 12.9% (66.9/517.6 GiB)] (x5) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2017/03/13 14:01:16
OS : Windows 10 Professional [10.0 Build 14393] (x64)

Help me! (Laptop Edition)

Cookz — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 22:39:52 +0800

Well, if you guys have seen the same thread at the Hardware section regarding about custom-built computer, this is about a laptop. In the case i am incapable of getting a computer (for any personal reasons), this is also a thread where i need you guys help to help me out too, since i have absolutely no knowledge with computers as well as laptops. So, i am grateful to anyone that's willing to help out.

So, my budget is RM3000.
I want a gaming laptop. I don't care about screen resolutions or anything, as i just wish to spend that budget all on the specs of the gaming laptop and nothing else, and planning it to be a long-term use as well.

Otherwise, i am grateful if anyone can help me out!

Help me!

Cookz — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:22:48 +0800

I need help regarding the hardware of my computer since i am getting it custom-built + i don't know anything about computers at all

I need opinions whether if these parts are good or not/if these parts are worth its price.

My budget is RM3000 and currently, my planned specs are:
Case > Bitfenix Comrade Tower Chasis with Window - RM159 (Lazada)
Processor > Intel Core I5-6400 - RM753 (Compuzone)
RAM > Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666mhz - RM209 (Lazada)
Internal Hard Disk > Western Digital Blue 1TB - RM208 (Lazada)
Graphics Card > Sapphire Graphics Card-Nitro R7 370 OC - RM750 (ipmart)
Motherboard > ASUS ATX Z170-K - RM657 (Thundermatch)
Power Supply > ??? (Need help with this)

I dunno how to choose a power supply/know how much power i need, so if can help, thanks ah.
The remaining budget would be RM264 after i reduced it with the components above.

If got any opinions/cheaper parts/recommended place to buy, feel free to help out. Thank you very much.

Update:
I asked Ideal Tech as well to assist me in my RIG and this is what i got recommended so far. Input if any changes for you guys ^-^

Processor > INTEL CORE I5 6400 (4 CORE/ 4 THREADS/3.3GHZ) - RM775
Motherboard > GIGABYTE H110M-DS2 (DDR4/mATX/4 Sata3/4 Phase Power/VGA Port) - RM299
RAM > G.SKILL AEGIS Series 8GB DDR4 2133mhz(CL15)(not entitled with red green match promo) - RM169
GPU > ASUS GTX 950 2GB DDR5 128BIT(1026/6610Mhz)-3 YEARS WARRANTY - RM789
PSU > XIGMATEK X-Calibre 500W (80+/NON MODULAR)*3 Years Warranty - RM199
Case > Sharkoon VG4-W (RED)(2x 12cm Red LED Fans/2xUSB3.0/2xUSB2.0) - RM199
HDD > WD 1TB Caviar Blue 7200RPM/64MB-PROMOTION! - RM219
Monitor > BENQ 21.5" GW2270H (FF/LBL/EC)(VA LED)(1920x1080/5ms/VGA/HDMIx2) - RM469

I know very well that Ideal Tech is a trusted computer store and i respect them. But its great if i get a public opinion as well about these specs. I hope you guys can help me and thanks!