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Hello you wise people,
I have Gigabyte GA G41 Combo mobo in my desktop with two Seagate hard drives and 4GB of RAM (its a local brand), processor is C2D E7500. I haven't overclocked anything in my PC yet. But very soon I want to upgrade my system a bit. I want to add another hard drive from Seagate of 4 TB capacity [Seagate SATA 4 TB (ST4000DM000)]. Can I just add this new hard drive along with the existing drives of 500 GB and 1 TB or shall I upgrade my RAM first?
Full system specs are as below-------
So friends I have 2 models of RAM in my mind,
1. Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX (This is the RAM model which has been in the list of RAMs accepted by my mobo according to Gigabyte)
2. Gskill 4Gb X 1 Ddr3 1333Mhz Cl9 Value Ram For Desktop (This is the RAM model used successfully by one my friends having this same mobo)
I want to ask you people that is it OK for me to just add another 4TB hard drive to my system having above mentioned specs and hardware or shall I upgrade my RAM too? I want to upgrade my RAM to 8GB but which model of the above two shall I purchase? I want to use my system at the maximum possible speed allowed by my CPU, mobo and RAM (obviously after I upgrade my RAM too with one of the above). And for that what and how shall I tweak in my BIOS settings (overclock)
First please advice me about the Hard drive and RAM upgrade then I would try to overclock my system to its max values as per you people suggest.
Thanks everyone in advance.
I have Gigabyte GA G41 Combo mobo in my desktop with two Seagate hard drives and 4GB of RAM (its a local brand), processor is C2D E7500. I haven't overclocked anything in my PC yet. But very soon I want to upgrade my system a bit. I want to add another hard drive from Seagate of 4 TB capacity [Seagate SATA 4 TB (ST4000DM000)]. Can I just add this new hard drive along with the existing drives of 500 GB and 1 TB or shall I upgrade my RAM first?
Full system specs are as below-------
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Summary
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz 42 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 533MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G41M-Combo (Socket 775) 36 °C
Graphics
SONY TV (1600x900@30Hz)
E2060 (1600x900@60Hz)
1024MB NVIDIA GeForce 210 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 46 °C
Storage
465GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device (SATA) 35 °C
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA) 34 °C
Optical Drives
ASUS DRW-24D3ST ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Computer type: Desktop
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Code Name Wolfdale
Package Socket 775 LGA
Technology 45nm
Specification Intel Core2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model 7
Extended Model 17
Stepping A
Revision R0
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, Intel 64, NX, VMX
Virtualization Supported, Enabled
Hyperthreading Not supported
Fan Speed 1973 RPM
Bus Speed 266.9 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1067.7 MHz
Stock Core Speed 2933 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 266 MHz
Average Temperature 42 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 2 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 2 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 3072 KBytes
Cores
Core 0
Core Speed 1601.6 MHz
Multiplier x 6.0
Bus Speed 266.9 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1067.7 MHz
Temperature 44 °C
Threads APIC ID: 0
Core 1
Core Speed 2936.2 MHz
Multiplier x 11.0
Bus Speed 266.9 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1067.7 MHz
Temperature 40 °C
Threads APIC ID: 1
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 2
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 4096 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 533.9 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 7 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 7 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 20 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 33 %
Total Physical 4.00 GB
Available Physical 2.66 GB
Total Virtual 8.00 GB
Available Virtual 6.61 GB
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 2
Slot #1
Type DDR3
Size 2048 MBytes
Manufacturer Unknown
Max Bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Timing table
JEDEC #1
Frequency 457.1 MHz
CAS# Latency 6.0
RAS# To CAS# 6
RAS# Precharge 6
tRAS 17
tRC 23
Voltage 1.500 V
JEDEC #2
Frequency 533.3 MHz
CAS# Latency 7.0
RAS# To CAS# 7
RAS# Precharge 7
tRAS 20
tRC 27
Voltage 1.500 V
JEDEC #3
Frequency 609.5 MHz
CAS# Latency 8.0
RAS# To CAS# 8
RAS# Precharge 8
tRAS 22
tRC 30
Voltage 1.500 V
JEDEC #4
Frequency 685.7 MHz
CAS# Latency 9.0
RAS# To CAS# 9
RAS# Precharge 9
tRAS 25
tRC 34
Voltage 1.500 V
Slot #2
Type DDR3
Size 2048 MBytes
Manufacturer Unknown
Max Bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Timing table
JEDEC #1
Frequency 457.1 MHz
CAS# Latency 6.0
RAS# To CAS# 6
RAS# Precharge 6
tRAS 17
tRC 23
Voltage 1.500 V
JEDEC #2
Frequency 533.3 MHz
CAS# Latency 7.0
RAS# To CAS# 7
RAS# Precharge 7
tRAS 20
tRC 27
Voltage 1.500 V
JEDEC #3
Frequency 609.5 MHz
CAS# Latency 8.0
RAS# To CAS# 8
RAS# Precharge 8
tRAS 22
tRC 30
Voltage 1.500 V
JEDEC #4
Frequency 685.7 MHz
CAS# Latency 9.0
RAS# To CAS# 9
RAS# Precharge 9
tRAS 25
tRC 34
Voltage 1.500 V
Motherboard
Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model G41M-Combo (Socket 775)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model G41
Chipset Revision A3
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model 82801GB (ICH7/R)
Southbridge Revision A1
System Temperature 36 °C
BIOS
Brand Award Software International, Inc.
Version FB
Date 10/25/2012
Voltage
CPU CORE 1.120 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.632 V
+3.3V 3.136 V
+5V 5.027 V
+12V 0.960 V
-12V (12.352) V
-5V (8.576) V
+5V HIGH THRESHOLD 3.602 V
CMOS BATTERY 3.216 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI
Characteristics 5V, 3.3V, PME, SMBus
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage In Use
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI
Characteristics 5V, 3.3V, PME, SMBus
Slot Number 1
Graphics
Monitor 1
Name SONY TV on NVIDIA GeForce 210
Current Resolution 1600x900 pixels
Work Resolution 1600x900 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Secondary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1600
Monitor Height 900
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 30 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
Monitor 2
Name E2060 on NVIDIA GeForce 210
Current Resolution 1600x900 pixels
Work Resolution 1600x860 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Primary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1600
Monitor Height 900
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY2\Monitor0
NVIDIA GeForce 210
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Model GeForce 210
GPU GT218
Device ID 10DE-0A65
Revision A3
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Current Performance Level Level 3
Current GPU Clock 589 MHz
Current Memory Clock 600 MHz
Current Shader Clock 1402 MHz
Voltage 1.000 V
Technology 40 nm
Die Size 57 mm²
Release Date 2009
DirectX Support 10.1
OpenGL Support 4.1
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 46 °C
Driver version 9.18.13.3788
BIOS Version 70.18.5f.00.06
ROPs 4
Shaders 16 unified
Memory 1024 MB
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 135 MHz
Memory Clock 135 MHz
Shader Clock 270 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 405 MHz
Memory Clock 405 MHz
Shader Clock 810 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 589 MHz
Memory Clock 600 MHz
Shader Clock 1402 MHz
Storage
Hard drives
ST3500418AS ATA Device
Manufacturer Seagate
Form Factor 3.5"
Heads 16
Cylinders 60,801
Tracks 15,504,255
Sectors 976,768,065
SATA type SATA-II 3.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ATA8-ACS
Serial Number 9VMVQWW6
Firmware Version Number CC44
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 5782 times
Power On Time 577.1 days
Speed 7200 RPM
Features S.M.A.R.T., NCQ
Max. Transfer Mode SATA II 3.0Gb/s
Used Transfer Mode SATA II 3.0Gb/s
Interface SATA
Capacity 465 GB
Real size 500,107,862,016 bytes
RAID Type None
S.M.A.R.T
Status Good
Temperature 35 °C
Temperature Range OK (less than 50 °C)
S.M.A.R.T attributes
01
Attribute name Read Error Rate
Real value 0
Current 114
Worst 99
Threshold 6
Raw Value 00049F1816
Status Good
03
Attribute name Spin-Up Time
Real value 0 ms
Current 97
Worst 97
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
04
Attribute name Start/Stop Count
Real value 5,682
Current 95
Worst 95
Threshold 20
Raw Value 0000001632
Status Good
05
Attribute name Reallocated Sectors Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 36
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
07
Attribute name Seek Error Rate
Real value 0
Current 84
Worst 60
Threshold 30
Raw Value 00100330BB
Status Good
09
Attribute name Power-On Hours (POH)
Real value 577d 3h
Current 85
Worst 85
Threshold 0
Raw Value 000000361B
Status Good
0A
Attribute name Spin Retry Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 97
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
0C
Attribute name Device Power Cycle Count
Real value 5,782
Current 95
Worst 95
Threshold 20
Raw Value 0000001696
Status Good
B7
Attribute name SATA Downshift Error Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
B8
Attribute name End-to-End error / IOEDC
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 99
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
BB
Attribute name Reported Uncorrectable Errors
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
BC
Attribute name Command Timeout
Real value 4,295,098,376
Current 100
Worst 99
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000020008
Status Good
BD
Attribute name High Fly Writes (WDC)
Real value 39
Current 61
Worst 61
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000027
Status Good
BE
Attribute name Airflow Temperature
Real value 35 °C
Current 65
Worst 50
Threshold 45
Raw Value 0023220023
Status Good
C2
Attribute name Temperature
Real value 35 °C
Current 35
Worst 50
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000023
Status Good
C3
Attribute name Hardware ECC Recovered
Real value 0
Current 43
Worst 23
Threshold 0
Raw Value 00049F1816
Status Good
C5
Attribute name Current Pending Sector Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
C6
Attribute name Uncorrectable Sector Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
C7
Attribute name UltraDMA CRC Error Count
Real value 0
Current 200
Worst 200
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
F0
Attribute name Head Flying Hours
Real value 919d 2h
Current 100
Worst 253
Threshold 0
Raw Value 000000562A
Status Good
F1
Attribute name Total LBAs Written
Real value 1,843,336,984
Current 100
Worst 253
Threshold 0
Raw Value 006DDF1718
Status Good
F2
Attribute name Total LBAs Read
Real value 4,273,695,501
Current 100
Worst 253
Threshold 0
Raw Value 00FEBB6B0D
Status Good
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #0
Disk Letter C:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number F603CD13
Size 94 GB
Used Space 92 GB (97%)
Free Space 2.41 GB (3%)
Partition 1
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #1
Disk Letter F:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 743C8C22
Size 94 GB
Used Space 94 GB (99%)
Free Space 199 MB (1%)
Partition 2
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #2
Disk Letter G:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 84555F63
Size 180 GB
Used Space 180 GB (99%)
Free Space 141 MB (1%)
Partition 3
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #3
Disk Letter E:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number E456F3F1
Size 94 GB
Used Space 94 GB (99%)
Free Space 75 MB (1%)
ST31000524AS ATA Device
Manufacturer Seagate
Form Factor 3.5"
Heads 16
Cylinders 121,601
Tracks 31,008,255
Sectors 1,953,520,065
SATA type SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ATA8-ACS
Serial Number 9VPGGX3J
Firmware Version Number JC45
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 1746 times
Power On Time 188.3 days
Speed 7200 RPM
Features S.M.A.R.T., AAM, NCQ
Max. Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Used Transfer Mode SATA II 3.0Gb/s
Interface SATA
Capacity 931 GB
Real size 1,000,204,886,016 bytes
RAID Type None
S.M.A.R.T
Status Good
Temperature 34 °C
Temperature Range OK (less than 50 °C)
S.M.A.R.T attributes
01
Attribute name Read Error Rate
Real value 0
Current 118
Worst 99
Threshold 6
Raw Value 000AD2C289
Status Good
03
Attribute name Spin-Up Time
Real value 0 ms
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
04
Attribute name Start/Stop Count
Real value 3,775
Current 97
Worst 97
Threshold 20
Raw Value 0000000EBF
Status Good
05
Attribute name Reallocated Sectors Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 36
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
07
Attribute name Seek Error Rate
Real value 0
Current 69
Worst 60
Threshold 30
Raw Value 00009C282C
Status Good
09
Attribute name Power-On Hours (POH)
Real value 188d 7h
Current 95
Worst 95
Threshold 0
Raw Value 00000011A7
Status Good
0A
Attribute name Spin Retry Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 97
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
0C
Attribute name Device Power Cycle Count
Real value 1,746
Current 99
Worst 99
Threshold 20
Raw Value 00000006D2
Status Good
B7
Attribute name SATA Downshift Error Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
B8
Attribute name End-to-End error / IOEDC
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 99
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
BB
Attribute name Reported Uncorrectable Errors
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
BC
Attribute name Command Timeout
Real value 1
Current 100
Worst 99
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000001
Status Good
BD
Attribute name High Fly Writes (WDC)
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
BE
Attribute name Airflow Temperature
Real value 34 °C
Current 66
Worst 52
Threshold 45
Raw Value 0022220022
Status Good
C2
Attribute name Temperature
Real value 34 °C
Current 34
Worst 48
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000022
Status Good
C3
Attribute name Hardware ECC Recovered
Real value 0
Current 40
Worst 30
Threshold 0
Raw Value 000AD2C289
Status Good
C5
Attribute name Current Pending Sector Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
C6
Attribute name Uncorrectable Sector Count
Real value 0
Current 100
Worst 100
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
C7
Attribute name UltraDMA CRC Error Count
Real value 0
Current 200
Worst 200
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000000000
Status Good
F0
Attribute name Head Flying Hours
Real value 443d 1h
Current 100
Worst 253
Threshold 0
Raw Value 0000002989
Status Good
F1
Attribute name Total LBAs Written
Real value 3,580,758,750
Current 100
Worst 253
Threshold 0
Raw Value 00D56E0ADE
Status Good
F2
Attribute name Total LBAs Read
Real value 3,589,072,133
Current 100
Worst 253
Threshold 0
Raw Value 00D5ECE505
Status Good
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #0
Disk Letter D:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 08BCFB4F
Size 931 GB
Used Space 912 GB (97%)
Free Space 19.2 GB (3%)
Optical Drives
ASUS DRW-24D3ST ATA Device
Media Type DVD Writer
Name ASUS DRW-24D3ST ATA Device
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive H:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target Id 1
Status OK
Audio
Sound Cards
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Bluetooth Hands-free Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
DFX Audio Enhancer 11.1
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Playback Devices
SONY TV-1 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) (default)
DFX Speakers (DFX Audio Enhancer 11.1)
Speaker Configuration
Speaker type Stereo
Peripherals
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Device Kind Keyboard
Device Name Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Vendor (Standard keyboards)
Location plugged into keyboard port
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7601.17514
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\i8042prt.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Device Kind Mouse
Device Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Vendor Microsoft
Location plugged into PS/2 mouse port
Driver
Date 6-21-2006
Version 6.1.7600.16385
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\i8042prt.sys
File C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sysSo friends I have 2 models of RAM in my mind,
1. Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800) 240-Pin SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX (This is the RAM model which has been in the list of RAMs accepted by my mobo according to Gigabyte)
2. Gskill 4Gb X 1 Ddr3 1333Mhz Cl9 Value Ram For Desktop (This is the RAM model used successfully by one my friends having this same mobo)
I want to ask you people that is it OK for me to just add another 4TB hard drive to my system having above mentioned specs and hardware or shall I upgrade my RAM too? I want to upgrade my RAM to 8GB but which model of the above two shall I purchase? I want to use my system at the maximum possible speed allowed by my CPU, mobo and RAM (obviously after I upgrade my RAM too with one of the above). And for that what and how shall I tweak in my BIOS settings (overclock)
First please advice me about the Hard drive and RAM upgrade then I would try to overclock my system to its max values as per you people suggest.
Thanks everyone in advance.
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